Stop Data Centres NZ Mobilises As Hyperscale Plans Spread – New Taranaki Group FormsCommunities across New Zealand are organising against the rapid expansion of hyperscale data centres, with a protest taking place and a new regional page launching in Taranaki in response to the latest announcements. #StopDataCentresNZ is calling for an immediate halt on new hyperscale data centres until strong, enforceable protections are in place for public land, water, electricity supply, households and local communities. At the same time, a new Taranaki page has just been established after the latest announcement linked to potential hyperscale activity in the region, including interest around Stratford. Locals there are already raising questions about power demand, water use and the impact on households and productive land. Tomorrow’s protest and the rapid formation of a Taranaki group show that communities will not sit quietly while our power, water and land are treated as unlimited resources for offshore interests."