How much data centre capacity does New Zealand have?

DC Atlas tracks 60 data centres in New Zealand. 245 MW is live, 48 MW is under construction, 400 MW is planned, for 697 MW of total potential at full buildout.

Who are the largest data centre operators in New Zealand?

14 operators run facilities in New Zealand. CDC Data Centres is the largest by total potential, with 3 sites and 90 MW.

Which utilities supply power to data centres in New Zealand?

Vector, Orion New Zealand and Wellington Electricity serve the most data centre sites in New Zealand. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 77% of the facilities it tracks here.

New Zealand: 60 sites, 14 operators, 400 MW planned

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New Zealand has 60 data centres on the DC Atlas map, across 22 markets, run by 14 operators, 56 operational, 400 MW planned. Largest by total potential: CDC Data Centres (3 sites), then Spark NZ.

Map of 58 data centres in New Zealand

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Live

245MW

Under construction

48MW

Planned

400MW

Total potential

697MW

9% of pipeline modelled

Who supplies the power

77% of the data centres we track in New Zealand have a named power supplier

Vector25sites
Orion New Zealand7sites
Wellington Electricity4sites
Mercury3sites
Ecotricity3sites
Genesis Energy2sites

2 further suppliers serve smaller numbers of sites here.

Who is building in New Zealand

The 10 largest operators here by total potential, of 14 tracked in this country.

Operator	Sites	Live	Total potential
CDC Data Centres	3	90 MW	90 MW
Spark NZ	11	40 MW	80 MW
Datacom	7	65 MW	65 MW
DCI Data Centers	2	10 MW	50 MW
Spark Digital	7	17 MW	17 MW
Chorus	11	4.5 MW	13 MW
Plan B	7	3.4 MW	7.4 MW
Umbrellar Limited	2	6 MW	6 MW
Datacentre220	1	5 MW	5 MW
Vocus Group	1	1.2 MW	1.2 MW

When New Zealand was built

165 MW of the live capacity here carries a commissioning date — 43% of the operational sites in this country.

Recent activity

9 recorded developments in New Zealand, the latest on 16 Sept 2026.

12 Aug 2026Opposition
Protesters target Data Centre Leaders Summit in Auckland
Protesters targeted the Data Centre Leaders Summit in Auckland.
30 Jul 2026Partnership
NZ data centre builder contracts for trans-Tasman cable link
A New Zealand data centre builder has contracted for a scaled-down Tasman Ring Network cable to be laid between Invercargill and Melbourne.

All recent activity

Who is hiring in New Zealand

1 open data centre role at 1 operator we track

CDC Data Centres is the only operator recruiting in New Zealand, with 1 role open across 1 discipline. The single role is critical facilities, which runs an estate rather than builds one. It was posted in the last 30 days.

CDC Data Centres1role

The mix

critical facilities1

The roles behind those numbers

Data Center Technician1

Most recently opened

CDC Data Centrescritical facilities18 Sept 2026

Counted from the operators' own public careers feeds, read daily. A role counts here when the employer runs a data centre we track and the work is operational rather than back office. What these roles involve, and what they pay.

Questions about New Zealand

How many data centres are there in New Zealand?: New Zealand has 60 data centres on the DC Atlas map, across 22 markets, run by 14 operators, 56 operational, 400 MW planned. Largest by total potential: CDC Data Centres (3 sites), then Spark NZ.
How much data centre capacity does New Zealand have?: DC Atlas tracks 60 data centres in New Zealand. 245 MW is live, 48 MW is under construction, 400 MW is planned, for 697 MW of total potential at full buildout.
Who are the largest data centre operators in New Zealand?: 14 operators run facilities in New Zealand. CDC Data Centres is the largest by total potential, with 3 sites and 90 MW.
Which utilities supply power to data centres in New Zealand?: Vector, Orion New Zealand and Wellington Electricity serve the most data centre sites in New Zealand. DC Atlas holds a named power supplier for 77% of the facilities it tracks here.