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

From top-notch dining spots to boat tours, the Gold Coast keeps Ellie Mitchell busy.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. This week, we hear from TV presenter Matai Smith.

A man who breached his parole conditions by leaving the country for Australia has been sentenced to community work.

A fugitive who dodged border controls and fled NZ has been caught in Australia and deported - but Australian police missed a chance to detain him in December.

Awards are all the rage at this time of year. Surfing won't trouble the gong department though. Indeed, the board brigade might rank as New Zealand's worst performing sport.

There's no time to scream as the Superman Escape Coaster rockets from zero to 100km/h in two seconds.

A witness for the prosecution of Gable Tostee has given a graphic account of Warriena Wright's final moments before she plunged to her death in Surfers Paradise.

Anne Gibson hops on board Queensland's new G:link transport system.

The number of Ebola cases in West Africa could start doubling every three weeks and it could cost nearly $1 billion to contain the crisis, the World Health Organisation said.

Queensland's emergency preparedness plans have been shown to be sound after a case of Ebola virus on the Gold Coast was ruled out, the state's top doctor says.

Channel Seven in Australia is reporting that the Gold Coast patient suspected of carrying the Ebola virus is now "exceedingly unlikely" to have the virus.

Jetstar has launched its first international service from Wellington, announcing today it will fly between Wellington and the Gold Coast three times a week.

Anne Gibson luxuriates on the 12th floor of this stylish Gold Coast hotel.

Gable Tostee has been charged with murder a week after Kiwi woman Warriena "Rrie" Wright plunged 14 storeys to her death from his Gold Coast apartment balcony.

Fighting back tears, the sister of a young Kiwi woman who fell to her death from a Gold Coast balcony has described the pain of not knowing what happened.

"There was fear in her second scream that made me feel sick and frightened for her," says a Waikato woman who's a witness to a Kiwi's fatal balcony plunge.

The Gold Coast offers plenty of adventures for family members of all ages, writes Donna McIntyre.

A New Zealander has given evidence in the Florida trial of a man who allegedly forced women into becoming high-end prostitutes.

A Jamaican man accused of being a violent pimp who forced women into prostitution in Australia will face trial in a Miami, Florida, court.

Sophisticated cuisine and quaint forest accommodation enthral Paul Davies on Tamborine Mountain.

Paul Davies takes a look at the Gold Coast's international dining options.

Louise Richardson gets an energetic history lesson from custodians of the land.

Putting his foot to the floor gives Paul Davies a Bathurst-style rush.

The ocean's bounty boosts a culinary tour of this Australian state, writes Louise Richardson.

A brisk run with 10,000 others on a Gold Coast mild winter morning uplifts Chris Daniels.

Wendy Dunlop waves goodbye to the Gold Coast's beaches and takes to the hills and skies for unique sights, tastes and pampering.