Dubai
Contradictory messages from Dubai on climate
It's unclear if commentators at COP28 are holding their breaths to see what the Dubai conference will deliver, or because the oil producing country is blanketed in haze. Audio
Calling Home: Matt Toogood from the United Arab Emirates
Calling home this week is Matt Toogood who with his wife Tess and their two boys moved to the UAE in 2008. Matt and his business partner started up a coffee roasting company and since then It's grown… Audio
The Kiwi innovation at Expo 2020 in Dubai
Product inventor Kayne Horsham's innovative architectural product Kaynemaile is the striking centrepiece of Expo 2020's entrance canopy in Dubai. Video, Audio
Calling Home: Lorraine Cook in the Seychelles
New Zealander Lorraine Cook is a Feilding-born former DOC worker who has been working as a conservationist in the Seychelles for the past two and a half years. Audio
Iran crisis explained and Dubai princess in hiding
Middle East correspondent, Sebastian Usher looks at the escalating crisis with Iran - is it edging closer to conflict? Dubai's Princess Haya is in hiding in London, reportedly in 'fear for her life'… Audio
Black Ferns Sevens beaten in Dubai
Defending Women's World Sevens Series champions New Zealand have finished a disappointing fifth at the opening tournament in Dubai.
Black Ferns Sevens go unbeaten
New Zealand was one of three teams to go unbeaten on the first day of the opening World Womens Sevens Series event in Dubai.
Fire rips through 79-floor Dubai skyscraper
A large fire that ripped through one of the world's largest residential buildings is now out, with no reports of injuries.
Federer returns with a win
Roger Federer breezed back into action to reach the second round of the Dubai Open with a straightforward win over Frenchman Benoit Paire.
Leave your bags behind
The flight attendant on the Emirates Boeing triple-7 that crash-landed at Dubai this week, yelled out "Jump! Jump! Jump! Leave your bags behind. Jump and slide. Jump and slide!" And although there was… Audio
My Lamb’s A-Field
In 2011 Whanganui farmers Richard and Suze Redmayne set up Coastal Spring Lamb. They, along with a group of other coastal, family based, sheep farmers produce lamb specifically for selling between… Audio
Djokovic pulls oput of Dubai tournament
Novak Djokovic pulled out of his Dubai Tennis Championships quarter-final after suffering an eye problem.
NZ womens sevens chase another title
The New Zealand women's rugby sevens team will be chasing a fourth straight World Series title and a psychological edge ahead of the Olympics when the series starts in Dubai tonight.