PremiumJenée TibshraenyWellington Business Editor·NZ Herald·19 Jun, 2026 05:00 AM4 mins to readPrime Minister Christopher Luxon with Revenue Minister Simon Watts, who says, "There is no safe harbour if you’re not complying with the law in regard to tax." Photo / Mark MitchellRevenue Minister Simon Watts doesn’t have a view on whether big tech companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon Web Services are paying enough tax in New Zealand.
He isn’t doing anything to try to squeeze more tax revenue out of these giants, beyond signing New Zealand up to work with







