Hillary Clinton says Trump 'Fever' could be on the wane by the next US Presidential election in 2020.

﻿Hillary Rodham Clinton has revealed she contemplated moving to New Zealand after losing her bid for the United States presidency to Donald Trump.

At a talk in Auckland on Monday night, the former first lady and secretary of state said she had received invitations from many Kiwis to come and live here following her loss.

She "gave them some thought", she said, but decided to stay in the US as there was work to do.

Hannah Peters/Getty Hillary Clinton spoke about women in leadership, Russian interference, and becoming a grandmother in a 90-minute talk at Spark Arena in Auckland.

Clinton spoke to a sold-out crowd at the Spark Arena in a 90-minute talk moderated by former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley.

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Clinton noted Shipley was New Zealand's first female prime minister, and that "you are now onto your third female prime minister . . . just saying".

STUFF Hillary Clinton was in NZ on a speaking tour, part of a series called the “Women World Changers”.

The evening was kicked off with a performance by Gisborne-based Te Kapa Haka a Whāngārā mai Tawhiti.

Clinton then touched on her loss to Trump, saying she dealt with it by drinking Chardonnay, watching home and gardening shows, and reading a lot of mysteries because "they ultimately ended with the bad guys getting it".

She also spoke about her latest book, What Happened, which goes into detail about the loss.

GETTY Former prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley moderated the talk.

Writing it was "cathartic and sometimes painful", she said.﻿

Clinton also spoke about the difference between men and women in power, saying people like her when she serves in a support role, but "everything changes" when she takes on a leadership role.

She was popular when she was first lady to her husband Bill and secretary of state for Obama, but that perception changed when she wanted to be president, she said.

LAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Hillary Clinton is a firm believer that our prime minister Jacinda Ardern is able to juggle motherhood and the job.

During the wide-ranging talk, Clinton touched on Russian interference in the 2016 election, freedom of speech in the age of social media, and progress in Korea. She said she was encouraged by the North-South dialogue but the "devil's in the details".

She also discussed the road to her presidential bid, and her initial resistance when people asked her to run for office.

She recounted one discussion, that she had while at an event promoting women in sports as first lady, that changed her mind.

A young female basketball player shook her hand, then said in her ear: "Dare to compete Mrs Clinton, dare to compete", she said.

Earlier, Clinton met with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the pair swapped gifts. Ardern received a buzzy bee for her baby, which is due next month, and Clinton received two children's books to read to her grandchildren.

In a conversation with Stuff political editor Tracy Watkins, Clinton said she was "thrilled" when Ardern became prime minister in 2017.

"After my election, to see a young woman become prime minister was such a... really a shot of optimism," she said.

"I think it's hard for women and men but I think there are special challenges for a woman and we just have to keep doing it until we finally break through and elect a woman."

Outside the venue, ticketholders were full of praise for Clinton, calling her an inspiration.

"She was deeply impressive and disarmingly honest," Pasifika Medical Association chief executive Debbie Sorensen said.

"Her commitment to service and to young people is incredible – but she's not done yet."

Dylan Parshotam said seeing Clinton speak was a "once in a lifetime" experience.

"The 2016 election was one of the most infamous elections and to hear one of the candidates speak about it was just terrific – regardless of political opinion."

AUT psychology lecturer Pani Farvid said Clinton was warmer in person than she'd expected.

​She said Clinton made her think about the different ways society viewed men and woman in positions of power.

"Hillary made it clear how we hold women to a much higher standards. We expect a lot more from our female leaders because we don't see a great many of them there.

"Once they're in that spotlight, we want them to be everything for every one. We need them to be kind of perfect, flawless, with not a chink in their amour. She can't let her guard down at any moment."