‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

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• The GuardianLean L·2h ago

  ‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency

  Plans to build a NZ$3.5bn datacentre in Makarewa in the country’s south has drawn concern about electricity and water use, and potential noise pollution People living near the site of New Zealand’s first planned AI datacentre are calling for more transparency about the project, especially about how the centre’s huge electricity and water use and potential noise pollution could affect them. Singapore-based company Datagrid has secured approval to build a NZ$3.5bn (US$2bn) AI datacentre on a 49-h…

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