A tech commentator has weighed in on the arrival of Amazon's new Auckland-based data centres, which are set to be built in Auckland.

The tech giant's investing $7.5 billion dollars into the centres, which go live today.

It'll allow New Zealand customers to store data locally and speed up cloud-based services.

Peter Griffin joined the Afternoons team to explain further.

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A tech commentator has weighed in on the arrival of Amazon's new Auckland-based data centres, which are set to be built in Auckland.
The tech giant's investing $7.5 billion dollars into the centres, which go live today.
It'll allow New Zealand customers to store data locally and speed up cloud-based services.
Peter Griffin joined the Afternoons team to explain further.
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Peter Griffin: tech commentator on the new Amazon data centres set to go up in Auckland

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 21st of May 2026, there's so much angst about the mass bike ride, Tour De Hoods - we went to the organiser Kimami Ngaluafe.

Then, falling birth rates, why we need to keep breeding!

And to finish - listeners tell us about their biggest cock-ups.

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On the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Full Show Podcast for the 21st of May 2026, there's so much angst about the mass bike ride, Tour De Hoods - we went to the organiser Kimami Ngaluafe.
Then, falling birth rates, why we need to keep breeding!
And to finish - listeners tell us about their biggest cock-ups.
Get the Matt Heath and Tyler Adams Afternoons Podcast every weekday afternoon on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Full Show Podcast: 21 May 2026 

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The organiser of the final mass bike ride in Auckland is expecting it to be the biggest yet after more than 200 showed up to last Sunday’s event.

The consecutive weekly bicycle rides occurred across different sections of the city, South, West and Central.

Bikelife advocate and YouTuber, Kimami Ngaluafe, joined the Afternoons team to discuss what people can expect from this event. 

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The organiser of the final mass bike ride in Auckland is expecting it to be the biggest yet after more than 200 showed up to last Sunday’s event.
The consecutive weekly bicycle rides occurred across different sections of the city, South, West and Central.
Bikelife advocate and YouTuber, Kimami Ngaluafe, joined the Afternoons team to discuss what people can expect from this event.&nbsp;
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Kimami Ngaluafe: Auckland Tour De Hoods organiser ahead of this weekend's final event

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Peter Griffin: tech commentator on the new Amazon data centres set to go up in Auckland

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