Two guilty of NZ man's Gold Coast manslaughter

Two bouncers have been found guilty of the manslaughter of a New Zealand man they restrained outside a popular Gold Coast tavern.

A Brisbane Supreme Court jury took 10 hours to find Morne Lombaard, 30, and Denis Legradi, 32, guilty of the manslaughter of Terii Tararo outside the Fisherman's Wharf Tavern on May 18, 2008.

Lombaard was found not guilty on Wednesday of the more serious charge of murder. A third bouncer, Naeroa Petera Tepaukonui, 37, was acquitted of Mr Tararo's manslaughter but he was convicted of assault occasioning bodily harm of another man on the same evening.

The court was told Mr Tararo died after he was restrained by the bouncers during a fight outside the tavern. It was alleged the bouncers used excessive force and violence in restraining him which caused his death.

The trio have been remanded in custody and will be sentenced today.

- AAP