Hon NANAIA MAHUTA: I thank the member for the question. I acknowledge just how the differing views within Pacific nations are in relation to seabed mining. There is not a uniform view, but New Zealand will consistently act to ensure that by participating in the ISA we are advocating for high standards of environmental protection to ensure that a mining code can be set, and that those standards must be met in order to mine in any case. What I can say is that jumping straight to a moratorium provides a very difficult point at which countries like New Zealand could be seen to act consistently with our own domestic approach. 