Datagrid NZ Partnership Limited - Resource Consents

The resource consents sought by Datagrid NZ Partnership Limited from Environment Southland are granted.

Datagrid NZ Partnership Limited applied for resource consents associated with establishing and operating a datacentre near Makarewa.

The datacentre will provide up to 240megawatts (MW) of IT capacity and will be utilised for Artificial Intelligence (AI) training, processing and data storage. To enable and support the datacentre a highspeed internet cable providing connectivity to the site will be installed. The subsea cable will extend from Ōreti Beach, Invercargill to Australia.

Consents granted are:

• To discharge wastewater to land (01)
• To discharge contaminants to air from diesel generators (02)
• To take and use groundwater (03)
• To take groundwater to dewater a construction area (04)
• To remove a wetland (05)
• Occupy the coastal marine area with a datacable (06)
• Install a datacable in the coastal marine area (07)
• To discharge water from dewatering of a site (08)
• Earthworks in proximity of a wetland (09)

You can also read the s42A Report - Decision Recommending Report and the Decision by commissioner document.