PremiumChris KeallTechnology Editor/Senior Business Writer·NZ Herald·30 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM5 mins to readAn artist's impression of how the data centre is to look. Image / DatagridThe most optimistic scenarios had construction on a colossal Southland data centre – or “AI factory” – beginning this month.
As Tech Insider has previously noted, Datagrid has won key Overseas Investment Office, stormwater, wetland removal, cable landing, earthworks and drainage consents for its proposed 78,000sq m data centre on
