COMMENT: If this was a romcom, Britain would be the hunky guy, NZ the clingy ex-girlfriend and Brexit the nadir - when friends finally stage an intervention.

Yet the parallels between the forces that drove the British vote and those at the core of Trump's campaign are striking.

The City will no doubt survive as a financial capital but United Kingdom is unlikely to.

COMMENT: Despite the views of David Cameron, a majority of MPs, the UK business community, Britain's voters have defied them all to return a Leave vote.

David Cameron had supreme confidence in his leadership when he called the Brexit vote. He over-estimated, writes Audrey Young.

Counting is under way in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union The avocado shortage that’s ripping the heart out of breakfast bagels and guacamole across the country.

Oscar Pistorius has given his first television interview since killing Reeva Steenkamp saying he does doesn’t want to go to jail. Britons have been voting in a referendum on whether or not to stay in the European Union A New Zealander's mural of Prince has been unveiled in the musician's hometown of Chanhassen, Minnesota

COMMENT: If the Brexodus does transpire, you know what we have to do. Build a wall. And make them pay for it, writes Toby Manhire.

COMMENT: David Shearer's article last week, "Border decisions condemn countries to conflict", seems conflicted.

A New Zealander and at least two Australians have been kidnapped in southern Nigeria by gunmen who killed their local driver. Former All Black Byron Kelleher has been arrested in France for "destruction and violence". Paris Jackson has defended her father Michael after police reports painted him as a "sex-crazed predator".

Dramatic scenes in America's House of Representatives in Washington where about 30 Democratic members are staging a sit-in over gun control. Boxing legend David Tua is going to sleep in his car for one night next week, joining a growing national movement calling for houses for homeless families.

Josie Pagani has written for UK think-tank Policy Network, which invited her to the 2016 Progressive Governance Conference in Stockholm this month.

The Queen has been canvassing opinion on the EU debate by asking dinner companions: "Give me three good reasons why Britain should be part of Europe."