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Granny Flat Revolution: New Housing Law Sparks Warning of Rising Rates and ‘Unfunded’ Growth Costs

By The Lion’s Roar Local Reporting Team WELLINGTON—The government’s plan to fast-track housing construction by removing the building consent requirement...

Fonterra Shareholders Approve $4.2 Billion Sale to Lactalis Amid Fierce Political Backlash

By The Lion’s Roar Finance Desk AUCKLAND—Fonterra’s farmer shareholders have given a sweeping mandate to proceed with the sale of...

‘Your hair is beautiful,’ Trump tells Luxon at APEC

By The Lion’s Roar News Team | APEC Summit A brief, unscripted moment of levity broke the formal atmosphere of...

New Zealand Hits Russian Oil Trade, Sanctioning ‘Shadow Fleet’ Vessels

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced a significant expansion of sanctions targeting Russia’s oil industry and its mechanism for circumventing...

The Tax Reckoning: Hipkins’ 28% Capital Gains Gambit Sparks Political Firestorm

By The Lion’s Roar News Editorial Team Date: October 30, 2025 The political landscape of New Zealand has been irrevocably...

‘The Great Reset’: National Education Overhaul Announced Amidst Educator Revolt

KNOWLEDGE-RICH CURRICULUM TE MĀTAIAHO MANDATED FOR 2027 ROLLOUT, SPARKS UNPRECEDENTED CRITICISM OVER PACE AND PEDAGOGY By Lions Roar, Education Editor...

Trump’s Asia Diplomatic Blitz: From Tokyo’s Red Carpet to Southeast Asian Peacemaker ??️

TOKYO/BANGKOK – US President Donald Trump is currently midway through a high-stakes Asia tour, a diplomatic whirlwind that has seen...

Global Trade Tensions Eased: US-China Announce Framework Deal, TikTok Sale Finalized ?

SEOUL/KUALA LUMPUR – A significant diplomatic breakthrough has been reached between the world's two largest economies, the United States and...

Tragedy at Mihintale: Falling Bo Tree Kills Pilgrim, Injures Child

MIHINTALE, SRI LANKA – A devastating accident occurred at the sacred Mihintale Raja Maha Viharaya yesterday (October 27th) when a...

Contract Killing Exposed: Weligama Chairman’s Assassination Tied to $2 Million Rupee Hit

Colombo/Weligama, Sri Lanka – The assassination of Lasantha Wickremasinghe, the Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, has been definitively linked...