{"id":52434,"date":"2022-07-01T10:45:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T22:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=52434"},"modified":"2024-07-12T11:14:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:14:06","slug":"new-zealands-silence-on-deep-sea-mining-risks-deep-wounds-to-pacific-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/new-zealands-silence-on-deep-sea-mining-risks-deep-wounds-to-pacific-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand\u2019s silence on deep sea mining risks deep wounds to Pacific relations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a dramatic shift at the United Nations oceans conference in Lisbon this week, a series of Pacific Governments have formed an alliance to oppose deep sea mining in international waters but Greenpeace says the continued silence from the New Zealand Government on the issue is deafening.<\/p>\n\n<p>To standing ovations, a series of Pacific nations including Fiji and Samoa joined an alliance opposing deep sea mining announced by Palau on Monday. Adding to the momentum, the following day, Tuvalu, Tonga, and Guam announced their support for a halt to deep sea mining and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/environment\/frances-macron-says-deep-sea-mining-must-not-go-ahead-2022-06-30\/\">France is now also calling<\/a> for a legal and robust framework to ban deep sea mining in the high seas. But to date, the New Zealand Government has not formed a position on the issue.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa\u2019s James Hita says: \u201cNew Zealand risks standing by while deep wounds are inflicted on its Pacific neighbours if it continues to stay silent on deep sea mining.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cThis move by ruthless corporations to begin deep sea mining in the Pacific is the latest example of colonisation in a region that has already suffered so much from nuclear testing, overfishing and resource extraction by the developed world,\u201d says Hita.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a sad irony that when French nuclear testing threatened the Pacific, Norman Kirk\u2019s Labour government sent a frigate in protest, but now, when corporate seabed mining threatens the Pacific, Jacinda Ardern\u2019s Labour government does nothing while Macron\u2019s French government speaks out to protect the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cNew Zealand has a golden opportunity right now to show real solidarity and leadership in the Pacific and we call on New Zealand\u2019s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta and Minister of Oceans &amp; Fisheries David Parker to seize the day and make us proud.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cTo maintain respect in the Pacific, the Ardern Government needs to start standing up for the things that matter to the Pacific. Palau, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa are all calling for a moratorium on seabed mining but so far the New Zealand Government is sitting on its hands,\u201d says Hita.<\/p>\n\n<p>Deep sea mining is a destructive and untested industry where minerals are sucked up from the ocean floor and waste materials pumped back into the ocean leaving a sediment plume that smothers marine life, threatening vulnerable ecosystems, fisheries and people\u2019s way of life.<\/p>\n\n<p>Scientists say that disruptions to the ocean floor may also reduce the ocean\u2019s ability to sequester carbon, adding to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n<p>Without action from Governments to stop it, mining of the deep seas in the Pacific could begin as early as mid 2023.<\/p>\n\n<p>Greenpeace Aotearoa <a href=\"https:\/\/petition.act.greenpeace.org.nz\/oceans-stop-deep-sea-mining\">launched a petition<\/a> in June calling on the New Zealand government and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nanaia Mahuta to support a ban on deep sea mining in the Pacific and around the world and already over 9,000 people have signed.<br><\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-52168 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner-510x266.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2022\/06\/0ac18dd4-miner.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" title=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/petition\/petition-stop-deep-sea-mining\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPETITION: Stop deep sea mining\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">It\u2019s time for New Zealand to take a stand. 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