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.

Despite his mammoth lead, V8 Supercars championship leader Mark Winterbottom was always wary of this weekend's Gold Coast 600 event.

Gable Tostee out playing golf just days after he was committed to stand trial for alleged murder of Kiwi Warriena Wright.

Australian is accused of murdering Kiwi Warreina Wright during a Tinder date on the Gold Coast.

Police are refusing to say what they found during a search for a Kiwi woman believed murdered and buried in bushland on the Gold Coast by her son.

The murder case against Gable Tostee has stalled after the prosecution failed to comply with evidence legislation that "hasn't kept up with technology", according to a magistrate.

Mother's chilling final words before she was "shot dead by her former partner" after she agreed to meet him at Gold Coast McDonald's to discuss their divorce.

They were promised "majestic", "stylish and "elegant" accommodation but a Kiwi family instead got dirt, grease and mould at their Gold Coast hotel.

A year ago today, 26-year-old Kiwi woman Warriena Wright fell to her death from a Surfers Paradise balcony.

Tostee penned a missive on Facebook maintaining his innocence and suggesting he'd been the victim of a witch-hunt after Warriena Wright's death.

In Queensland, Catherine Smith ventures out of her comfort zone, and drinks and dines with awesome artisans.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Gold Coast service station owner Paula Nash.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Kirsten Wise Boutique Voyage & Cruise Specialist from Cruise Traveller.

Join Regan Schoultz for a night out GC-style - Skinny Pashes and dubstep included.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Diana Ryan from Gold Coast Martin College.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Kirsten Wise from Cruise Traveller.

Regan Schoultz stays at a Queensland hotel with some funky design features.

Each week a New Zealand expat based in Queensland gives the inside word on their region. This week we hear from service station owner Paula Nash.

It'll be a return to splendour for Catherine Smith, who had too little time to taste-test all the great eateries on the Gold Coast.

In the fourth story in a series on Queensland, Anne Gibson keeps her eyes peeled for a breach.