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New Zealand Domains (NZ Domains)
.nz is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for New
Zealand. It is administered by InternetNZ through its subsidiary, NZ
Registry Services, with oversight and dispute resolution handled by the
Domain Name Commission Ltd. Registrations are processed via authorised
registrars. As of July 2009 there were 362,349 registered .nz domains.
As with many long-standing domain registries the
registry was maintained informally for some time. The first formally
recognised administrative organisation was the University of Waikato until
the responsibility was delegated to InternetNZ when it was formed in 1995.
History
Prior to the current structure, the registry operator of .nz was Domainz.
Historically, Domainz was a subsidiary of InternetNZ which also operated as
a registrar and vendor of other add-on services such as DNS. This
combination of a natural monopoly (the registry activities) and vertical
integration (the registrar and other services) was seen by some as
restricting competition so InternetNZ moved to separate the provision of
registry services into a separate organisation with strong oversight. The
final part of this transition process was the sale of Domainz to Melbourne
IT in August 2003.
From 1 April 2008 the "Office of the Domain Name Commissioner" (several
employees of InternetNZ, including the Domain Name Commissioner herself)
became the "Domain Name Commission Limited", a subsidiary company of
InternetNZ.
Second-level domains
As is the case with most other English-speaking countries apart from the
USA, Canada and Ireland, there are a number of second-level domains that
identify whether the user is a company, a non-commercial organisation,
government body or other classification.
Unlike many other English-speaking countries, New Zealand uses 'govt'
instead of 'gov' for government bodies, hence 'govt.nz'. There are also
sub-level domains unique to New Zealand, such as 'iwi.nz' iwi for
traditional Māori tribal groups (as well as 'maori.nz') and 'geek.nz' for
'geeks' .
The following Second level domains are in use with their official
description:Unmoderated
.ac.nz — Tertiary educational institutions and related organisations
.co.nz — Organisations pursuing commercial aims and purposes
.geek.nz — For people who are concentrative, technically skilled and
imaginative who are generally adept with computers
.gen.nz — Individuals and other organisations not covered elsewhere
.maori.nz — Māori people, groups, and organisations
.net.nz — Organisations and service providers directly related to the NZ
Internet
.org.nz — Not-for-profit organisations
.school.nz — Primary, secondary and pre-schools and related organisations
Moderated
.cri.nz — Crown Research Institutes.
.govt.nz — National, regional and local government organisations operating
with statutory powers. Registration is only available through the government
registrar, DNS.govt.nz, and there is a government portal at www.govt.nz
.iwi.nz — A traditional Māori tribe, hapu, or Taurahere group. Available
from register.iwi.nz.
.parliament.nz - Reserved for parliamentary agencies, Offices of Parliament,
and parliamentary political parties and their elected members.
.mil.nz — the military organisation of the NZ Government - the New Zealand
Defence Force.
.health.nz - Health organisations.
Source: Wikipedia
