New Zealand's Minister of Foreign Affairs stopped short of taking a firm position on the upcoming release of treated-nuclear-wastewater into the Pacific following her meeting with the head of the UN nuclear agency.
Anti-nuclear activists have called repeatedly for New Zealand to take firm opposition given the countries long anti-nuclear stance.
Nanaia Mahuta met with Rafael Grossi in Auckland before he traveled to Rarotonga to meet with Pacific leaders.
RNZ Pacific's Lydia Lewis spoke with Nanaia Mahuta after the meeting.