35819 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Energy

35819 (2025). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister for Energy: Has the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible, if any, procured services from any of the companies listed in the recent UN Report 'A/HRC/59/23: From economy of occupation to economy of genocide - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967' and if so which companies?

Hon Simon Watts: As Minister of Energy, I have no responsibility for any government departments or Ministries. In respect of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, I refer the Member to the Minister for Economic Growth’s answer to written parliamentary question 35410 (2025). With regard to Crown entities under the energy portfolio, I am advised that EECA has not procured any services directly from these companies. We do contract Microsoft services via the All of Government Microsoft Cloud, Software and Services Agreement through our Datacom our Licence Solution Partner. For the EA when procuring goods and services, the Authority utilises existing panel arrangements and is required to apply the Government Procurement Rules. Further information can be found on the New Zealand Government Procurement website www.procurement.govt.nz. In the 24/25 financial year, the Electricity Authority made payments for services to Microsoft and Amazon.com Inc.