Environment Southland has voted to take a stand against companies involved with illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
The regional council has agreed to adjust its procurement policy to exclude companies on a United Nations list following a June request from Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA).
A follow-up report recommended the council take a "moral stance", which became reality yesterday at a full meeting of council.
She believed Western governments had failed to hold Israel to account and called on the New Zealand government to implement changes based on the United Nations Security Council resolution.
The decision meant the council now barred itself from dealing with a host of Israeli-owned companies included in the 2023 resolution.
But it did not go so far as to prevent itself from dealing with non-Israeli suppliers on the list.
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