President Barack Obama says any president who shuns daily intelligence briefings would be "flying blind" on national security matters, a stiff push-back against Donald Trump's suggestion that that he doesn't need daily read-ins to fulfil his campaign pledge to "make America safe again."

A top adviser to Donald Trump suggests that the US President-elect wants to help Hillary Clinton "heal" and not pursue a probe of his former rival.

Paris Hilton has admitted she voted for Trump, and her reason why has absolutely nothing to do with politics.

Donald Trump is still handing out plum jobs in his administration. His latest move appears to make no sense whatsoever - but it might be a stroke of genius.

Riff Raff may be the only rapper willing to associate with Trump. Why? Because "I was born in America, and I love money".

A host of stars promised they'd leave the US if Trump won, but they're all staying put. Here's who said what, and where they're at now.

WATCH: Why the US sharemarket continued to rally on the back of a win for Donald Trump in the presidential election.

Game of Thrones writer George RR Martin has hit out against Trump's win, saying "Winter is coming".

The New Zealand sharemarket ends weaker and well short of its recent record high as the reality of higher bond yields in a post US-election world starts to sink in.

Russian government officials had contacts with members of Donald Trump's campaign team, a senior Russian diplomat said today

COMMENT: The meeting between the two at the first family's home will be awkward with a capital A.

If you thought President Obama meeting Donald Trump was awkward, spare a thought for the First Lady.

The President-elect and incumbent shake hands and describe their historic meeting - with Trump saying the one-to-one talk was a "great honour". Follow our live coverage.

One man's prescient political analysis about the US presidential election was on the money.

President-elect Donald Trump defied the polls to claim an incredible victory over Hillary Clinton. But he had a secret weapon no one counted on.

For nine long days, with the election imminent, a cloud of suspicion hung over Hillary Clinton. Her fans think this man cost her the election.

Kiwi journalist Jack Tame is caught in an angry mob of protesters outside Trump Towers in midtown Manhattan. Source: TVNZ

This election is one for the ages, an epic upset that 100 years from now we will all be discussing.

Amanda Richards has been shedding tears throughout the day as she suffers from Trumpression.

Protests are gaining momentum across the United States in the wake of Donald Trump's election victory. Source: Twitter / chrisgeidner

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 NZ Herald visited 10 counties in four key battleground states on an eight-day road trip to New York and the greatest election shock in modern American history.

Prime Minister John Key has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory, telling him NZ and the US "share a strong relationship".

He's been called a racist, sexist, tax-dodging fear-monger - and he's America's new leader. Here's how he did it.

Anxiety and disbelief mounted among US allies, but Europe's far right exulted today, as Donald Trump swept the votes to win the US presidential race.

The new leader of the free world is President Donald Trump - while Hillary Clinton concedes defeat and fails to show at her own HQ. Here's how it unfolded.

The NZ Herald wasn't the only paper around the world to go big with the US election coverage.

"I hope the world survives the next four years of a Trump presidency," says Democratic supporter.

Donald Trump has promised that as president he will honour the pledge stitched into his white and red baseball caps: Make America Great Again.