{"id":76157,"date":"2026-03-18T13:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=76157"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:53:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T00:53:03","slug":"critical-minerals-military-outpost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/critical-minerals-military-outpost\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Peace in the moana or military outpost?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To most of us in Aotearoa, the current illegal war in Iran feels distant. We see it in our news feeds, we feel it at the petrol pump, and we hear about it in &#8220;\u2019trade disruptions\u2019. We tell ourselves we\u2019re just a small, peaceful nation caught in the crossfire of superpowers.<\/p>\n\n<p>But behind the scenes, a deal is being negotiated that changes our role entirely.<\/p>\n\n<p>The New Zealand Government is currently negotiating a critical minerals deal with the Trump administration. Under &#8216;Project Vault,&#8217; the U.S. is aggressively stockpiling minerals from both land and sea through a blend of private mega-capital and government-backed loans. And at the heart of the deal with New Zealand is an anonymous metal, <a href=\"https:\/\/usvanadium.com\/arkansas-leaders-urge-pentagon-to-immediately-purchase-vanadium-for-the-national-defense-stockpiles\/\">Vanadium<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Three panel street posters. 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First, an image of Trump with speech bubble: Gimme your minerals!' and a caption 'Hey Luxon, say no to this bully'; second kayakers holding a banner saying 'don't mine the moana'; third a serious PM Luxon, with caption 'Tell Luxon: no minerals deal'\" class=\"wp-image-76159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-1821x1366.jpg 1821w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/de8e06da-crit-min-posters-6-453x340.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Vanadium is mostly unknown to New Zealanders. But the US Department of Defense classifies it as a top-tier strategic mineral. Why? <strong>Because you can\u2019t build a modern war machine without it.<\/strong> It is the literal backbone of the <a href=\"https:\/\/armoneyandpolitics.com\/arkansas-vanadium-production\/\">high-strength steel used in missiles, armour-piercing projectiles, and the jet engines<\/a> currently flying sorties in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>In New Zealand, vanadium isn\u2019t commercially mined. Which, you would think, makes it a strange candidate to be at the heart of a trade deal. But dig a little deeper.<br><br>Vanadium is the mineral that would be mined by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/explore\/seabed-mining\/what-is-trans-tasman-resources\/\">Trans Tasman Resources<\/a> (TTR, wholly-owned by Australian mining company Manuka Resources) in the hugely controversial proposed seabed mining project in the South Taranaki Bight. Iwi, Greenpeace, KASM and many others have actively opposed this project for more than a decade. It\u2019s getting difficult to keep track of all of our wins, but we\u2019ve beaten it through the EPA (including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/seabed-miner-quitting-epa-hearing-highlights-danger-of-luxons-fast-track\/\">TTR\u2019s withdrawal the second time<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/celebrations-as-high-court-upholds-seabed-mining-appeal\/\">The High Court<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/press-release\/supreme-court-slams-door-on-seabed-mining-time-for-a-ban\/\">The Supreme Court<\/a>, and most recently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/fast-track-panel-rejects-seabed-mining-application\/\">Fast-Track process<\/a>. TTR has epically failed in Iwi relations, has been unable to convince experts, or even a Government appointed fast-track panel that it could mine without significant damage to the environment, or show how the mine would benefit people in New Zealand.\u00a0<br><br>Despite a track record of abject failure to get seabed mining off the ground in Aotearoa, TTR and the government are hell-bent on starting it, no matter the consequences.<\/p>\n\n<p>The industry arguments for mining the sea have long been around the need for supplying green tech, specifically batteries for renewables. But this has been widely dismissed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org.uk\/news\/new-study-deep-sea-mining-not-even-needed-for-green-energy-transition\/\">Greenwash<\/a>, and several EV manufacturers have pledged not to use deepsea-mined minerals. Certainly, the US administration is clearly citing munitions, not renewables in their desire for vanadium, making it clear that this is about war and superpowers.<\/p>\n\n<p>TTR pulled out of its failing fast-track application on the day that the Government announced its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/story\/govt-announces-critical-mineral-slush-fund-as-ttr-flees-the-fast-track\/\">$80million critical mineral fund<\/a>, helping mining companies get access to the minerals found across the country. TTR\u2019s CEO, Alan Eggers, says that the company is not walking away from its plans to mine the coasts of South Taranaki. It represents the zombie project that keeps coming back from the dead. And it seems the Government is planning to throw it yet another lifeline.<br><br>Now when we talk about seabed mining in the South Taranaki Bight, we are talking about turning the habitat of the blue whales into a quarry for the U.S. military-industrial complex.<br><strong><br><\/strong>We cannot claim to be a nation of peace while actively digging up the ingredients for war, with an exclusive deal to provide them to the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>The man tipped to become the next US ambassador to New Zealand, Niue, Samoa and the Cook Islands, Jared Novelly, has gone on record talking of his priorities for the Pacific region. I had to laugh when I heard he told the US Senate he would be promoting a \u201cfree and open Pacific\u201d while in office, which includes expanding the US security presence, and getting access to critical minerals.<\/p>\n\n<p>Let\u2019s not forget the last time the US brought their military agenda to Pacific shores, testing nuclear weapons in the Marshall Islands for over 15 years. The fallout of these tests, the displacement and horrific health impacts, are still being felt by the community decades later.<br><br>The Pacific, of which Aotearoa is part, is a region of peace. This was declared when the region aligned on making it a nuclear-free zone back in the 80s (although French nuclear testing continued through the 90\u2019s), and it remains an important common value.<\/p>\n\n<p>But doing deals with warmongerers like Trump, signing up to supply the US with the very things they need to carry out their illegal wars, is something that should concern every Pacific nation currently being courted for mineral deals. Aotearoa should, just as it has in the past, be a strong voice for de-escalation, not a military outpost providing the hardware for global instability. Do we want our legacy to be as a silent partner in the illegal wars shaking the globe?<br><br>This minerals deal means the future of Aotearoa\u2019s seabed has become a test of whether we can still stand up to a superpower. We\u2019ve beaten TTR\u2019s seabed mining project at every turn so far, now we need to double down and get seabed mining banned for good, and ensure that no minerals deal is struck with Trump\u2019s America.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-75593 \"\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\/luxon-no-minerals-deal-with-trump\/\" \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\/2026\/03\/6bf8335c-1-1024x607.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6bf8335c-1-600x356.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-aotearoa-stateless\/2026\/03\/6bf8335c-1-1024x607.jpg 1024w, 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