The decision to quit the EU has cost Britain its top credit rating, pushed the pound to its lowest level against the dollar since the mid-1980s.

The NZ dollar is heading for a 1.4 per cent weekly gain on a trade-weighted basis.

COMMENT: Snubbing EU stifles flow of young immigrants needed as UK ages.

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

COMMENT: If Brexit the Musical is ever staged, casting of characters won't be hard given the performances so far of leading players, writes Audrey Young.

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

Taking their minds off the turmoil around them the British have turned to Twitter to take the piss out of their revered playwright William Shakespeare

Theresa May is the bookies' favourite to move into No 10.

The latest victim of the inferno that has ripped through Westminster for the past seven days was the man most responsible for getting the fire started.

Boris Johnson's allies have hit out against Michael Gove for stabbing him in the back as the ex-mayor announced he will not run for PM.

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.

New Zealand's experience may now provide a useful road map for the UK after brexit.

Banks are running short of British pound banknotes as Kiwis take advantage of a massive slump in the currency's value.

Brit-bashing has become a universal past time this week, surprisingly however the Germans have focused on what's best about them

Winter is here and years of bargaining lie ahead.

As Brexit took over our screens for the past week it even managed to take Kiwis' minds off the more lewd side of the internet... for a day

Leave leader Michael Gove's wife Sarah Vine raised concerns about backing Boris Johnson for Tory leadership.

A Kiwi great-grandmother who won nearly $2 million in the British lottery has bought a new house and car within a day of returning home.

Last week's Brexit referendum has plunged the historic port town of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory on the southern tip of Spain, back into the spotlight.

The Welsh rugby team has gone home with its memories of New Zealand and its pride a little dented.

Britain must pursue a Norway-style agreement with the EU if it is to avoid a recession, according to Morgan Stanley.

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.

KiwiSaver balances have been beaten down by Brexit-driven market upheaval. But hang in there, say the experts.

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.

As reports of hate crime rise nearly 60% in the aftermath of Brexit, this hilarious video pokes fun at the new reality for many.

First there was shock. Now comes the anger.