COMMENT: Where Britain now goes, others will follow. For all those who want to see a better European future, that is an enticing prospect.

If Britain stands to suffer most from its foolish decision last week, the EU could be hurt just as badly if it cannot eject Britain quickly.

COMMENT: We witnessed history on Friday when 52 per cent of the voting population of Britain voted to leave the European Union.

After Thursday's Brexit vote, there has been a "dramatic" drop in credit card spending over last weekend.

Here are five markets to watch for a sign of where things are headed following the Brexit result.

Economists expect the victorious "leave" outcome to chop a cumulative 2.75 per cent off UK GDP.

New Zealand's sheepmeat exports and tourists from the UK may be the hardest hit from the Brexit.

Some business commentators have said the Reserve Bank could in August cut the official cash rate below 2 per cent from 2.25 per cent.

A spate of racist incidents have Britons concerned the Brexit result is emboldening extremist elements in society.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully says there could well be advantages for New Zealand in Britain's shock vote to quit the European Union.

COMMENT: Last week was one of those times when you sensed how thin the membrane is between the functioning intact life and its total destruction.

More countries will follow Britain out of the EU unless there is significant reform, according to a string of nations both inside and outside the EU.

United Kingdom's break-up looks increasingly likely as country comes to terms with shock results of EU vote.

Like millions of people around the world, Italian immigrant Alejandro Majnoler was trying to make sense of a British exit from the European Union.

COMMENT: I am convinced markets have over-reacted to the Brexit vote. There should have been a negative reaction. Markets were not expecting this outcome.

Investors are bracing for more fall-out as trading resumes tomorrow after Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union sparked market chaos on Friday.

Just days after voting to leave the EU, more than 2 million Britons and UK residents have signed a petition calling for a second vote.

COMMENT: All those Facebook shares, Twitter hashtags and Snapchat videos couldn't save Britain's youth from being the big losers in the Brexit referendum.

After ten weeks of intense and often bitter rivalry between opposing camps, many reputations were made - and lost.

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 risk of another recession has escalated after Britain's decision to leave the EU plunged markets into freefall.