New Zealand could face sanctions as the European Union investigates the country as part of a crack-down on global tax havens.

The Turkish president said that he would reinstate the death penalty to deal with those who took park in the coup attempt

Arrests and sackings of those allegedly linked to a failed coup plot in Turkey intensified today as authorities fired 8000 police officers

COMMENT: If Erdogan was a maddening ally before for Europe and the US, the leader who has just overcome a coup will be capable of almost anything.

Many in Britain will be breathing more easily knowing a new Prime Minister is being sworn in today.

COMMENT: Malcolm Turnbull's narrow win in Australia ought to put fellow political brahmin John Key on notice.

COMMENT: Post Brexit, it's business as usual for existing institutions and policies in defence, counter-terrorism and migration management.

John Key says NZ will have to work harder to push its credentials in Europe now that the UK no longer be a strong voice at the EU table on its behalf.

COMMENT: When people are made to feel ashamed or afraid to express perfectly legitimate views, something is going very, very wrong in a democratic system.

More UK citizens are researching their family histories online in the hopes of securing an EU passport, despite voting to Brexit.

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

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.

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

US and Chinese online travel sites have reported a jump in queries about UK holidays since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

COMMENT: The political and financial market aftershocks of the Brexit vote will eventually subside.

COMMENT: So the wheels are now rolling for Britain's exit from the European Union. The impacts are bound to be substantial.

COMMENT: In light of recent events, some of newly discovered William Shakespeare's work is eerily prescient. Excerpts follow.

COMMENT: At the rate this country's going, there will be no United Kingdom anymore, just a place called Britain, which used to be great.

The reaction to Brexit was immediate, says a Kiwi living in London, describing how she did not want to go to work the next day.

Defence leaders from both sides of the Atlantic scrambled this week to play down the impact of Britain's decision to leave the European Union.

First there was shock. Now comes the anger.

Dairy, meat and wine industries anticipate toll on sales as British vote strengthens currency and upsets market.

The PM says an apology from UKIP leader Nigel Farage for London turning its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market is unnecessary.

COMMENT: Culturally constructed ignorance played a major role in the Brexit vote, as we shall see after a bit of explanation.

UKIP leader says Britain should never have turned its back on New Zealand when it joined the Common Market.

COMMENT: By winning the referendum, Nigel Farage has reshaped his country in his own image, writes Robert Colvile.

COMMENT: Where Britain now goes, others will follow. For all those who want to see a better European future, that is an enticing prospect.

If Britain stands to suffer most from its foolish decision last week, the EU could be hurt just as badly if it cannot eject Britain quickly.

COMMENT: Nearly everyone I went to school with in a very working class part of England voted for Leave. Everyone I went to university with voted to Remain.

COMMENT: We witnessed history on Friday when 52 per cent of the voting population of Britain voted to leave the European Union.