Run Generative AI inference with Amazon Bedrock in Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
Amazon Bedrock expands to New Zealand—Claude and Nova models now live in Auckland Region with cross-region inference.
Why it matters
AWS extends AI inference availability to Asia Pacific, enabling sub-100ms latency for enterprise customers in New Zealand and regional expansion of managed model access.
The key facts
9 to knowAmazon Bedrock now available in ap-southeast-6 (New Zealand/Auckland Region)
Anthropic Claude models supported: Opus 4.5, Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5
Amazon Nova 2 Lite model available
Cross-region inference capability enabled
Geographic and global routing options
Launched March 26, 2026
Anthropic Claude models available: Opus 4.5, Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, Haiku 4.5
Amazon Nova 2 Lite model included
Geographic and global routing options supported
Go to the source
AWS Machine Learning Blogaws.amazon.com
Publisher excerpt: Today, we’re excited to announce that Amazon Bedrock is now available in the Asia Pacific (New Zealand) Region (ap-southeast-6). Customers in New Zealand can now access Anthropic Claude models (Claude Opus 4.5, Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.5, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5) and Amazon (Nova 2 Lite) models…