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A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including an aircraft from the New Zealand airline Air Chathams back flying domestic routes in Tonga.

Consensus has been reached by Pacific leaders with Japan to address the controversial release of treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Racist slurs and a tin of corned beef - Frank Film's new Stories from the South documentary meets the award-winning poet and performer.

The path to the FIFA World Cup 2026 has become clearer for the All Whites as they aim to get to just their third World Cup.

There is a call for Niue's diaspora in New Zealand to return to the island and help with its development. Audio

All vegetables are growing well this season, meaning shoppers are not reaching for Brussels sprouts at the supermarket.

The victim's toes were squeezed so hard with pliers, he feared they would "pop off".

The scrapping of the Interislander ferry replacement project was one of the first decisions the coalition made after coming to power, but some details have sailed under the proverbial radar.

The NZ Foreign Minister says countries talking about the transition to a green future must understand that "we cannot get there unless...we are engaged in extraction."

Analysis - The Interislander replacement project desperately needed more money as last year's election neared, but Labour's response put the whole plan at risk.

An ingenious invention, a pesky pest eradicated, and an unusual dinner guest were this week's good news stories from RNZ.

The stricken ferry will have a graduated return to service, but Picton businesses are suffering in the meantime, locals say. Audio

It was a chilly start to the day at -7.8 degrees Celsius, MetService says.

South Island police have received multiple reports of black ice on roads.

The cause of the grounding is being probed but the acting PM says "it's clear as daylight something dramatically has gone wrong". Audio

The system is likely to mean clear skies, but could also lead to freezing temperatures that last all day in parts of Central Otago.

Three months after medicines regulator Medsafe banned a skin treatment product, eczema sufferers are struggling to come to terms with its removal.