Sharon Brett-Kelley

What do you mean by that?

When you saw that information, did you think, oh my God, this is quite incredible?

And will that information ever get out?

So we may not get a final framework.

Are you saying that this deal might not happen?

Rubio's not the only one talking about it.

Here's the US Under-Secretary of Economic Affairs on One News.

We've also got the new ambassador, the US ambassador to New Zealand, Jared Novelli.

Is he here now?

Is he like settled here?

The Critical Minerals Club is what they're calling it, this project vault.

Other countries have already signed up, haven't they, including Australia.

But this is the thing that New Zealand hasn't quite finalised yet.

And is there any word at all on when there might be a major announcement on this?

Because there's lots of stuff going on in the background, isn't there?

I mean, there's a mining company going through the fast track process at the moment to do some gold mining in central Otago.

They're not the only ones, but it feels like things have really heated up in this area.

Here's Fox Meyer again.

So there's no deal yet between the US and New Zealand in terms of critical minerals.

Is there a danger that we'll get left behind?