Did You Miss the Boat? BNZ Hikes Longer-Term Mortgage Rates as Market Shifts
By Lions Roar Finance Desk AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — Homeowners looking for long-term stability may have...
News And Current Affairs
Gridlock and “Hōhā”: Massive $1.5B Lower Hutt Roadworks Push Commuters to the Brink
By Lions Roar News New Zealand Infrastructure Desk LOWER HUTT, NEW ZEALAND (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — Motorists across Lower...
End of an Era: Petone’s Iconic Soprano Italian Restaurant Up for Sale After 20 Years
By Lions Roar News Regional Desk PETONE, LOWER HUTT (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — After nearly two decades of serving...
“Superhuman” Act of Heroism: 13-Year-Old Boy Swims to Shore to Save Family Swept Out to Sea
By Lions Roar Aotearoa International Desk QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — A coastal outing turned into a near-tragedy...
Toyota Aqua Remains NZ’s Most Stolen Car: How to Protect Your Vehicle and Lower Insurance Costs
By Lions Roar Aotearoa Consumer Watch AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — For the fourth consecutive year, the...
AA Insurance Halts New Home Policies in Woodend Citing “Seismic Risk” Exposure
By Lions Roar Aotearoa Economic & Regional Desk WOODEND, NORTH CANTERBURY (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — AA Insurance has extended...
USA Gripped by Deadly “Health Predator”: Worst Flu Outbreak Since 2010 Claims 11,000 Lives
By Lions Roar Aotearoa Health Desk WASHINGTON D.C., USA (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — The United States, often regarded as...
Teacher Recruitment in Sri Lanka Must Follow Constitutional Merit, Not Political Power, Declares Minister Bimal Rathnayake
By Lions Roar Aotearoa Political Desk COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — Minister Bimal Rathnayake has reaffirmed the...
Sri Lanka: National Eye Hospital Suspends Critical Keratoconus Surgeries Due to Nine-Month Drug Shortage
By Lions Roar Aotearoa Health Desk COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — Hundreds of patients awaiting critical eye...
Sri Lanka to Grant Special Presidential Pardon to 49 Prisoners for 78th Independence Day
By Lions Roar Aotearoa National Desk COLOMBO, SRI LANKA (Tuesday, February 3, 2026) — In commemoration of Sri Lanka’s 78th...
