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Straight out of Kawerau: NZ Sevens' new recruit
The All Blacks Sevens' new signing was a late bloomer, but he is making up for lost time.
Dame Valerie Adams trains with Irish para athlete Mary Fitzgerald
The Kiwi shot put champion and the Irish para athlete trained together in Dubai.
Champagne for everyone: Dubai's best bottomless brunches
Get a taste for the emirate's signature dining experience.
Tourists told to take 6000km gamble for visas
The tourists are faced with a "very expensive gamble" on their holiday.
Passengers hurt as severe turbulence trashes Emirates jet from Auckland
Video footage shows the plane littered with food, bottles, drinks trolleys and rubbish.
Inside story: Princess Haya's divorce and the Gulf royals caught between two worlds
Telegraph: Divorce of Princess Haya will lift the lid on a dynasty shrouded in secrecy.
Emirates cuts back NZ flight due to Dubai runway work
Dubai International Airport handles more than 90 million passengers a year.
Inside Emirates: Massive airlift moves everything from gold to thoroughbreds
The world's biggest airline cargo operation handles four parcels a second through Dubai.
Petitions set up calling for Ardern to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Petitions for Ardern to be nominated for a Nobel Prize have been started in NZ and France
Bar/Fly: Dom Perignon, France with the stars of pop
Thomas Bywater charts Dom Perignon's rise with the winemaker's outgoing chef de cave.
'They want me to die here': Expat left homeless and banned from leaving Dubai
Jonathan Castle went in pursuit of the 'Dubai lifestyle' but it spiralled out of control.
'I feared I'd be raped': Mother jailed in Dubai speaks
Ellie Holman was locked up for three days in prison with her 4-year-old daughter.
'Drink not a factor': Mother deported from Dubai Airport on expired passport
No drink-related charges raised, as mother is deported from UAE.
Passenger arrested on Emirates flight for ordering glass of wine
A British mother faces prison for drinking a glass of wine on a flight out of London.
Travel the world tax-free: Emirates seeks staff in NZ
Could this be you? Staff must live in Dubai, accommodation is free, pay from $950 a week.
UAE minister's unlikely connection to NZ
Andrew Little says his family has an unlikely connection to the UAE.
Woman kicked off flight over period pain
Couple ordered off plane minutes before take-off after she was overheard by air hostess.
Dubai opens floating burger joint
It will deliver high-end hamburgers to yacht drivers, jet skiers and paddle boarders.
Tourist facing jail for touching man's hip in Dubai
A UK man who was just trying to avoid spilling his drink could face three years in jail.
Double standard? INZ staff paid $4 an hour
Immigration officers sent to work offshore are being paid as low as $4 an hour.
British woman jailed for consensual sex
British woman, Pakistani man jailed for having affair while on a trip to Dubai.
Filthy rich: $1m bathtubs anyone?
For the filthy rich looking to soak up a bit of luxury, this might just be the thing.
Everything's awesome at Legoland Dubai
Lego has expanded its empire into the Dubai desert with its latest theme park.
Horses fetch $58m at Karaka Premier sale
A record $30 million was spent on horses at yesterday's Karaka bloodstock auctions.
Sheikh comes shopping for NZ bloodstock
New Zealand's thoroughbred horses have caught the attention of one of the world's most powerful men.
Tourist 'gang-raped' in Dubai faces jail
A British tourist allegedly gang-raped in Dubai faces a prison sentence and needs $42,200 for legal fees after police accused her of having "extra-marital sex".
Watch: iPhone7 dropped off tallest tower
Have you ever wondered what happens to an iPhone when it's dropped from the tallest tower in the world?
Dubai opens largest indoor theme park
The 140,000-square-metre adventure park is one of two major theme parks opening this year in Dubai.
A man in terminal decline
Graham Reid spends 24 hours in Dubai International's famously huge and busy terminals.
The world's first hotel with a rainforest
Dubai's new rainforest hotel will make for a unique guest experience.
Plane crash survivor wins $1m lottery
A survivor of the Dubai plane crash may be the luckiest man in the world after he won a $1 million lottery just six days later.