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NZIX celebrates 10 years: join us for Casino Royale!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: join us to celebrate a decade of connection, collaboration, and growth.

NZIX is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and our members are invited to a night to remember. Step into the world of Casino Royale, where the stakes are high, the company is exceptional, and luck favours the connected.

Location: Bar Albert, 38th Floor, voco Auckland City Centre, 13 Wyndham Street, Auckland
Date: Thursday 26 February 2026
Time: 1800 hours
Dress: Black Tie

Prepare for an evening of Bond-inspired elegance and high-stakes fun. Savour fine food, enjoy flowing drinks, and try your hand at casino-style games as you compete for prizes – all with spectacular views over the city. Spaces are limited, so be sure to register soon via the NZIX Member Portal:

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Share Your NZIX Memories

As we celebrate a decade of NZIX, we’re collecting memories, photos, stories, milestones, and artefacts that capture the journey of our community and the evolution of the Internet in Aotearoa. Whether you’ve been part of NZIX since the very beginning or joined more recently, your experiences are an important part of our shared history.

We’re inviting Members, industry partners, and friends of the exchange to contribute anything that helps tell the story:

  • Photos of events, equipment or sites and memorable moments
  • Early meeting notes 
  • Media clippings
  • Photos of you wearing vintage merch – if you still have it!
  • Anything that helps tell the story of our IX

Help us unlock the Memory Vault by sending in your materials or putting us in touch with someone who may have something to share. Together, we can build a record that honours the people and effort behind NZIX’s success.

Please email your artifacts to events@ix.nz. 

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NZIX 2025 Embargo

Set your alarms! Embargo time is coming, once again. To ensure your new service requests or cancellations are processed before the end of the year, please submit them by COB Friday, 12 December 2025. 

Any requests received after this date will be actioned after our end-of-year embargo, which runs from COB Friday, 19 December 2025, to Sunday, 4 January 2026. During this period, our team will only be available to assist with urgent support issues.

If you would like any further information or have any queries regarding the network embargo period, please get in touch at admin@ix.nz

We wish you a well-deserved break!

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NZIX attends Peering Asia 7.0 in Manila

We’re pleased to report that NZIX recently attended Peering Asia 7.0, held in Manila, Philippines from November 4-6, 2025. This annual conference continues to be one of the most valuable networking events in the Asia-Pacific region for internet exchange operators and the wider peering community.

Why Peering Asia Matters for NZIX

Peering Asia brings together network operators, content delivery networks, cloud providers, and internet exchange operators from across the region and beyond. For NZIX, attending this conference is essential for several key reasons:

1. Building and Maintaining Relationships: The conference provides an invaluable opportunity to meet face-to face with both existing NZIX members who operate in the region and potential new participants. In our industry, personal relationships matter, and these in-person meetings strengthen the partnerships that make internet peering work effectively.

2. Understanding Global Trends: Major content networks and CDN providers use events like Peering Asia to discuss their infrastructure strategies and expansion plans. Being part of these conversations ensures NZIX stays informed about industry developments that may impact our members and the New Zealand internet ecosystem.

3. Showcasing New Zealand: Attending international conferences allows us to promote the value of peering in New Zealand and highlight the benefits of the NZIX platform. We’re able to demonstrate how our exchanges support both local and international networks in delivering content efficiently to New Zealand users.

4. Peer Learning: Conferences like Peering Asia also provide opportunities to connect with other internet exchange operators, share operational experiences, and learn from the successes (and challenges) of IXs around the world.

The Value of Face-to-Face Engagement

While much of our day-to-day work happens via email and virtual meetings, there’s no substitute for the focused discussions that happen at conferences like Peering Asia. Over the three days, we held numerous productive meetings with major content providers, CDN operators, cloud platforms, and other network infrastructure companies. These conversations help us understand the evolving needs of networks operating in the Asia-Pacific region and ensure NZIX continues to provide a platform that meets international standards while serving the unique requirements of the New Zealand market.

Looking Forward

The relationships built and strengthened at Peering Asia 7.0 will benefit the NZIX community in the months and years ahead. As the internet continues to evolve and content delivery becomes ever more sophisticated, maintaining strong connections with the global peering community ensures New Zealand remains well connected and that our members have access to the networks that matter most to their customers.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to represent NZIX on the international stage and look forward to continuing these important conversations with both current and potential NZIX participants.

If you’d like to learn more about NZIX’s participation in industry events or have questions about peering opportunities, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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Chair update – Q2 2025

Hi All,

Welcome to another NZIX newsletter.

It’s been a busy few months across our industry. Just last month, many of our members attended NZNOG, the main annual industry event. NZIX had a strong presence there and you can read all about it in this newsletter item.

Our internet exchanges continue to grow. AKL-IX recently hit a peak of 766 Gbps thanks, once again, to Fortnite! We have exciting plans underway for CHC-IX in response to member demand.  Read all about it here.

Last year, we held our first social event outside Auckland, in Christchurch. Around a dozen members and friends came along. Building on that, we held our first Wellington social this February. It was a great success, with more than 20 members attending and plenty of good conversation. Shaun has written a short recap, so be sure to check it out.

