In Dubai, Peter Calder looks on enviously as the well-heeled browse among $12,000 bottles of wine.

Dubai is on a mission to cut power and water use as the rising costs of fuel and desalination threaten future growth.

James Lane limbers up for a gastronomic adventure with a long-overdue massage.

James Lane goes in search of ostentatious Dubai's subtle side.

It has the airport code DWC - Dubai World Central. But are the city-state's ambitions for its new airport a little too high-flying?

The Norwegian woman at the centre of a Dubai rape claim dispute says officials have dropped her 16-month sentence for sex outside of marriage.

There is more to see in Dubai than the world’s tallest building, largest shopping malls and indoor ski fields. Situated conveniently between New Zealand and Europe, Dubai makes an excellent stopover, but it’s also a cool destination in its own right.

There is more to see in Dubai than the world’s tallest building, largest shopping malls and indoor ski fields. Situated conveniently between New Zealand and Europe, Dubai makes an excellent stopover, but it’s also a cool destination in its own right.

Dubai, famed for its mega-projects before it was hit by the global financial crisis, has announced a new development to open the world's biggest mall and a park larger than London's Hyde Park.

The Kiwi at the centre of a fiery love triangle has been freed from a Dubai prison cell.