The .nz registry (New Zealand) is currently conducting a very important comprehensive review of its policies. One of the things that I’ve always liked, personally, about the .nz registry is that they’re very good at communicating in fairly plain language what they’re up to and this time is no different. The policy review that they’re… Continue reading New Zealand Registry Conducting Major Policy Review
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New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend
The .nz domain name registry is exploring options with regards to replacing their backend registry systems. To that end they’ve launched an “expressions of interest” process. The timeline is laid out below: Event Date and time Issuance of the request for expressions of interest 23 October 2019 Briefing opportunities at ICANN66, Montreal 2 to 7… Continue reading New Zealand ccTLD Launches Tender for Registry Backend
Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
Centralnic has been on an acquisition trail for the last couple of years and has been happily gobbling up as much as possible. Earlier today it was announced that they’ve just acquired New Zealand based IWantMyName (Ideegeo). The deal is valued at £2.75 million and it looks like it’s already closed, as the IWantMyName site… Continue reading Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
New Zealand’s ccTLD Release Q1 Snapshot Report
While pretty much every registry operator out there will put out a full annual report at some point there are a few who also release a variety of shorter reports over the course of the year. In the case of .nz, the country code for New Zealand, they’ve started publishing short snapshot reports on a… Continue reading New Zealand’s ccTLD Release Q1 Snapshot Report
New Zealand’s ccTLD Opens Consultation on Disputes
The .nz ccTLD’s policies are managed by the Domain Name Commission, who I’ve mentioned previously. They’re currently conducting an open consultation on dispute resolution in the .nz name space. The consultation is made up of both online and offline options, so that stakeholders get plenty of opportunity to provide input. You can read about the… Continue reading New Zealand’s ccTLD Opens Consultation on Disputes
New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission Sues DomainTools for Privacy Violation
The New Zealand Domain Name Commission is taking legal action in Seattle against DomainTools. DomainTools, according to the filing, is in breach of the whois terms of use and by collecting and storing the whois data of .nz domains. The filing goes into a lot of detail about how the New Zealand country code… Continue reading New Zealand’s Domain Name Commission Sues DomainTools for Privacy Violation
New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change
In common with several other ccTLDs, the .nz ccTLD is split into two bodies. While the registry operator is NZRS, the policies are managed by a different entity The Domain Name Commission. They’ve recently been reviewing their whois related policies and have come up with a proposal which would allow private individuals to opt out… Continue reading New Zealand’s ccTLD Proposes Flawed Whois Policy Change
New Zealand To Get Shorter Domains In September
The New Zealand domain name registry will be launching domain registrations directly under .nz at the end of September. From 1pm on 30 September 2014 it will be possible to register .nz domains. In a similar fashion to how Nominet launched their .uk domains recently, existing holders of .co.nz domains will be given priority rights.… Continue reading New Zealand To Get Shorter Domains In September
Kiwi.nz Registrations Opening September 11th
The .nz (New Zealand) domain registry has announced that provisional registrations under the new extension kiwi.nz will open from next Tuesday September 11th 2012. The new extension under .nz will not “go live” until 500 registration requests have been received. During the provisional registration phase, domain names: Can only be registered for a maximum… Continue reading Kiwi.nz Registrations Opening September 11th
.Nz Registry Enables DNSSEC
The .nz domain registry has announced that they have enabled DNSSEC in the New Zealand namespace: New Zealanders will be able to better secure their web presence from today, thanks to a major technical security deployment by InternetNZ subsidiaries .nz Registry Services (NZRS) and the Domain Name Commission (DNCL). Following more than two years of… Continue reading .Nz Registry Enables DNSSEC