Tanami Nayler had only been in Melbourne for a few hours to visit a friend when a speeding car struck and killed her.
The woman died instantly when a car driven by Kiwi Nicholas Michael Davison ran a red light and struck her as she crossed the road on July 30 last year.
Davison pleaded guilty in the Victorian County Court on today to five charges, including culpable driving causing death, reckless conduct endangering life, and failing to stop after a fatal accident.
The 23-year-old man has also pleaded guilty to breaking into a car rental office and stealing the car he was driving.
Nayler, 24, was killed hours after she flew into Melbourne from Sydney to spend the weekend with a friend to celebrate a recent job promotion.