Now Open — AWS Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region
AWS News Blog
AWS has launched the new Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region, providing local cloud infrastructure for New Zealand businesses with significant economic and technological implications:
- Three Availability Zones in the new region with API name `ap-southeast-6`
- NZD $7.5 billion investment expected to contribute NZD $10.8 billion to GDP
- Estimated creation of 1,000 new jobs annually
- Supports 143 security standards and compliance certifications
- Provides enhanced generative AI capabilities through Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q
- Committed to training 100,000 New Zealanders in cloud skills
- Powered by renewable energy from day one through agreement with Mercury New Zealand
The new region aims to help Kiwi organizations innovate faster, improve data residency, and accelerate digital transformation with secure, low-latency cloud infrastructure.
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