Amazon Web Services Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region
DAuckland, New Zealand · NZ · Amazon Web Services (Amazon.com Inc.)
OperationalAI-Capable HyperscaleUnder Review
Environment
Water Stress
lowB
WRI Aqueduct 4.0, 2023, 2023
Aquifer Stress
Not DisclosedND
Grid Carbon Intensity
160 gCO₂/kWhB
IEA Electricity Information 2022, New Zealand, 2022
Grid RegionTranspower (New Zealand National Grid)
Drought Risk
low
NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, NZ), 2023
Environmental Review
approved
Auckland Council Resource Consent records
Facility
CategoryAI-Capable Hyperscale
StatusOperational
Year Opened2025
Capacity
60 MWE
Capacity estimated based on standard three-AZ regional footprint; AWS has not disclosed site-level power capacity for the New Zealand region. NZ$7.5B total investment announced through 2038.
Location
-36.8850, 174.7700 · NZ
RegionAuckland, New Zealand
Research statusUnder Review
Last verified2026-06-01
Evidence (2 sources)
Journalism2025-09-01Amazon Press Center
Confirms AWS New Zealand launch (September 2025), three AZs, Auckland location, and NZ$7.5B investment commitment.
AWS launched the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region on September 1, 2025, with three availability zones in the Auckland area. Amazon committed NZ$7.5 billion (~US$4.4B) to New Zealand cloud infrastructure investment through 2038.
Journalism2025-09-02Light Reading
Confirms scale of investment (NZ$7.5B / US$4.4B) and significance as NZ's largest tech-sector FDI.
AWS's new New Zealand cloud region is the company's second in Oceania (alongside Sydney), providing data residency and disaster recovery for New Zealand organisations. The NZ$7.5B investment is the largest foreign direct investment in New Zealand's technology sector.
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