InternetNZ
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| Type: | Non-profit |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Founded: | New Zealand, 1995 |
| Founder(s): | Colin Jackson |
| Headquarters: | Level 9, Grand Arcade Tower, 16 Willis Street, Wellington, Scottsdale, AZ 85260 |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Website: | http://www.internetnz.net.nz/ |
| Twitter: |  @InternetNZ
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| Key People | |
| Vikram Kumar, Chief Executive Jordan Carter, Policy Director | |
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.[1]
History
InternetNZ was established in 1995. Since 1996, InternetNZ is the recognized delegated manager for the .nz ccTLD. This delegation is from IANA, a function managed by ICANN.
The redelegation to InternetNZ occurred in 1996, when Waikato University wished to cease providing domain name registration services due to the increasing demand for domain names in the .nz space, during the years of rapid growth of the Internet. IANA authorised this friendly redelegation, and the New Zealand Government acknowledged this change a number of years later.
On the 29th of October, 2007, InternetNZ and ICANN entered into an arrangement by an "exchange of letters" recognizing each other and the obligations of the two parties in relation to the operation of the .nz domain name.[2]
In 2008, InternetNZ proposed to change it's official name from “The Internet Society of New Zealand” to “Internet New Zealand Inc.”.[3]
New gTLDs
As of January, 2012, InternetNZ had declared an interest in applying for .kiwi though ICANN's new gTLD program. The extension is an interesting bid given that it is a national identifier akin to New Zealand's .nz ccTLD, but arguably more fun. InternetNZ is not the only organization interested in applying for the extension, as a group of ex-pats based in Vancouver, Canada, have declared their intention to do the same. The latter group is associated with current Minds + Machine Chairman, and former ICANN Board Chairman, Peter Dengate Thrush.[4]
Current Councillors
As of November, 2010, the elected InternetNZ council are: Michael Foley, Hamish MacEwan, Nathan Torkington, Donald Clark, Michael Wallmannsberger, Neil James, Jonny Martin, Don Christie, Lance Wiggs and Dave Moskovitz. The council is headed by president Frank March and vice-president Jamie Baddeley.[5].
Business
InternetNZ also has two wholly owned subsidaries, they are:
- Domain Name Commission Limited- Wholly-owned subsidiary company for the day-to-day management of the .nz domain.
- New Zealand Domain Name Registry Limited - Wholly-owned subsidiary company to manage .nz register.
Services offered by InternetNZ
InternetNZ is the recognised delegated manager for the .nz ccTLD.