43058 (2025). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister for Digitising Government

Written Question

Published date: 11 Sep 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43058 (2025)
Question asked:	31 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Chlöe Swarbrick
Portfolio:	Minister for Digitising Government
Minister replying:	Hon Judith Collins
Answer received:	08 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43058_2025
Document guid:	e0564347-a936-45bc-b07e-98a63202d85f

43058 (2025). Chlöe Swarbrick to the Minister for Digitising Government: Further to Q082659, if the Government is procuring AI services from Google, will New Zealand data be stored onshore, or in another country, and if so, where?

Hon Judith Collins: Google does not own or operate Data Centres onshore in New Zealand. Data fed into Google AI services is likely to be stored offshore. I do not have visibility of which Data Centres Google may use to store New Zealand Government data gathered through their AI services. Agencies can choose which of Google’s Cloud Regions AI services are delivered from.