Kiwis are scrambling to apply for Irish passports and avoid missing out on the benefits of European Union citizenship in the wake of Brexit.

COMMENT: Potential calamities like Brexit are said to occur every eight years.

COMMENT: Candidates vying to replace the PM should keep in mind doing exactly what the voters said might not be wise.

Michael Gove is out of the race to be the next UK Prime Minister, as the woman who could take his place faces allegations over her CV.

"Don't panic" has been the overall tone, as would be expected, but a wide range of views have been expressed.

COMMENT: Neither would admit it, but David Cameron and Malcolm Turnbull have been victims of a false belief.

COMMENT: From Britain, to the US to Australia, voters are punishing politicians and causing unease in the markets, writes Liam Dann.

Claire Trevett looks at the party's progress in the shaping of its plans to wrest power from the National Party at next year's general election.

The Bank of England's FPC has highlighted the biggest risks facing the economy in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Following the Brexit vote, odds are growing that governments will be jolted by mounting populist pressures worldwide.

Days after being brutally betrayed in a plot likened to House of Cards, Boris Johnson has taken down the man who blindsided him.

The rise of the 'up yours' vote has pushed Britain to the brink and threatens to fuel Trump into power.

If you're a central banker concerned with your own nation's economy, you can't afford to ignore the international context.

More than 180 people have died in flooding along the Yangtze River in China after torrential rain. Eleven million dollars is going being pumped into Dunedin Hospital, for a new critical care unit.

Prime Minister John Key will meet outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron in London next week.

Nigel Farage has resigned as leader of the UK Independence Party.

Former British PM Tony Blair has suggested Britain may opt for a second vote as more than one million Brits who voted to 'leave' change their minds.

Brits visiting during next year's Lions rugby tour may tighten their belts due to the weaker British pound.

A UK or EU slowdown poses dangers if it ripples to our food markets, says expert.

Only a week ago global markets were reeling from their worst day on record, with US$2 trillion wiped from the books in the hours after Brexit.

The decision to quit the EU has cost Britain its top credit rating, pushed the pound to its lowest level against the dollar since the mid-1980s.

COMMENT: Imagine how productive and wealthy our economies would be with a President Trump and a Prime Minister Peters.

Australians heading to the polls today can draw important lessons from last week's referendum by British voters to exit the European Union.

COMMENT: Democratic wrong turn has shaken both sides and left nation in tailspin.

COMMENT: Snubbing EU stifles flow of young immigrants needed as UK ages.

COMMENT: Indeed nobody can foresee a Black Swan - by definition. It's a rare and unpredictable event.

COMMENT: If Brexit the Musical is ever staged, casting of characters won't be hard given the performances so far of leading players, writes Audrey Young.

A failure of polls and bookmakers may push the financial sector to start looking more closely at social media.

Theresa May is the bookies' favourite to move into No 10.