You've got to hand it to the Brits - they certainly know a thing or two about grim humour.

Kiwis are already cashing in on Brexit, with a currency exchange chain reporting record high numbers of people through their doors today.

What have we done? Brits frantically Google 'what is the EU?', hours after voting to leave it as Brexit remorse spreads.

Say hello to curvy bananas and crooked cucumbers - Leave voters are celebrating changing the course of history and breaking free from the EU laws and regulations.

David Cameron reportedly told members of his inner circle he would rather hand over control sooner than spend time negotiating Britain's tricky exit from the EU.

Eurosceptic parties across the continent are intensifying demands for their own referendums in the wake of the Brexit vote.

New Zealand First is pushing for Closer Commonwealth Economic Relations (CCER) between New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The NZ dollar tumbled more than US3c, or 4.4 per cent, and swap rates dropped as the UK voted to leave the EU.

The result was clearly for "leave", but a huge majority of those under 25 wanted to stay in Europe.

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

New Zealanders stand to gain from possible interest rate cuts and cheaper travel in Britain and Europe.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron resigned last night hours after the UK shocked the world by voting to leave the European Union.

David Cameron last night fell on his sword, announcing there will be a staged exit from Number 10 and a new prime minister by October.

Scotland's first minister Nicola Sturgeon said a second vote in just two years on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom in now "highly likely".

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.

European stock markets dived when they opened tonight after Brexit vote.

COMMENT: If ever John Key was in a position to help his political "bestie" this is it.

COMMENT: The political fallout will be equally dramatic as Britain and the EU work through whatever plan they have for the break-up.

"The will of the British people must be respected" - British PM announces his resignation after the historic EU referendum delivered clear backing for Brexit.

Andrew Little said the Brexit vote would lead to a period of uncertainty but all was not lost, while Winston Peters compared it to victory over Hitler.

Britain has voted clearly in favour of leaving the EU, but that is just the start of a very long process.

Death of British politician is 'attack on our democracy', says Labour's Phil Twyford.

If the polls are to be believed, the vote could be very close. Here's why that is such a worrying prospect.

The UK has voted to leave the European Union by a majority 52 per cent.

Paranoid referendum voters have been using their own pens after wild warnings that pencil-written ballot papers may be erased as part of an MI5 conspiracy.

Germany's Bild newspaper has played on friendly stereotypes in a last-ditch plea to Britons to stay in the European Union.

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.