PSNA Legal Challenge To NZ Superfund's Investments Opens In Auckland High Court Tomorrow

PSNA legal challenge to NZ Superfund’s investments opens in Auckland High Court tomorrow morning (Tuesday 14th October)

The Palestine Solidarity Network’s legal challenge against the New Zealand Superfund’s investments in companies helping to build and maintain illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian Territories opens in the Auckland High Court tomorrow (Tuesday 14 October) and is expected to run for two days.

The named plaintiffs are PSNA Co-Chairs, Maher Nazzal and John Minto, and Rawaa Elhanafy. The lawyers taking the case are Rodney Harrison KC and Frances Joychild KC.

Mahar Nazzal says the Superfund has investments in companies identified by the United Nations Human Rights Council as providing services and utilities supporting the maintenance and existence of illegal settlements on Palestinian land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The UN list was updated on 26 September 2025 and the updated database is here in a pdf.

Nazzal says the recent report by Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese ‘From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide’ says when Israel is committing genocide in Gaza many companies such Booking.Com and AirBnB are profiting from “occupation tourism” in Palestine.

“We look forward to the court having a thorough look at the Superfund’s investments and whether they are in line with their legal obligations”

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