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About .nz Domains

Domain Name Commission is the sponsor and Key Systems is our backend provider for the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) .nz extension that represents New Zealand.

Who can register .nz domains?

Anyone can register .co.nz, .net.nz, .org.nz domain names.

  • .nz: Not supported.
  • .co.nz: Intended for commercial entities.
  • .net.nz: Intended for network infrastructures, such as Internet Service Providers.
  • .org.nz: Intended for non-profit organizations.

Registration restrictions

When registering a .nz domain, you must follow specific requirements.

  • Must use: 3 - 63 characters
  • Can use: Letters (a-z characters), numbers (0-9) and hyphens (except in the 1st or last characters of the domain name)
  • Cannot use: Special Characters (e.g., & and #)
  • IDNs: Not supported

Features

  • Registration length: 1-10 years
  • Renewal length: 1-10 years
    • Your .de domain name renews before its expiration date. If auto-renew is turned on, we'll attempt renewal 20 days prior to the domain's expiration date. If the first attempt fails, we'll continue attempting renewal multiple times prior to the domain's expiration date.
    • If we cannot auto-renew the domain name and you do not manually renew it by 6 days prior to the expiration date, you can attempt to recover your domain with any applicable fees.
  • Backorders: Not supported
  • Transfers to GoDaddy: Supported
    • Transfers to GoDaddy do not receive an additional year extension to the current registration term.
  • Transfers away from GoDaddy: Supported
  • Transfers to another GoDaddy account: Supported
    • When the domain name is moved, the registrant first name, last name, and organization cannot be changed.
  • Domain Privacy: Not supported
    • DNC .NZ does offer privacy for Individual registrants. If your domain is registered as an Individual, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.
  • Domain Protection: Not supported
  • CashParking: Not supported
  • Contact Updates: Supported
    • To update the domain's contact information, please contact a GoDaddy Guide for assistance.

Nameserver requirements

  • Must use: 2-4 Nameservers
  • Can use: IPv4
  • Cannot use: IPv6, DNSSEC

Refunds

For details on refunds, review our refund policy

Cancellation requirements

To cancel your .co.nz domain, contact our GoDaddy Guides for assistance.

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