Brendon "Baz" McCullum - you are a legend. Frustrating maybe, but a genuine legend, writes Chris Rattue.

Everything is on a huge scale in Dubai, discovers Peter Feeney.

Dubai is more than skyscrapers, mega-malls and man-made islands, writes Linda Herrick.

A call by the chief of Emirates for a global summit of carriers to tackle new threats to planes has been met with a muted response from the body representing airlines.

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

On a three-day Dubai stopover, James Hacon looks past the city's shiny veneer to discover some local secrets.

Three New Zealand citizens held for more than two months in the United Arab Emirates on drugs charges are due to appear in court today.

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

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

Emirates has launched the world's longest Airbus A380 non-stop service, flying the double decker plane from Dubai to Los Angeles.

A Central Otago farmer - said to be in the process of brokering a multimillion-dollar export deal with the United Arab Emirates.

This booming Emirate in the Middle East has a few places to put on your to-do list, writes Megan Singleton.

A woman sentenced to 16 months in jail in Dubai for having :sex outside marriage - after she complained she'd been raped - says she decided to speak out to draw attention to the risks of outsiders misunderstanding the city's Islamic-influenced legal codes

Diana Balham cruises through a danger zone without a scratch.

This unusual avian hospital is the biggest of its kinds in the world. Wealthy Arabs from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Qatar bring their prized hunting birds here to have their broken wings fixed... or simply to be fussed over.

Jim Eagles visits a falcon hospital in Abu Dhabi for an insight into this most majestic of birds.

Bigger, taller, glitzier - it's how they do things in Dubai, and little problems like a property crash aren't being allowed to dampen the mood. Chris Barton reports.

Whisking your loved one to one of these romantic retreats will impress.

How to make the most of your trip without getting an intimate tour of the jails.

Ten Dubai highlights that no tourist should miss.

Dubai is like a 40-year-old man with a new red Ferrari. It can't help but show off.

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