Pacific Update with Barbara Dreaver: Pacific athletes get a shot at NFL dream, churchgoers ride bikes into Sunday service

In this August 31 edition of Pacific Update with Barbara Dreaver, 1 NEWS' Pacific Correspondent wraps up the week's news from around the region.

Among the stories in this week's edition we look at a dire water shortage in the Cook Islands and why Tongan churchgoers are riding bikes and even a motor mower into a church service.

We also take a look at a rugby league star who buys his mother a special gift and how Pacific athletes are getting a shot at the NFL (American Football) dream.