New Plymouth, New Zealand

New Plymouth, New Zealand is a submarine cable landing point in New Zealand (coordinates -39.0667°, 174.0833°). It serves 2 submarine cable systems, making it a multi-cable landing site in New Zealand's international connectivity infrastructure.

New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, in Devon, from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. The New Plymouth District, which includes New Plymouth City and several smaller towns, is the 10th largest district in New Zealand, and has a population of 90,100 – about two-thirds of the total population of the Taranaki region and 1.7% of New Zealand's population. This includes New Plymouth City (60,200), Waitara (7,720), Inglewood (3,970), Ōakura (1,780), Ōkato (561) and Urenui (429). Wikipedia

Connected submarine cables

Operators landing at New Plymouth, New Zealand

Cables landing at New Plymouth, New Zealand are operated by 2 distinct consortium partners and carriers, including Datagrid New Zealand, One NZ. Each cable is typically jointly owned by a consortium of tier-one carriers and hyperscale operators who share construction costs and capacity; the operator mix reflects both regional incumbents and global players with interest in the routes served by this landing point.

Connectivity profile

From New Plymouth, New Zealand, international traffic can reach 2 countries through 2 cable systems. Destinations include Australia, New Zealand.

Monitoring status

No monitoring incidents were recorded on cables serving New Plymouth, New Zealand in the past 90 days — all connected systems remained within normal latency thresholds. Our monitoring network continuously samples latency from external probes to targets reachable via these cables.

About the cables

• Tasman Ring Network (2027) — Tasman Ring Network is a point-to-point submarine cable linking New Zealand and Australia. Landing at Auckland, Greymouth, Invercargill, Melbourne, New Plymouth, and 1 more, it provides a direct fiber-optic path between the two countries, serving as both a primary data route and a redundancy option for neighboring cable systems. Read more →
• Aqualink (2001) — Aqualink is a domestic submarine cable network within New Zealand, connecting 11 coastal and island locations including Auckland, Christchurch, Kaikoura, New Plymouth, Oara, and 6 more. The system provides essential telecommunications infrastructure for communities that would otherwise depend entirely on satellite or microwave links. Read more →

Submarine cable data from TeleGeography. Geographic context from Wikipedia. Monitoring metrics updated continuously by GeoCables.