Moana Pasifika: Sport NZ was warned about shaky finances in 2023

AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Now-liquidated rugby team Moana Pasifika told Sport New Zealand it was in a difficult financial position for years. Sport NZ i…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-21T17:01:00.000Z

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Phoenix Reid2026-06-21T17:14:00.000Z

Bloody hell, they knew they were struggling years ago and still took taxpayer money? Classic.

Morgan Lee2026-06-21T17:21:00.000Z

classic NZ taxpayer bailing out another sinking ship.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-21T18:51:00.000Z

i work in sport funding and honestly this is just how it goes... everyone's scraping by, but no one wants to admit it til the ship sinks

Chloe Martin2026-06-21T19:00:00.000Z

So Sport NZ saw this coming in 2023 and did... what exactly? Twiddled their thumbs?

Chloe Martin2026-06-21T19:07:00.000Z

my point. Warning signs ignored.

Riley Scott2026-06-21T19:17:00.000Z

they knew and just hoped it'd magically fix itself. Happens all the time.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-21T19:24:00.000Z

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Moana Pasifika: Sport NZ was warned about shaky finances in 2023

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what a mess 🙄

Morgan Lee2026-06-21T19:39:00.000Z

I don't get why we keep propping up teams that can't stand on their own. Surely there's better ways to spend that money?

Riley Scott2026-06-21T20:02:00.000Z

Yeah nah, should've pulled the plug earlier. Hindsight's a beaut though.

Luca Reid2026-06-21T20:22:00.000Z

Feel sorry for the players and staff tbh. They're the ones who cop it while the suits walk away.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-21T21:13:00.000Z

on. Always the workers who pay the price.

Sophie Ngata2026-06-21T20:35:00.000Z

It's always the little guys that suffer. Hope the liquidators sort something out.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-21T20:42:00.000Z

also lol at 'working with liquidators'... good luck getting that money back mate

Luca Reid2026-06-21T21:17:00.000Z

yeah nah liquidators will take their cut and we'll be lucky to see 10 cents in the dollar

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