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We begin our show in the CNMI where weather officials have given the all clear; A former Pacific international rugby rep claims her group had the finances to save Moana Pasifika but were rejected;The Pacific Islands forum invokes crisis response to the fuel situation.

An all clear was declared for Saipan, Tinian and Rota as Super Typhoon Sinlaku tracked away, ending more than 50 hours of destructive winds, flooding, and widespread damage.

A meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum Troika has invoked the forum's top crisis response mechanism as the fuel crisis worsens.

The founder of a Maori and Pacific-led professional rugby club said they had proposed to buy Moana Pasifika franchise last year, but were rejected.

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