37914 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence

Written Question

Published date: 10 Sep 2026

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	37914 (2026)
Question asked:	27 Aug 2026
Member asking:	Teanau Tuiono
Portfolio:	Minister of Defence
Minister replying:	Hon Paul Goldsmith
Answer received:	06 Sep 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_37914_2026
Document guid:	fabcf2f3-aecd-4f34-91ab-1728d21d8952

37914 (2026). Teanau Tuiono to the Minister of Defence: Does the Minister and/or their office, or any Department for which they are responsible, have any contracts with Palantir and if so what?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: The New Zealand Defence Force has a contract with Palantir for the licence and through life support of its analytics platform. The Ministry of Defence has no contracts with Palantir.