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REVEALED: New zealand rethinks opposition to deep sea mining - The Real Truth

Shane Jones (L), now New Zealand's resources minister, poses with then prime minister Jacinda Ardern (R) and then governor-general Dame Patsy Reddy in Wellington in 2017 (Credit: AFP)

New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources minister told AFP on Tuesday.

Resources Minister Shane Jones said opposition to the fledgling industry was rooted in "shrill" environmental alarmism and "luxury beliefs" that ignored the need for economic growth.

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