Registrants had until 1.00 p.m. (NZDT) 18th of October 2017 to lodge a preference for a conflicted name.
The removal of .nz registrants who have not lodged a preference for a domain name, as well as the subsequent availability of .nz domain names will be implemented after 1.00 pm 27 October 2017. The Domain Name Commission encourages people to contact a .nz Authorised Registrar between 18 October and 27 October 2017, if they are interested in registering these names on a first come first serve basis. You can see our authorised registrars here
Click here to manage your preference
A conflicted name is a name direct at the second level which is unable to be registered until its conflict status is resolved.