
Perspective with Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is the Moana Pasifika dream really dead?
From Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive
Published 6/24/2026
I can imagine there will be some disappointed fans out there but in the end, common sense does seem to have prevailed, doesn’t it? In the last-minute Hail Mary dash to try to save Moana Pasifika, NZ Rugby, it turns out, have ended up being the grown-ups in the room - simply saying no. This is not…







