In late June, New Zealand parliamentarian and Māori activist Debbie Ngarewa-Packer boarded an international flight to begin a 40-hour journey to Lisbon to attend the U.N. Ocean Conference. At various side events taking place during the week of the conference, including a youth-led march, Ngarewa-Packer spoke ardently about her deep-rooted beliefs that deep-sea mining — … Continue reading ‘The sea means everything’: Q&A with deep-sea mining opponent Debbie Ngarewa-Packer