Tauranga · New Zealand
PeeringDB records no internet exchange in Tauranga. Four colocation facilities hold 22 networks between them, and Spark Tauranga Exchange reports the most at 12, ahead of Chorus Tauranga Exchange (TG) with seven. An address that geolocates to Tauranga shows where an operator registered the block, not where a device sits.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Spark Tauranga Exchange | 12 | Cameron St |
| Chorus Tauranga Exchange (TG) | 7 | 570 Cameron Road Tauranga South |
| Chorus Otumoetai Exchange (OTE) | 2 | 215 Otumoetai Road Brookfield |
| StrataGate Datacentre | 1 | 6th Floor |
What a Tauranga IP address tells you
No exchange appears for Tauranga in PeeringDB, so everything the registry documents for the city is colocation, 22 networks across four buildings. Spark Tauranga Exchange holds 12 of them and Chorus Tauranga Exchange (TG) seven, which leaves two at Chorus Otumoetai Exchange (OTE) and one at StrataGate Datacentre. With no exchange on record there is no local peering point to count participants at, and no carrier ASN is attached to anything in the city. The carrier data behind this page names no New Zealand mobile operator, so mobile peering here cannot be confirmed from the registry.
An address a database reports as Tauranga is not evidence of a device in Tauranga. An operator announces the block from a registry record that carries a single address for an allocation of any size, and mobile traffic reaches the internet through a small set of gateways chosen by the operator. Geolocation providers read that published location and pass it on, so a connection from anywhere in New Zealand can resolve to Tauranga while the four facilities on record see none of it.
Anyone checking such an address should read the origin ASN and the netname on the prefix rather than the city. The ASN names the network announcing the block, and the netname shows how that network labels the range, including whether it is set aside for mobile subscribers. The city field carries no such detail. The 22 networks across four buildings say what the registry documents in Tauranga, and with no exchange listed there is nothing in the record tying an address to the city itself.
Questions
Which internet exchanges are in Tauranga?
None. PeeringDB lists no internet exchange in Tauranga, only four colocation facilities holding 22 networks between them. Networks present in the city that peer with each other do so at a point the registry records somewhere other than Tauranga.
Do New Zealand mobile carriers peer in Tauranga?
The registry gives no basis for saying so. There is no exchange in the city, no carrier ASN attached to any of its four facilities, and no New Zealand mobile operator in the carrier data behind this page.
Does an IP that geolocates to Tauranga mean the device is there?
No. The city comes from how the address block is registered and where its operator says it lives. A subscriber elsewhere in New Zealand can hold an address that every lookup labels Tauranga, with no traffic passing through the city.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants