New Year Honours 2026: Seven New Knights and Dames Named
By Lions Roar News National Desk WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND (December 31, 2025) – The 2026 New Year Honours list has...
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Kandy Attorney Files FR Petition in Supreme Court Over State Negligence During Cyclone Ditwah
By Lions Roar News Desk | December 31, 2025 COLOMBO — A prominent attorney-at-law from Kandy has filed a Fundamental...
Betrayal on the Field: Kids’ Rugby Manager Exposed After Stealing Fundraiser Money
By Lions Roar News Investigative Desk (Abstracted from the New Zealand Herald) LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND (December 30, 2025) –...
Welcome 2026: Your Ultimate Guide to New Zealand’s Best New Year’s Eve Public Events
By Lions Roar News Lifestyle Desk NEW ZEALAND (December 29, 2025) – As the clock ticks down on 2025, New...
Chaos Up North: Gales Lash Regions, Down Trees, Cut Power, and Disrupt Festival Season
By Lions Roar News National Weather Desk AUCKLAND / NORTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND (December 29, 2025) – Severe gales have ripped...
?️ Farewell to the ‘Nightingale’: State Funeral Announced for Kalashuri Latha Walpola
By Lions Roar News National Desk COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (December 29, 2025) – The Government of Sri Lanka has officially...
Night of Chaos: Mass Brawl on Auckland’s K-Rd Leaves One Critical, Four Arrested
By Lions Roar News New Zealand Bureau AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (December 28, 2025) – Central Auckland’s iconic Karangahape Road (K-Rd)...
Aotearoa Prepares for 2026: The Ultimate Guide to New Year’s Eve Public Events
By Lions Roar News Lifestyle Desk AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (December 27, 2025) – As the clock winds down on 2025,...
A ‘Tohu’ from the Past: Ancient Waka Discovery Redefines Pacific History
By Lions Roar News Science & Culture Desk RĒKOHU / CHATHAM ISLANDS (December 27, 2025) – In what is being...
Feast Fit for a King (of the Jungle): Auckland Zoo Animals Celebrate Christmas
By Lions Roar News Lifestyle Desk AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (December 26, 2025) – While Aucklanders were tucking into their glazed...
The True Meaning of Christmas is Love, Peace, and Sacrifice: SL President Issues Christmas Message
COLOMBO – As Christians across the globe and in Sri Lanka celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ today (December 25),...
2025 Political Year in Review: Growth, Friction, and the “India Pivot”
By Lions Roar News Political Desk As the 54th Parliament adjourns for the summer break, 2025 will be remembered as...
A Christmas Miracle for Kāeo: Running Water Restored After 67-Day Outage
By Lions Roar News Northland Desk KĀEO, FAR NORTH (December 25, 2025) – The residents of the small Far North...
“Deporting my Child is Like Cutting off my Arm”: Nelson Nurse Battles to Keep Autistic Son in NZ
By Lions Roar News National Desk NELSON, NEW ZEALAND (December 25, 2025) – A Christmas of "fear and heartbreak" has...
“To Refuse the Human is to Refuse God”: Pope Leo XIV Issues Powerful Christmas Eve Challenge
By Lions Roar News World Desk VATICAN CITY (December 25, 2025) – In his first Christmas Eve Mass as Pontiff,...
Tragedy in Maiduguri: At Least Seven Killed in Christmas Eve Mosque Blast
By Lions Roar News World Desk MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA (December 25, 2025) – A somber Christmas Day has dawned in northeast...
Season’s Greetings to our Global Whānau
On behalf of Lions Roar News, Lions Roar Radio, Apt 365 Ltd, and Hyperreel Studios, we wish all our fans...
Fake Cop, Real Trouble: Armed Impersonator Arrested After Joining Police Convoy
Image credit to New Zealand Herald By Lions Roar News Crime Desk KAWAKAWA, NORTHLAND – A disqualified driver in Northland...
New Vertical Housing Complexes to Shelter Cyclone Ditwah Victims, Minister Confirms
By Lions Roar News National Desk COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (December 22, 2025) – In a major move to resettle families...
HEALTH EMERGENCY: St Heliers Beach Closed After Massive Wastewater Overflow Floods Bay
By Lions Roar News Environmental & Local Affairs Desk AUCKLAND, NZ – St Heliers beach, one of Auckland's most beloved...
