Americans are looking at New Zealand in a new light and it's entirely politically motivated.

John Key says he doesn't know Theresa May very well but his impression is she's a straight shooter and others speak highly of her.

Theresa May is set to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and Britain's prime minister. Pokemon hunters are continuing to brave freezing temperatures around the country all in a bid to snag the little critters.

Theresa May is chosen as the new leader of the Conservative Party and UK prime minister. Golfers, Jordan Speith, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy have all opted out of the Rio Olympics.

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.

Returned Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was yesterday already getting an idea of the trouble he is set to face in the tumultuous term ahead.

Senior British MPs from both sides of the Commons said they will use the damning Chilcot inquiry to try to rule Tony Blair in contempt of Parliament.

Australian independent Cathy McGowan has put her support behind a Coalition government, saying she would offer supply and confidence.

Floodwaters are causing havoc in the Bay of Plenty, with the area continuing to be pummelled by torrential rain. The Reserve Bank has told the Government to review immigration policy in a bid to stem rising house prices.

COMMENT: Blistering summary exposes Tony Blair's failures, writes Toby Manhire.

John Chilcot produced his verdict on the Blair Government's decision to join the US' invasion of Iraq. None of its findings are a surprise.

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

COMMENT: During a speech Monday, Nigel Farge said that he had "done my bit" in campaigning for Britain to leave the EU.

COMMENT: Muslims are finding themselves unwelcome in certain areas. Especially since Donald Trump began suggesting that America ban all Muslims.

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

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

First Trump, then Brexit, now the Australian election has produced a rebellion of sorts.

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

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.

COMMENT: What would Key's endorsement of Turnbull last week mean to a possible Aussie Labour Government this, or possibly next week?

A sex offender could be living next door and you'd never know. Australia's newest Senator says that won't be the case for long.

Joe Biden and Barack Obama rewrite rules on college sexual assaults following the Stanford University rape case.

Malcolm Turnbull has started to court kingmakers as the prospect of a hung parliament looms. Here's the state of play.

For at least the fifth time, Trump's Twitter account had shared a meme from the racist "alt-right" and offered no explanation why.

Today, on NZH Focus, at least 125 people are dead and about 150 wounded after an explosion in Baghdad. Facebook is on the verge of signing a deal with the Maori Language Commission to develop a tool which will translate posts into te reo Maori. Also, a report says a better approach is urgently needed to help school-aged NZers having unprotected sex.