And speaking of events, now’s a good time to mention our upcoming milestone, the 10th anniversary of AKL-IX and NZIX as an organisation! We’ll be celebrating in style, so please save the date: Thursday 25 February 2026. We hope you’ll join us for the celebrations in central Auckland.

Cheers,

Dave,
Chair

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Save the date of the NZIX AGM 2025

Our Annual General Meeting is next scheduled for August, so be sure to save the date and look out for notices of registration.

Date: Thursday 14 August 2025
Time: 5:30pm, with formalities starting at 6:00pm NZST
Location: The Longroom, 114 Ponsonby Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland (or via Zoom)

With no Committee positions about to expire, this year’s proceedings promise to be more straightforward than last year.

The AGM is a valuable opportunity for our community to come together, reflect on the achievements of the past year, and discuss our plans for the future. It’s also a provides our Members with a chance to ask questions and raise any issues they’d like to share.

This year’s meeting will, once again, be held in The Long Room, 114 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland and we look forward to seeing you there or in-person or online via Zoom.

If you require any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact the NZIX team or phone +64 9888 9221.

Register now via the NZIX Member Portal : 

Register now!

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News from Napier – NZNOG & IAASysters NZ

NZIX was yet again a proud Gold Sponsor of the annual NZNOG conference. This year we headed to picturesque city of Napier on the east coast. The Napier War Memorial was a beautiful venue for the event, with stunning coastline views from the main conference room and breakout areas. Thankfully, the weather cooperated this year, which was pleasant change from last time.

In addition to representing at the conference, NZIX was also excited to support the inaugural IAASysters NZ program as a bronze sponsor. The program is an initiative of the Internet Association of Australia (IAA) and backed by NZNOG to support women in the internet industry. It offers a one-day workshop that provides expert career advice and helps build the soft skills essential for career advancement. IAA have hosted a similar program in Australia for the past four years, and we hope to see the program continue and grow in Aotearoa for years to come. The workshop preceded the conference, which the Systers then attended.

They also joined in the welcome drinks at K Kitchen and Bar on the Wednesday evening.  This event marked the official start of NZNOG, where the conversations were lively and the atmosphere welcoming.

On Thursday morning, the conference began at 9am sharp, with IAA’s Sabrina Chang-Rozario recapping the IAASysters NZ program. She was joined by two brave participants who shared their reflections on the day, offering great insight into the impact of the initiative

As always, Team NZIX had our signature purple stand set up and ready to meet conference goers. This year we were giving away large NZIX thermos water bottles, socks and lollies, and they were all a hit! We enjoyed the opportunity to talk with our members, suppliers and all other conference attendees throughout the event.

Day one saw a full lineup of thought-provoking presentations, including an IX update from our very own Matthew Kobayashi to close out the day. Edge IX and Megaport also gave IX updates. The day wrapped up right on time and it was on to the evening’s entertainment. Activity options included the choice of an outdoor escape room or a relaxed tour of the National Aquarium, and beach clean-up session. Many were surprised by just how much rubbish the NOG crew managed to collect!  Dinner was served back at the venue and the cocktail-style setup, made it perfect for more socialising and networking.

Day two kicked off with an APNIC update and wrapped up early in the afternoon, following a series of lightning talks. Many stayed on to enjoy the post-NOG cocktail or gin master classes, whilst others used the early mark to get a jump on travelling home.

NZNOG 2025 was a huge success, and if the NOG will have us, we’ll see you all back in 2026!

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CHC-IX upgrade incoming – 100G is coming to Christchurch!

We’re excited to confirm that the long-awaited upgrade to the Christchurch Internet Exchange (CHC-IX) is officially underway!

New hardware has been staged at both datacentre sites, setting the stage for a significant leap forward — boosting maximum port capacity from 40Gbps to a lightning-fast 100Gbps. This upgrade not only modernises the exchange infrastructure but also future-proofs CHC-IX to support the continued growth and demands of the South Island’s internet ecosystem.

At this point, we’re just waiting on the final delivery of new, diverse dark fibre paths. Once in place, we’ll begin working through our carefully planned migration strategy to transition members to the upgraded hardware.

Stay tuned for the official upgrade announcement and maintenance window — exciting times ahead for CHC-IX!

Pre-order your 100G port via the Members Portal now!

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Wellington NZIX Social recap

Back in February the NZIX community gathered at the Foxglove in Wellington for one of our most well-attended social events to date. The evening saw a fantastic turnout and it was great to see such a strong mix of members, industry peers, and new faces from across the internet community.

There was no shortage of great chats, shared ideas, and helpful feedback, which will all to help shape the future of NZIX. It was particularly encouraging to see fresh faces alongside long-time supporters, and we hope this reflects an expanding reach and relevance of the IX in connecting communities across the country.

Thanks to everyone who came along and helped make the night such a success. We’re already looking forward to the next one.

See you there!

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NZIX is turning 10 in 2026

It’s hard to believe, but NZIX is turning 10 next year and we’re planning to celebrate in style! Mark your calendars for Thursday, 26 February 2026 in Auckland, where we’ll be bringing the community together for a special event to mark a decade of connection, collaboration, and growth.

More details will be shared closer to the time, but for now, make sure to save the date, as it’s going to be a celebration you won’t want to miss!

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