An archive of our news, with the most recent items appearing first. These include .nz policy and consultation announcements, newsletters and media releases. For media or newsletter enquiries please email media@dnc.org.nz
News
01 Jul 2016
The Domain Name Commission Limited (DNCL) has been informed that authorised .nz registrar Woosh Wireless (NZ) Limited has gone from voluntary administration into liquidation.
28 Jun 2016
Following a public consultation, the DNCL Board has approved an amendment to the Operations and Procedures Policy.
28 Jun 2016
The June 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of May 31, 2016.
23 May 2016
The May 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of April 30, 2016.
18 May 2016
The Domain Name Commission (DNCL) is seeking comment on the proposed introduction of a new WHOIS privacy option for .nz domain name registrants.
16 May 2016
27 Apr 2016
The April 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of March 31, 2016.
29 Mar 2016
The March 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of February 29, 2016.
09 Mar 2016
25 Feb 2016
The February 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of January 31, 2016.
03 Feb 2016
In November 2015 a revised .nz policy framework took effect which saw the number of main .nz policies reduced to four.
29 Jan 2016
DNCL is undertaking a review of the current .nz WHOIS policy and how it operates. This is being undertaken in a staged manner with five public consultations having so far been run.
Review update (June 2017)
22 Jan 2016
The January 2016 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of December 31, 2015.
23 Dec 2015
21 Dec 2015
The December 2015 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of November 30, 2015.
24 Nov 2015
The November 2015 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of October 31, 2015
24 Nov 2015
As part of the Domain Name Commission's two-stage review of the .nz WHOIS, a number of public meetings were held.
17 Nov 2015
The Domain Name Commission (DNCL) has today launched its second public consultation on the .nz WHOIS – asking for the community’s views on what information should be displayed in the WHOIS and how.
29 Oct 2015
29 Oct 2015
Following a public consultation, the DNCL Board has approved the new policy framework for .nz.