Domain names

Domain name registration New Zealand(.nz)

An .nz is the extension for the registration of domain names from New Zealand. Here are our prices, requirements and more information about registration of a domain name in New Zealand.

General information .nz

Country New ZealandNew Zealand (NZ)
Purpose Country Code Top Level Domain
Price per 1 year € 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee € 0
Min. registration period 1 year
IDN Support IDN available
Authcode (Transfer) Authcode required
ac.nz
PurposeTertiary Educational Institutions
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Tertiary educational institutions and related organizations may register an "ac.nz" domain name only.
co.nz
PurposeCommercial Entities
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Only commercial entities may register a "co.nz" domain name.
cri.nz
PurposeCrown Research Institutes
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Registration is reserved for the Crown Research Institutes.

The application may only be made by the authorised staff.
geek.nz
PurposeComputer Experts
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
People who are concentrative, technically skilled, and imaginative who are generally adept with computers may regiter a "geek.nz" domain name.
gen.nz
PurposeAnyone (No Specific Group)
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Anyone may register a "gen.nz" domain name.
govt.nz
PurposeGovernment Agencies
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
National, regional, and local government organizations operating with statutory powers may register a "govt.nz" domain name.

Registration is only available through the government registrar, DNS.govt.nz. So Networking4all is not allowed to register a "govt.nz" domain name.
health.nz
PurposeHealth Services
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Registered practitioners and organisations whose principal purpose is to provide health and disability services may register an "health.nz" domain name.
iwi.nz
PurposeTraditional Ma-ori, Hapu, or Taurahere Groups
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Traditional Maori tribe, hapu, or Taurahere groups may register an "iwi.nz" domain name.

The applicant has to be a legal body and only genuine Maori names will be allowed in the domain name:
- If an Iwi is known by an abbreviation then they shall be accepted with their abbreviation as their iwi name.
- Tribal project names and tribal owned companies will not be accepted in iwi.nz.

maori.nz
PurposeMa-ori People, Groups, and Organisations
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Maori people, groups, and organisations may register a "maori.nz" domain name.
mil.nz
PurposeMilitary Instutitions
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Registration is reserved for military organisations of the New Zealand government.

Any new request for 3rd level domain names must first be authorised by the NZDF Chief Information Officer or delegated authority.
net.nz
PurposeNetwork Service Providers
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
organizations and service providers directly related to the New Zealand internet may register a "net.nz" domain name.
org.nz
PurposeNon-Profit Organisations
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Non-profit organisations only may register an "org.nz" domain name.
parliament.nz
PurposeParliamentary Agencies
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Parliamentary agencies, offices of Parliament, and parliamentary political parties and their elected members may register a "parliament.nz" domain name.
school.nz
PurposePrimary, Secondary and Pre-Schools
Price a year per 1 year€ 49.00
Renew fee per 1 year€ 49.00
Setup fee€ 0
Restrictions:
Primary, secondary, pre-schools and other related organizations may register a "school.nz" domain name.
Min Characters 1
Max Characters 63
Max registrations Unlimited
Only company's No
Local contact No
Domain is company name No
Reserved names Not listed
Redemption period 90 days
Nameservers preconfigured No requirements
Nameservers on different subnet No
Maximal nameservers 10
Working mailexchanges No
Any identifiable individual over the age of 18 years, or any properly constituted organisation may register a ".nz" domain name.
- contain letters (a-z), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (-), or a combination of these.
- contain IDN supported characters.
- start and end with an alphanumeric character, not a dash.
- do not contain a dash on the 3rd and 4th position (tagged domains).
The domain name may not:
- infringe anybody's intellectual property rights.
- interfere with other users of the internet.
- be for unlawful purposes.
If you want to move your .nz domain to Networking4all, you should contact your current registrar and request to send the Domain Authorization Code (also referred to as a authcode, Authinfo code or transfer code). This code is assigned by the registrar. Authorization Codes are the password for the domain and serve as an additional safety measure. The verification codes ensure that only the domain name owner can relocate the domain.

note: you can't transfer your domain name the first 5 days.

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