Jason Pine: Weekend Sport Host on Moana Pasifika's financial struggles - Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

Moana Pasifika's future looks uncertain despite their fourth and most successful Super Rugby campaign. 

The Herald reports concerns centre around the charity Pasifika Medical Association Group which bought the franchise last year and a reduction in their Whanau Ora contracts. 

Those have previously been used to bolster Moana Pasifika's finances, a strategy reported as quietly contentious among Polynesian health service providers. 

Earlier this month, 15 players were released from this year’s squad. 

Newstalk ZB’s Jason Pine told Ryan Bridge that sponsorships are never easy to come by. 

He says there’s a lot of revenue streams, but none of them are increasing, so it’s got to be furrowing the brows of those at Moana Pasifika HQ. 

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