A Kiwi facing a charge of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali will need more than $100,000 to hire a lawyer specialising in cases punishable by death, an expert says.

New details have emerged about a NZ man's trip to Asia to meet his internet girlfriend for the first time, before he was arrested for allegedly smuggling meth into Bali.

Antony Glen de Malmanche arrested in Bali for allegedly trying to smuggle almost 2kg of methamphetamine - his son fears he is the victim of an internet dating scam.

Leeza Ormsby, 38, was two days into a holiday in Bali when she was caught with 0.8g of marijuana - a half-smoked joint - in her handbag.

The family of a New Zealand-raised businessman murdered in Bali say they are "increasingly concerned" about the lack of information they've received.

A multimillionaire businessman murdered in Bali and dumped in a rice field, allegedly on the orders of his wife, will be farewelled in New Zealand.

The family of an Australian businessman killed in Indonesia have vowed to be relentless in seeking justice for his death, after he is laid to rest in New Zealand.

During a trip to Bali, a tropical spider crawled into Australian man Dylan Thomas's skin and burrowed through his body.

In Bali's hip spot, Katie Furze is torn between watching surfers and protecting her offspring from the local primates.

Schapelle Corby's parole will be monitored more strictly and she will get a severe warning after her boyfriend was charged with possessing marijuana.

Indonesian police have charged the boyfriend of convicted Australian drug smuggler after they allegedly caught him carrying drugs on Bali street.

A blood-smeared suitcase found to be containing the battered body of a US tourist has sparked a murder inquiry in Bali, and seen her daughter arrested.

New Zealander Leeza Ormsby has been sentenced in Bali to 10 months in jail on drugs charges.

Kiwi Leeza Ormsby is likely to escape a 12-year sentence in a Bali prison after prosecutors at her trial on drugs charges recommended a much shorter jail term.

A Sydney DJ, who was with Kiwi Leeza Ormsby the night before she was arrested on drugs charges in Bali, says he did not know anything about drugs found in the villa she was staying in.

Bali police have confirmed they searched a man at the scene of a drug bust that snared Sydney woman Leeza Ormsby, but decided he wasn't a suspect and let him go.

A travel insurer has warned tourists about the risk of drinking arak, a locally made alcohol in Bali.

The lawyer for Leeza Ormsby hopes for a sentence of less than 18 months for the New Zealander facing drug charges in Bali.

Sheriden Rhodes checks out some of the best spa-cations across Asia and Australia.

Catering for many tastes requires a juggling act, finds Diana Dobson.

Schapelle Corby had trafficked drugs into Bali three times before her arrest, and "acted crazy" to get her sentence cut, her former Australian cellmate claims.

A New Zealand woman has been arrested in Bali on drugs charges, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed.

Exhausted, bloodied and burned by the Indonesian sun, five Japanese divers are recovering after being pulled from the waters off Bali.

Fun, sun and ocean diving away from Bali's noise and bustle proves to be a tonic for Diana Dobson's family.

Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby could be a free woman later this afternoon.

Drug smuggler Schapelle Corby has been granted parole.

Schapelle Corby's former lawyer said comments made about the jailed 36-year-old celebrating her release from prison with a "big marijuana joint" were not intended to be taken seriously.

The minister who will decide whether Schapelle Corby will be released on parole from a Bali prison says the Australian will get no special treatment.

Indonesia's justice minister has announced he hopes to sign parole documents for Schapelle Corby within three days.

A giant python has suffocated and killed a security guard at a luxury beachfront hotel on the holiday island of Bali, Indonesia.