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Internet top-level domain .kiwi.nz January 2014 August 2024 Kiwi domain.png .kiwi 25 November 2013 GeoTLD Active Dot Kiwi Ltd. (operated by InternetNZ) Yes Dot Kiwi Ltd. Entities connected with New Zealand https://hello.kiwi/ .kiwi is an Internet generic top-level domain with emphasis on New Zealand. It employs the colloquial term kiwi, used to refer to New Zealanders.http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/dot-kiwi-domain-name-reservations-set-begin-5688229 Dot kiwi domain name reservations set to begin TVNZ 5 May 2015 2024 January there are just under 11,000 registered .kiwi domains, connected to 8,633 active websites.List of registered .KIWI domains https://zonefiles.io/list/kiwi/ Zonefiles 24 January 2024 History Dot Kiwi Limited reportedly spent a "seven-figure" sum securing the new top level domain from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).https://www.newshub.co.nz/technology/dot-kiwi-enters-internet-domain-names-2013120217 https://web.archive.org/web/20160311085857/http://www.newshub.co.nz/technology/dot-kiwi-enters-internet-domain-names-2013120217 dead 11 March 2016 Dot kiwi enters internet domain names 2013-02-12 Newshub 2023-01-16 The domain launched with a 'landrush' period in March 2014 after two years of planning.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1403/S00548/kiwi-domain-names-go-live-after-two-years-of-planning.htm .kiwi domain names go live after two years of planning Scoop News 2017-04-23 In May 2014, shortly after launch, 4,600 .kiwi domains had been activated.http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/60063322/thousands-switch-to-kiwi-domain Thousands switch to .kiwi domain Stuff 14 May 2014 2017-04-23 As at the first anniversary on 1 May 2015, 12,000 .kiwi domains had been registered. Dot Kiwi Limited claimed that this meant .kiwi was in the top 25 per cent of new domains released by ICANN.http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1505/S00003/dot-kiwi-celebrates-first-anniversary.htm Dot Kiwi Celebrates First Anniversary Scoop News 2017-04-23 The .kiwi top level domain is not to be confused with .kiwi.nz, which launched as a new option under the .nz top level domain in August 2012.http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/7563230/Dot-Kiwi-fails-to-knock-out-kiwi-nz Dot Kiwi fails to knock out .kiwi.nz Bell Stephen 2012-08-28 Stuff.co.nz 2017-04-23 English The technical backend was originally provided by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's Fury product.CIRA becomes first new gTLD back-end since 2012 http://domainincite.com/21005-cira-becomes-first-new-gtld-back-end-since-2012 1 June 2019 DomainIncite 22 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190601180100/http://domainincite.com/21005-cira-becomes-first-new-gtld-back-end-since-2012 1 June 2019 live In 2024, InternetNZ signed a contract with Dot Kiwi Ltd. to provide registry and registrar support services for the domain.InternetNZ providing services to .kiwi https://news.fuseworksmedia.com/2eb4db35-c4e8-447b-bded-681803096182 2024-08-21 2024-08-06 news.fuseworksmedia.com en References Further reading http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/dot-kiwi-domain-name-reservations-set-begin-5688229 Dot kiwi domain name reservations set to begin TVNZ http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU1402/S00550/trademark-holders-have-a-month-to-get-kiwi-domain-names.htm Trademark holders have a month to get .kiwi domain names scoop.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/9220370/Kiwi-domain-is-almost-ready-to-join-the-dots Kiwi domain is almost ready to join the dots Stuff 27 September 2013 http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/540809/all_kiwis_can_apply_kiwi_domain_name_now/ All Kiwis can apply for a .kiwi domain name now Sathya Mithra Ashok Computerworld New Zealand http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/574065/12k-counting-dot-kiwi-captures-nz-imagination/ 12K and counting as Dot Kiwi captures NZ imagination James Henderson Computerworld New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/9467555/Real-estate-hottest-property-in-kiwi-domain-addresses Real estate tops .kiwi domain Stuff 2 December 2013 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10779105 NZ web users may get .kiwi domain The New Zealand Herald 16 January 2012 http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/556238/watershed-day-nz-domain-name-game-hots-up/ "Watershed day" as NZ domain name game hots up James Henderson Computerworld New Zealand Dot Kiwi domain names in hot demand TVNZ 15 May 2014 http://tvnz.co.nz/content/5972484.xml 5 May 2015 External links IANA .kiwi whois information Dot-Kiwi official website Category:Internet in New Zealand Category:Mass media in New Zealand January 2014