Leighton Ahuriri had celebrated his 60th birthday days before the crash.

Qantas' first Dreamliner takes off in Seattle ahead of delivery later this month.

Kiwi pensioner caught with 2.5kg of cocaine is back in NZ after being cleared by jury.

A New Zealander missing in Perth has been found dead

Eventful holiday for Kiwi pair on cruise ship as superstorm approaches.

Man convicted for filming boys in urinals in Queenstown handed a suspended jail sentence.

NZ beekeeper who unwittingly smuggled drugs in suitcase found not guilty.

The plane was redirected to Adelaide Airport this afternoon.

Kiwi charged with smuggling cocaine to Australia fell for an online scam, his lawyer says.

Perth dad set daughter alight, doused her sister in petrol during drug-induced psychosis.

A Perth man killed his kids in revenge act against his Kiwi wife. Disturbing content.

Passenger was delighted to see his luggage, a single can of beer, had arrived safely.

Kiwi expat Scott Brannigan shares his favourite things about this West Australian city.

William Steele last offended 27 years ago but was sentenced to 3.5 years jail.

Passenger jet with more than 350 people on board made an emergency landing in Perth.

Stephanie Holmes finds luxury is everywhere at this boutique hotel in Western Australia.

Captain of ill-fated Perth-bound Qantas Flight 72 has broken his silence for first time.

A party representing expat Kiwis is relaunching for the 2017 election.

A boy who drove 1300km across Australia convinced attendants he was an adult.

The boy was attempting to drive solo across Australia from Sydney to Perth.

Teen daughter dragged underwater in fatal attack, before father carried her body ashore.

Daughter and younger sister of fallen NZ soldier Luke Tamatea get boost from Camp Legacy.

The 17-year-old was surfing with her dad in West Australia when she was bitten.

A Perth man won $1 million in the lottery just weeks after losing his job.

A Perth man set his daughter three-year-old alight because she was "too beautiful".

A primary school in Australia has banned cartwheels. Student's parents are not impressed.

Air New Zealand is farewelling the wide-body workhorse that opened up the Pacific Rim.

A Kiwi tourist has been charged with animal cruelty on Rottnest Island.

Hundreds gather at marae to pay their respects to Diego Hulton, who was killed outside a Perth bar.

The man whose "crazed" driving led him to collide head-on with a car, killing a woman, had just endured a "very bad year".