Shandelle Battersby enjoys the people watching and the setting sun in Canggu.

A former TV host accused of attempting to blow up a sex worker and her boyfriend has been extradited to Australia after decades on the run.

Young Kiwi Elliot Millen was tragically killed in the popular tourist destination last weekend.

Kuta Beach would be the main nearby attraction, but there are famous nightlife spots, such as Cocoon, Potato Head and Ku De Ta, a short cab ride away.

Tourists stranded in Bali face another day of waiting at Denpasar Airport as airlines cancel flights citing terrible conditions.

Urban Bali is a slap in the face after a few days in the gentle jungle, writes Shandelle Battersby.

In Bali's hills, far from the madding crowds, Shandelle Battersby finds a perfectly positioned eco-resort.

A convicted New Zealand drug trafficker serving 15 years in a Bali jail could have three months shaved off his sentence.

Kiwi's lawyers initially said they would appeal 15-year prison sentence. Bali's district court says it didn't receive notice by the deadline.

While the rest of NZ shivers with cold and wraps up for rain, Kiwis who were stuck in Bali are sharing their holiday photos on social media.

Major airlines have resumed flights after clouds of gritty ash billowing from an Indonesian volcano scuppered travel plans for thousands of passengers.

Holidaymakers will be able to kick off their Bali break today after a long-awaited flight has left New Zealand.

Bali-bound travellers had their hopes of relaxing tropical holidays and family reunions dashed mid-flight as volcanic ash forced their plane to return to Auckland.

Ash spewing from Mount Raung has disrupted the plans of Kiwis and Indonesians travelling to Bali, with a flight from New Zealand forced to turn back.

Holidaymakers heading for Bali have suffered another setback after their delayed Air New Zealand plane was forced to return to Auckland today.

"The things that I've heard people say online and to my face have astounded me," says pastor Nick Watt.

The lawyers of a NZ man who escaped the death penalty for trafficking crystal meth in Bali says there are a "number of grounds" on which to appeal his prison sentence.

Kiwi Antony de Malmanche has been handed a heavy sentence after being found guilty of smuggling almost 2kg of methamphetamine into Bali.

Helen Jackson finds her happy place among an exuberant island people.

New Zealander Antony de Malmanche should spend 18 years in jail for bringing drugs into Bali and much of the evidence given in his defence thrown out, the prosecution argues.

The family of murdered New Zealand businessman Robert Ellis is in shock at the 12-year sentence handed down to his wife.

Indonesian ferry explosion victim Paul Sinclair is expected to arrive back home in NZ this week after he is discharged from hospital in northern Australia.

A Kiwi holidaying in Bali last night told of his miracle survival after a horror ferry explosion in the tropical paradise.

Speaking from Lombok Hospital, Ms Love told NewstalkZB Paul was tired and sore but could move all his limbs.

NZ man’s intellectual impairment made him particularly vulnerable to manipulation by a drug syndicate, psychiatrist tells Bali court.

Antony de Malmanche told the court he went to Bali where he believed he would meet his internet girlfriend, “Jesse”.

Christopher Adams battles Kuta's crazy traffic and beer bellies before escaping east.

The son of a Kiwi businessman murdered in Bali snubbed his mother, who is accused of arranging his father's murder.

Katie Shepherd finds a clifftop resort away from the hustle and bustle of Kuta.

Friends and family of Myuran Sukumaran have sung the same songs the convicted drug smuggler recited as he faced an Indonesian firing squad 10 days ago.