Moana Pasifika rescue talks: New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says officials have been told to start talks with New Zealand Rugby and other stakeholders to find a financially sustainable future for Moana Pasifika after shareholders moved the franchise toward liquidation, with Peters stressing the team matters to Samoa and Tonga as well as Pacific rugby fans. Pacific rugby voices: Tonga and Cook Islands rugby leaders have backed the Kanaloa consortium’s bid to take over Moana Pasifika, arguing Pacific rugby’s future must be shaped by Pacific voices as NZ Rugby weighs competing proposals. Child poverty in Tonga: A new Tonga-UNICEF report finds one in four Tongan children live in multidimensional poverty, with the youngest and rural children hit hardest, pushing calls for stronger social safeguards. Tonga undersea connectivity: Tonga has completed a second international subsea cable, boosting digital resilience and regional connectivity. Regional aviation leadership: The Pacific Aviation Safety Office has elected PNG’s Benedict Oraka as chair, with Tonga’s Dr Vinolia K Salesi and the Cook Islands’ John Hosking re-elected as deputy chairs. Fuel pressure in the Pacific: Fuel prices continue rising across the region, with Penrhyn Island in the Cook Islands rationing power and borrowing diesel from a police patrol boat. Climate and voyaging updates: Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are adjusting Moananuiākea voyage plans due to a developing El Niño pattern, with a revised departure and route aimed at safer conditions.