A Kiwi in Egypt says it's becoming clear Hosni Mubarak's resignation was a military coup, and wonders how keen the military will be to create a real democracy.

Dan Shanan is a trustee of the Documentary Edge Festival.

Cellphone entrepreneur tries again, with venture targeting emerging markets.

United States news organisation CNN International has released its top 10 places to propose to a loved one on Valentine's Day.

V8 Supercar champion James Courtney is ready to put his new red rocket into hyperdrive in Abu Dhabi this weekend.

The Government has come under criticism for not doing enough to help New Zealanders stranded in Egypt as the upheaval rages on.

Egypt has shut down the Cairo operations of Al Jazeera as part of a crackdown against anti-government demonstrations.

It's hard not to feel both hope and trepidation at what is unfolding in Egypt, writes Herald foreign desk editor Nicola Lamb.

Diplomats in Cairo are doing all they can to help New Zealanders leave Egypt, Prime Minister John Key said today, while families here are fearing for their loved ones who remain in the crisis-torn country.

One of the women involved in a Dubai sex scandal involving a Kiwi was once sacked for being too flirtatious.

The New Zealand man caught in a violent love triangle in Dubai has reportedly spent six weeks in jail without being charged.

Eww, eww and awe ... Shayne Currie suffers vertigo in the world's tallest building.

Liz Breslin spends a day in Abu Dhabi, a city largely under construction.