Check out what's being said online about Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's shock decision to resign.

The White House is adamant that genuine and rapid change is needed in Egypt.

Violence and bloodshed could break out in a massive protest march on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's palace tomorrow, a New Zealander in Cairo reports.

New Zealand news cameraman Olaf Wiig has been hurt dodging a molotov cocktail in Egypt as he covered riots for Fox News.

A chartered flight will not be sent to evacuate New Zealanders caught amid intensifying violence, looting and arson in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Gangs of thugs supporting embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have started attacking

Egyptians, blocked from the internet, are being offered a way by Google and Twitter to "tweet" by using a voice connection.

Political unrest in Egypt could mean Kiwis paying more at the petrol pump, after oil prices climbed to their highest point in 28 months.

A New Zealander who managed to flee the turmoil in Egypt says he feared for his safety, and getting a flight out had been "a bit of a gamble". "I just was trying my best to remain calm. It's rather nerve-wracking to have gunfire and so on

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

For a seventh day, protesters have flooded downtown Cairo, rejecting a new government under President Hosni Mubarak.

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.