Overview[]
InternetNZ (Internet New Zealand Inc.) is a non-profit, open membership organization dedicated to protecting and promoting the Internet in New Zealand and fostering a coordinated, cooperative approach to its ongoing development. Its primary objective is “high performance and unfettered access for all” so the Internet continues to operate in an open environment that cannot be captured by any entity or individual for their own ends.
Domain name registry[]
It is the recognized delegated manager for the .nz country code top level domain. This delegation is from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA), a function managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
The day-to-day management of the .nz domain is through our wholly-owned subsidiary company, the Domain Name Commission Limited, and the .nz domain name registry is managed through another wholly-owned subsidiary company, the New Zealand Domain Name Registry Limited (NZRS).