The consultations listed below have recently been completed.
Current
There are no open consultations.
Recently Completed
| Name | Description | View |
|---|---|---|
| .nz WHOIS review - Fifth consultation | This is the fifth and concluding consultation relating to the WHOIS review, submissions closed at midday, Tuesday 9 May 2017. | https://dnc.org.nz/nz-whois-review-fifth-consultation |
| Proposed changes to .nz Conflicted Name Process | Following an internal review of conflicted names in the .nz domain name space, we have identified a number of proposed changes that we believe will streamline the Conflicted Name Process and, over time, help reduce the total number of conflicted names. | https://dnc.org.nz/conflicted-names |
| .nz WHOIS Review - Options proposal for withholding registrant contact information in the .nz WHOIS | This consultation proposes that all contact address and telephone information for individual registrants is withheld from publication in the WHOIS. Submissions closed at 11am, Tuesday 8 November, 2016 | HTML |
| Proposed change to .nz policy around WHOIS information | DNCL is reviewing the .nz WHOIS policy. It is proposed that there should be a process for individuals to have their details withheld from publication under certain circumstances. Submissions closed 7 June 2016. | HTML |
| Registering reserved .nz names | DNCL is proposing to amend clause 9.2 of the Operations and Procedures policy to clarify the date that reserved names need to be registered by. Submissions closed 2 June 2016. | HTML |
Selected List
The following selected list of consultations illustrate the range of issues DNCL that has consulted on - showing some of the major changes that have occurred in the .nz domain name space. For an archive of .nz consultations, see the archive section.
| Name | Description | View |
|---|---|---|
| Registrations direct at the second level | Resulted in a change allowing shorter domain names to be registered direct at .nz. | HTML |
| .kiwi.nz second level domain | Resulted in a change allowing registrations of domain names in the .kiwi.nz second level. | HTML |
| Internationalised domain names in .nz | Resulted in a change allowing domain names with macronised vowels ā, ē, ī, ō and ū to be registered. | HTML |
| .health.nz second level domain | Resulted in a change allowing moderated registrations of domain names in the .health.nz second level. | HTML |
| Dispute resolution service for .nz | Resulted in the creation of the .nz Dispute Resolution Service | HTML |
| .geek.nz second level domain | Resulted in a change allowing registrations of names in the .geek.nz second level. | HTML |
Archive
A list of previous DNC consultations can be found here.