Ban seabed mining and extractive industries
What it actually does
Te Pāti Māori's climate policy would protect land and sea from extractive industries, including banning seabed mining, alongside investment in climate resilience and regenerative approaches.
Source: maoriparty.org.nz · 2026-10
The Trump take
“You ban mining on the bottom of the ocean? We just signed an order to mine the ocean. Very deep, very rich, lots of nodules. Great nodules.”parody
Why it scored this way
Energy
Bans mining
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Hates it
Climate
Climate-driven restrictions
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Dislikes it
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