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'''Dot Kiwi Ltd''' is the company behind | '''Dot Kiwi Ltd''' is the company behind the [[.kiwi]] TLD within [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. Dot Kiwi Ltd. was founded in 2012 by a group of businessmen in New Zealand, and ex-pat New Zealanders based in Canada, whose aim is to create a unique namespace for Kiwis living at home and abroad. While [[.kiwi]] is technically a generic TLD, as it did not need the qualifications to require government support as [[GeoTLD]]s do, it is still a widely identified term for the people of New Zealand.<ref>[http://www.dot-kiwi.com/about-dot-kiwi/ The Dot Kiwi Story]</ref> <ref> [http://www.dot-kiwi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PR-Set-for-kiwi-flavour.pdf Internet set to have a more Kiwi flavour]</ref> | ||
[[.kiwi]] | [[.kiwi]] does not have restrictions on citizenship or relation to New Zealand. It will be open to any registrant that wants to associate themselves with the kiwi identity.<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1896 ApplicationDetails, gTLDResult.ICANN.org]</ref> | ||
According to [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], former ICANN Chairman and one of the Directors of Dot Kiwi Ltd., the registry operation of the TLD | According to [[Peter Dengate Thrush]], former ICANN Chairman and one of the Directors of Dot Kiwi Ltd., the registry operation of the TLD is outsourced to [[Minds + Machines]]. Thrush has served as Executive Chairman of [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] (TLDH), the parent company of Minds + Machines.<ref>[http://www.dot-kiwi.com/about-dot-kiwi/ Dot Kiwi to enhance patriotic flavour of websites]</ref> <ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/01/12/minds-machines-to-submit-its-first-batch-of-applications-for-20-new-gtld-strings/ Minds + Machines To Submit Its “First Batch” Of Applications For 20 New gTLD Strings]</ref>According to Thrush, .kiwi domain names will be sold for $25 each per year. <ref>[http://www.dot-kiwi.com/about-dot-kiwi/ Dot Kiwi to enhance patriotic flavour of websites]</ref> | ||
[[InternetNZ]] president [[Frank March]] at one point said that there | [[InternetNZ]] president [[Frank March]] at one point said that there was the possibility that his company will also apply for the .kiwi TLD. This did not end up happening. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 28 July 2015
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| Founded: | 2012 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Twitter: |  @dotKiwiTLD
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| Key People | |
| Tim Johnson, CEO Peter Dengate Thrush, Director | |
Dot Kiwi Ltd is the company behind the .kiwi TLD within ICANN's New gTLD Program. Dot Kiwi Ltd. was founded in 2012 by a group of businessmen in New Zealand, and ex-pat New Zealanders based in Canada, whose aim is to create a unique namespace for Kiwis living at home and abroad. While .kiwi is technically a generic TLD, as it did not need the qualifications to require government support as GeoTLDs do, it is still a widely identified term for the people of New Zealand.[1] [2]
.kiwi does not have restrictions on citizenship or relation to New Zealand. It will be open to any registrant that wants to associate themselves with the kiwi identity.[3]
According to Peter Dengate Thrush, former ICANN Chairman and one of the Directors of Dot Kiwi Ltd., the registry operation of the TLD is outsourced to Minds + Machines. Thrush has served as Executive Chairman of Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH), the parent company of Minds + Machines.[4] [5]According to Thrush, .kiwi domain names will be sold for $25 each per year. [6]
InternetNZ president Frank March at one point said that there was the possibility that his company will also apply for the .kiwi TLD. This did not end up happening.