Jump – soon to be rebranded Lime after the pair’s merger – already had a contract with the Auckland Council. Instead, the tech giant was trying to convey that its Auckland data centre “region” (AWS-speak for a cluster of at least three independently powered data centres) was, in the company’s words, “now open”. The tech giant did say its original claims – a $7.5b spend, 1000 jobs and $10.8b added to NZ’s GDP – all still stood. CDC’s entire revenue for the year to June 2025, from 20 data centres across New Zealand and Australia (its major market) was A$533m ($612m). Data centres are highly automated, requiring only a few dozen staff.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2026 17:33 UTC