Moana Pasifika Rescue Talks: New Zealand has stepped in to explore “all possible options” to keep the Super Rugby franchise alive after owners said funding would end, with Foreign Minister Winston Peters directing officials to begin talks with NZ Rugby and other stakeholders; the club’s final match ended in a 21-19 win over the Brumbies, but liquidation pressure remains. Pacific Rugby Voices: Tonga and Cook Islands leaders backed the Kanaloa consortium bid to take over Moana Pasifika, arguing Pacific rugby’s future should be shaped by Pacific voices, adding pressure on NZ Rugby to assess competing proposals. Fuel Costs Bite: Samoa motorists queued for petrol and diesel ahead of June’s monthly price reset, with kerosene, petrol and diesel all rising again amid Middle East-driven refined product price pressure. Drug Ring Warning: Samoa PM Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt says youth are being “used” by international drug rings after two alleged Apia hitmen confessed in Vietnam, while police report 20 drug raids in the first five months and 55 charges. Trade & Health Diplomacy: India marked Samoa’s Independence Day by delivering a haemo-dialysis machine with a portable RO unit under its FIPIC-III commitments. Regional Business & Trade Security: Oceania Customs Organisation appoints Samoa-based trade expert Laisiana Tugaga as Head of Secretariat as Pacific customs leaders meet in Nadi to tackle border threats and organised crime. Local Careers & Fisheries: A Salesatele-born fisheries officer highlights how Operation Tui Moana 2026 is creating real pathways for Samoans to protect Pacific fisheries.