Moana Pasifika Ownership: New Zealand Rugby declined to confirm whether Pacific rugby unions—including Niue—back the Kanaloa Consortium bid after Moana Pasifika was placed into liquidation, with uncertainty growing off the field as bids for the licence intensify. Oral Health Costs: A Niuean man’s $2,000-plus dental bill after delaying care shows how cost and fear can block early treatment, echoing wider Pasifika gaps in publicly funded oral health and calls for routine dental checks to be included in health funding. Niue Governance: Returning PM Dalton Tagelagi has named a three-member Cabinet with health, education and tourism among the portfolios, alongside justice, lands, agriculture, environment and disaster management roles, as Niue’s new Legislative Assembly includes a record seven women.