Data centers in New Zealand
Datacenter Atlas tracks 108 facilities in New Zealand, 71 data centers and 34 network points of presence: 1% of the global inventory and #15 worldwide by facility count.
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MW: megawatts of power for the computers. PUE: all the electricity a site draws divided by what reaches its computers (1.0 = nothing lost). Networks present: telecom networks recorded at each site, added up. Record quality (A to D) rates the record, not the site. Glossary →
Map
Largest hubs
- Auckland41
- Christchurch13
- Wellington12
- Hamilton4
- Dunedin City3
- Hastings3
- Palmerston North3
- Tauranga3
A hub is a town with at least 5 facilities, with its close neighbours. Facilities in smaller towns are not listed here, so the hubs do not add up to the country total.
Top operators
All 108 facilities
Sorted by disclosed IT load, then networks present. A row opens the full, source-linked record on the map. No IT load, PUE is disclosed for any of these sites, so the column is hidden.
⚡ Electricity context
- Electricity demand
- 43.3 TWh (2025)
- Grid carbon intensity
- 93 gCO₂/kWh
- Renewables share
- 88.5 %
- Low-carbon share
- 88.5 %
Source: Ember yearly electricity data (CC BY 4.0). Method
Water & climate exposure
- Data centers at high water stress (index ≥ 60)
- 0 of the 70 scored · 1 located at town level only is not scored
- Median baseline water stress (WRI Aqueduct, 0–5)
- 0
- Median riverine flood risk (0–5)
- 3.13
- Free-cooling hours ≤ 18 °C (median)
- 5,855 h/yr (67 %)
- Median cooling degree days
- 259
Derived indicators: WRI Aqueduct 4.0, GHSL, climate normals. See methodology. Method
Social friction index
Main driver: Neighbourhood (80/100)
How close people live: residents within 1 km and distance to the nearest homes. High = many close neighbours.
- Water
- Energy & grid
- Neighbourhood
- Concentration
- Observed conflict
- Policy context
- regulation not researched (pillar left out)
Composite of water, grid, neighbourhood, concentration, policy and observed-conflict pressure. A derived indicator: not a measurement of public opinion. Method
Documented local conflicts & agreements
- Southland residents rally against consented Datagrid AI data centre · 2026-07-22 · protest · approved
Announced large projects
No announced project ≥ 100 MW tracked yet.
Questions
How many data centers are there in New Zealand?
Datacenter Atlas (release 26.08-c2) records 108 facilities in New Zealand: 71 data centers, 34 network points of presence and 3 unclassified sites. The count covers facilities documented in OpenStreetMap, PeeringDB, Wikidata and operator disclosures.
Which companies operate data centers in New Zealand?
The operators with the most tracked facilities in New Zealand are Chorus New Zealand Limited, Spark New Zealand, Datacom Data Centres Ltd, Data Vault Limited, Plan B Limited.
Where are data centers concentrated in New Zealand?
The largest hubs by facility count are Auckland (41), Christchurch (13), Wellington (12), Hamilton (4), Dunedin City (3).
Cite this page: Datacenter Atlas (2026). New Zealand, release 26.08-c2. https://www.datacenter-atlas.com/country/new-zealand · ODbL / CC BY 4.0