Web infrastructure in Wellington
Wellington is New Zealand's primary data center hub outside Auckland, with 11 facilities in the metro area. The city serves as the country's political and administrative capital, driving demand for secure colocation and managed hosting from government agencies and enterprise customers.
Wellington as an internet hub
Chorus New Zealand Limited operates 3 data centers here, making it the largest carrier-neutral provider in the city. Other operators include Spark New Zealand Trading Limited, Datacom Data Centres Ltd, and Xtreme Networks Limited, each running a single facility. The local exchange scene is anchored by WLG-IX (Wellington NZ) with 23 connected networks and WIX-NZ with 19.
Wellington connects to the Southern Cross Cable via domestic backhaul from Auckland, giving local tenants access to international bandwidth. The market attracts government ICT workloads, financial services disaster recovery, and content delivery deployments that require low latency to the capital region.
Key facts
- Wellington has 11 data center facilities.
- Chorus New Zealand Limited runs 3 data centers in the city.
- WLG-IX connects 23 networks in Wellington.
- WIX-NZ is the second exchange with 19 connected networks.
- Spark New Zealand and Datacom each operate 1 facility here.
Data centers in Wellington
All 11 facilities →Spark Wellington Central (Featherston)
Spark New Zealand Trading Limited
1 carriers
Caduceus Datacentre
Caduceus Systems Ltd
Chorus Courtenay Place Exchange (CPC)
Chorus New Zealand Limited
Chorus Johnsonville Exchange (JV)
Chorus New Zealand Limited
Chorus Wellington Exchange (WN)
Chorus New Zealand Limited
Citylink Classic House
Citylink Limited
Data Vault Wellington Data Center
Data Vault Limited
Datacom - Abel Data Centre (Wellington)
Datacom Data Centres Ltd
Localhost Wellington
Localhost Limited
Plan B Tawa
Plan B Limited
Xtreme Networks - Wellington DC
Xtreme Networks Limited