Caritas Briefing for Incoming Ministers 2023 - Seabed Mining

24 November 2023

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is calling for a complete ban on seabed mining in domestic and international waters. Since 2014, we have been tracking the devastating impacts seabed mining efforts have had on communities in the Pacific, and submitting against applications in New Zealand. In 2023, we made a written and oral submission to the Environment Select Committee as part of the inquiry into seabed mining in New Zealand. For a more thorough explanation of our position, we invite you to consult these.