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AWS Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region
Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Auckland
A cluster of AWS data centres in Auckland. The AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region launched in September 2025, billed as a $7.5b investment in NZ digital infrastructure over about 15 years, with the Government projecting more than 1,000 jobs. Exact sites are undisclosed; the known location is Westgate in northwest Auckland.
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Delivered
This project is complete.
Data current as at 13 Jun 2026, when the pipeline was last checked against its source.
Key facts
- Region
- Auckland
- Sector
- Telecom
- Status
- Complete
- Estimated value
- $7.5b
- Indicative completion
- 2025
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Election risk
- Safe
Election risk assessment
Privately funded foreign direct investment; election-independent. Both major parties back digital-infrastructure investment.
Government priority alignment
HIGH: Major foreign investment in national digital infrastructure.
Chronology
- 2021AWS announces the Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region: NZ$7.5b planned investment
- 2024Region buildout underway; phased capacity coming online
- 2025AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region goes live (1 September) with three availability zones, API name ap-southeast-6