.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.[1] It is the first, and presently only, New Zealand-specific top level domain name approved by ICANN.[1]
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| Introduced | 25 November 2013 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Generic top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | Dot Kiwi Ltd. (operated by InternetNZ) |
| Sponsor | Dot Kiwi Ltd. |
| Intended use | Entities connected with New Zealand |
| DNSSEC | Yes |
| Registry website | https://hello.kiwi/ |
As of January 2024[update] there are just under 11,000 registered .kiwi domains, connected to 8,633 active websites.[2]
History
editDot Kiwi Limited reportedly spent a "seven-figure" sum securing the new top level domain from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).[3]
The domain launched with a 'landrush' period in March 2014 after two years of planning.[4]
In May 2014, shortly after launch, 4,600 .kiwi domains had been activated.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
The technical backend was originally provided by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's Fury product.[8] In 2024, InternetNZ signed a contract with Dot Kiwi Ltd. to provide registry and registrar support services for the domain.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dot kiwi domain name reservations set to begin". TVNZ. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "List of registered .KIWI domains". Zonefiles. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Dot kiwi enters internet domain names". Newshub. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ ".kiwi domain names go live after two years of planning". Scoop News. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Thousands switch to .kiwi domain". Stuff. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Dot Kiwi Celebrates First Anniversary". Scoop News. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Bell, Stephen (28 August 2012). "Dot Kiwi fails to knock out .kiwi.nz". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "CIRA becomes first new gTLD back-end since 2012". DomainIncite. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "InternetNZ providing services to .kiwi". news.fuseworksmedia.com. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
Further reading
edit- "Dot kiwi domain name reservations set to begin". TVNZ.
- "Trademark holders have a month to get .kiwi domain names". scoop.co.nz.
- "Kiwi domain is almost ready to join the dots". Stuff. 27 September 2013.
- Sathya Mithra Ashok. "All Kiwis can apply for a .kiwi domain name now". Computerworld New Zealand.
- James Henderson. "12K and counting as Dot Kiwi captures NZ imagination". Computerworld New Zealand.
- "Real estate tops .kiwi domain". Stuff. 2 December 2013.
- "NZ web users may get .kiwi domain". The New Zealand Herald. 16 January 2012.
- James Henderson. ""Watershed day" as NZ domain name game hots up". Computerworld New Zealand.
- "Dot Kiwi domain names in hot demand". TVNZ. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
External links
edit- IANA .kiwi whois information
- Dot-Kiwi official website
