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The Green Party wants at least 30 percent of New Zealand's oceans to be protected by 2030. It also wants a 10 year moratorium on all forms of seabed mining. It's released its "Thriving Oceans Plan" at a campaign event at Bastion Point in Auckland today. Co-leader Marama Davidson said successive governments over the decades have exploited our oceans for short-term economic gain.