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Motorsport: Nail-biting action revs up V8 season
Championship is led by Whincup, van Gisbergen lies third.
Motorsport: Courtney eager to race new Commodore
V8 Supercar champion James Courtney is ready to put his new red rocket into hyperdrive in Abu Dhabi this weekend.
Dubai love triangle trio on bail
Kiwi Toby Carroll has been bailed from a Dubai prison and his two girlfriends have revealed new details of the events before their arrests.
Mother's fear for Dubai son
As Toby Carroll begins his 49th day in a Dubai prison, his family fear his property career could already be ruined.
Brazilian model named in Kiwi's love triangle
Model Priscila Ferreira is at the centre of a love triangle in which a Kiwi man is being held by Dubai police.
Report: Woman with Kiwi man in Dubai ex-lapdancer
A British woman found in bed with a NZ man in a Dubai apartment had previously worked as lapdancer, a British newspaper reported today.
Love triangle Kiwi jailed 6 weeks without charge
The New Zealand man caught in a violent love triangle in Dubai has reportedly spent six weeks in jail without being charged.
Kiwi's love triangle arrest
A NZ man is in a Dubai jail after calling police for help when a jilted lover allegedly attacked him with a knife.
Dubai: Dizzying views in every direction
Eww, eww and awe ... Shayne Currie suffers vertigo in the world's tallest building.
Abu Dhabi: A mosque visit
Liz Breslin spends a day in Abu Dhabi, a city largely under construction.
Swimming: Batchelor 29th at Dubai
New Zealand's Sophia Batchelor failed to qualify on the first day of the world short-course swimming championships at Dubai.
Court rules its 'ok' for men to beat wives
A court in the United Arab Emirates has ruled that a man can beat his wife and children as long as no marks are left.
Dubai: High tea on top of the world
Dubai's Burj al-Arab hotel serves up a sensory feast like no other, writes Geoff Cumming.
Dubai: Castles in the sand
Kerri Jackson ponders whether Dubai is the perfect long-haul stopover.
Poker hopefuls head south
Fifteen lucky poker players are headed from Auckland to Queenstown this week for a chance to strike it rich.
Kiwi balloons grounded in UAE after deaths
Peter Kollar has left the United Arab Emirates in the wake of a fatal hot air balloon crash which saw his pilot sentenced to a year in prison.
Sun, sand, sex - why Dubai's strict code is a sham
The blonde in a tight, low-cut evening dress slid on to a barstool next to me and began the chat: Where are you from? How long are you here? Where are you staying?"