In at least some of these calls, according to some accounts, the American leader lived up to his reputation for straight-talking and bombastic rhetoric.

Vanity Fair Mexico is facing backlash after featuring a bejewelled Melania Trump on its latest cover, just as her husband has ordered construction of the wall.

US President plans a 20% tax on goods from Mexico, where F&P Healthcare manufactures medical equipment, but the Kiwi company has a work-around.

US President Donald Trump wants a new 20 per cent tax on all imports from Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern US border.

Five reasons why President Trump may have set himself a trickier task than he originally thought.

Pictures of Trump signing the executive order show him surrounded by his new cabinet - a bunch of men.

A Kiwi trapped in a nightclub shooting was forced to dive for cover as a gunman opened fire on revellers and security staff at a nightclub in Mexico.

At least five people, including four tourists, have been killed when a gunman opened fire outside a nightclub near the Mexican resort town of Cancun. New Zealander Tyler Klee was outside the club when the shots rang out. He joins Tristram now from Playa del Carmen.

Sadie Whitelocks' legs turn to jelly when a great white grips the side of her cage.

Ford executives said Monday night that Donald Trump's presidency could bode well for the US automobile industry.

A week of explosive tweets from the American President-Elect have stoked anxiety, moved markets and altered plans.

Donald Trump now admits the US will pay for a border wall for the "sake of speed", but insists Mexico will pay it back layer.

All things Russian and Indian are popular, as are Brazilian corporate bonds and Mexico's cheap peso.

Police claim a pilot who allegedly passed out aboard a Boeing 737 bound for Mexico was more than three times the legal limit.

While immigrants are often accused of stealing jobs, they are increasingly undercut in America's clothing industry.

A woman, who met a man on Tinder, was killed after she allegedly refused to have sex. Her accused killer tried to make her vanish.

A popular fireworks market in Mexico has exploded, killing 27 and injuring at least 70.

The growth in new air routes is stoking travel by New Zealanders to new destinations, according to a House of Travel survey.

Hollywood has long been fascinated with the idea of communicating with space aliens. But is it even possible? Or wise?

A kind invitation to a birthday party was accidentally extended to all of Mexico.

The President-elect has spent the week trumpeting his success in saving jobs from moving out of the United States. He may have twisted the facts.

Stephanie Holmes picks the wrong time to visit Cancun, but the right time to visit the ruins of Tulum.

It's been 23 years, so who has claimed Pablo Escobar's crown? This is who has taken over the notorious Colombian drug overlord's trade.

An Indiana-based manufacturer has reached an agreement with Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in the state that had been slated to move to Mexico.

Part-concrete, part triple-fencing, manned by drones and guarded by invisible tech. Is it a metaphor, or will it be going ahead?

World's fattest man to undergo life-saving medical treatment.

Former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke has claimed credit for Donald Trump's success, saying his people played "a huge role" in the victory

US President-elect Donald Trump has promised everything. But what does he stand for? These are his key policies.

The mass disappearance of 43 Mexican college students has largely remained a mystery that sparked national outrage over government corruption in Mexico.

This grotesque playground of mutilated dolls looks like the stuff of nightmares. But the tragic story behind this unlikely tourist attraction is perhaps more disturbing.