Wright's closest friends have written a heartfelt tribute in a bid to "put the pieces of our lives back together".

The Tostee case raises questions about how common death by falling is - and how many such incidents are homicides.

A flight bound for Australia was forced to make a U-turn less than an half an hour into the journey late this afternoon.

A juror almost caused a mistrial in the murder case of a man whose Tinder date fell off his 14th floor balcony after posting about it on Instagram.

A woman who went on a Tinder date with Gable Tostee before he was accused of murdering Warriena Wright has described their meeting as the worst date ever.

Gable Tostee's acquittal over the balcony fall death of Wellington woman Warriena Wright was almost scuttled by an Instagram post.

The man accused of murdering Kiwi woman Warriena Wright during a Tinder date on the Gold Coast has arrived in court to await the jury's verdict.

The jury charged with hearing the case of murder-accused Gable Tostee are back in court as a verdict has been reached.

The jury in the murder trial of Gable Tostee is entering its fourth day of deliberations after asking a further question of the judge.

Four injured New Zealand fur seal pups cared for by Sea World staff on the Gold Coast have been released back into the wild after hitching a ride on an RAAF aircraft.

Amira Karroum was beautiful and accomplished, but also lonely: an easy mark for the Islamic State recruiter who lured her to a barbaric death.

After Warriena Wright's death at the foot of Gable Tostee's apartment building, people on both sides of the Tasman asked why and how she got there.

A humpback whale and her calf became entangled in shark nets off Australia's Gold Coast as debate about using the nets heats up.

In 24 hours of chaos and confusion, 16 people were hospitalised on the Gold Coast after taking the same "zombie" drug.

A judge told the jury that they cannot find Gable Tostee guilty of murder just because he called a lawyer and left via the basement after the Kiwi died.

Gable Tostee's drunken decision to press the voice record button on his smartphone could either clear or convict him of murder.

Stephanie Holmes has a whale of a time on the Sunshine Coast.

Gable Tostee is out on what could be his last weekend as a free man with the jury in his murder trial set to begin deliberations.

An explosive audio recording played in court captures the New Zealander's final hours in Gable Tostee's apartment - and reveals she was drunk.

Court hears that man accused of killing Kiwi while on Tinder date is heard to say in a recording, 'You're lucky I haven't chucked you off my balcony'.

The mother of Kiwi Warrienna Wright, who fell from Gable Tostee's flat, has relived moments of her life ahead of today's murder trial.

Couple from New Zealand sue Aussie medical professionals for $2.5m after their daughter's brain defect was not diagnosed during ultrasound.

Accused balcony killer has tried to shame a TV reporter online after receiving a message from her account telling him to "enjoy getting raped in jail".

Matthew Saunoa, who won the third series of New Zealand Idol in 2006, yelled 'tell the boys I love them' as he was taken into custody for a string of offences.

I wish they were here, too. It's fun on my own, but the Gold Coast is always a great destination with family or friends.

A New Zealand teenager accused of a fatal one-punch assault outside a Gold Coast pub after a Six60 gig has reportedly been taken to an immigration detention centre.

Hazy-headed and still trying to find my centre of gravity, I decide that Aussie thrill rides are not for the light-hearted.

As the prawn flies from the barbecue's scalding surface towards my 4-year-old son's face, time slows.

Queensland police fear a fresh outbreak of violence on the Glitter Strip after the Mongrel Mob launched a Gold Coast chapter.

It's not all up, up and away in a hot air balloon, discovers Shandelle Battersby.