Amazon plans to invest USD 4.4 billion to build a data center in New Zealand

Zhitong
2025.09.01 23:28
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Amazon stated that it plans to invest over NZD 7.5 billion (approximately USD 4.4 billion) to build data centers in New Zealand. Amazon announced on Tuesday in Wellington that its AWS will establish the "AWS Asia Pacific Region," aimed at "meeting the growing demand for cloud services nationwide in New Zealand and helping institutions of all sizes accelerate their digital transformation." The statement also noted that this investment will create over 1,000 full-time jobs in New Zealand each year and is expected to contribute NZD 10.8 billion to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Currently, Amazon has not disclosed a specific timeline for this investment. It is reported that as early as the end of 2021, Amazon had announced plans to build data centers in New Zealand

According to Zhitong Finance APP, Amazon (AMZN.US) announced plans to invest over NZD 7.5 billion (approximately USD 4.4 billion) to build data centers in New Zealand.

Amazon stated in a release on Tuesday in Wellington that its AWS will establish an "AWS Asia-Pacific Region," aimed at "meeting the growing demand for cloud services nationwide in New Zealand and helping institutions of all sizes accelerate their digital transformation processes."

The statement also noted that this investment will create over 1,000 full-time jobs in New Zealand each year and is expected to contribute NZD 10.8 billion to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

Currently, Amazon has not disclosed a specific timeline for this investment. It is reported that as early as the end of 2021, Amazon announced plans to build data centers in New Zealand

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