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New Zealand's plan to launch an inquiry to consider the risks and benefits of ocean floor mining in waters around the country fits into environmental concerns.
A select committee will consider the risks and benefits of seabed mining in New Zealand waters. The effects of mining on ocean life and the environment will be weighed against the need for metals crucial to the production of “green technologies”. .