Latest news: Cairns

Queensland police are investigating the sudden deaths of an elderly man and woman in Cairns.

Canberra resident and former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns says he is unsure if he will walk again but that he is lucky to be alive after suffering a spinal stroke following life-saving treatment for a torn artery in August.

Canberra resident and former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is on the "long road" to recovery after revealing he suffered a spinal stroke in August.

Chris Cairns is paralysed in his legs after suffering a stroke in his spine following emergency heart surgery in Sydney.

Chris Cairns is in an intensive care unit at a Sydney hospital after being moved from Canberra for urgent treatment.