The executions in Indonesia of 10 convicted drug criminals including two Australians are likely within days, with the date expected to be set as early as today.

Mrs Ellis faced court on Wednesday charged with the premeditated killing of her husband of 20 years, and explained that he was now "in heaven".

New Zealander Antony de Malmanche collapsed in an Indonesian court tonight while reappearing on drug smuggling charges, TVNZ reported.

Family of accused Kiwi drug mule Antony de Malmanche fear his fight for life will be stymied by a lack of funds.

A Kiwi on trial in Bali for drugs smuggling was sweating so much during a customs check that his jacket was "soaked wet", an official says.

Teuila Fuatai finds herself relaxing in a Balinese paradise and considers relocating.

Bali prosecutors have rejected claims their indictment for a New Zealander charged with drug smuggling should be annulled before his trial begins.

He's one of the forgotten members of the Bali Nine drug smuggling gang but now Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen has spoken for the first time about his life in prison.

The Bali Nine drug-smuggling ringleaders have had something of a small reprieve, but even so, their life expectancy is likely to be measured in days rather than years.

Indonesian officials are now unable to confirm whether Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be executed this month.

The executions of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan could be further delayed, but Indonesia’s president has said “no way” to a prisoner swap offer.

Indonesia is tightening its 'execution budget' to kill Australian Bali Nine duo Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as part of a larger cost-cutting exercise.

An old school friend of Andrew Chan has revealed that the convicted drug smuggler never thought his impending execution would actually happen.

The countdown to the grim finale of the Bali Nine drug-running affair has begun, with the Australian ringleaders expected to face a firing squad within days.

Condemned drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are coping remarkably well as their executions draw closer, according to one of their lawyers.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is revolted by the prospect of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's imminent executions.

Convicted Australian drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are on their way to the prison island where they are scheduled to be executed.

Jakarta's Governor has reportedly said President Joko Widodo is considering different views on the death penalty, including his own advice that it should be removed from Indonesia's laws.

The trial of a New Zealander accused of smuggling drugs into Indonesia was set to kick off today.

The trial for a Wanganui beneficiary being held in Bali on charges he smuggled 1.7kg of meth could start at any time, his lawyer says.

Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are being moved out of their Bali jail to a secret location ahead of their execution for drug smuggling.

The mastermind behind the Bali Nine drug trafficking plot is reportedly living large after winning the lottery as two Australians face execution.

Indonesian authorities are waiting for a Nigerian drug boss and others to receive word their clemency bids have been rejected before scheduling their executions and that of two Australians.

Supporters are preparing a candelight vigil in Sydney as hopes fade the Bali Nine duo will escape an Indonesian firing squad.

Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are, by all accounts, model prisoners.

Bali police have shot and arrested the man who allegedy organised the murder of New Zealand-raised businessman Robert Ellis.

There is no word yet on Australian Andrew Chan's fate as Indonesia risks diplomatic tensions with its plans to execute more drug offenders this year.

Two Australian men convicted in Indonesia over the "Bali Nine" drugs case will be executed at the same time.

A group campaigning to save two jailed Australians from the death penalty in Indonesia says the federal government must try harder to stop their looming executions.

Witnesses to a Bali assault where a New Zealand man allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend with a motorcycle helmet are set to front his trial.