6 April 2010 | Website Marketing

Domain Name Extensions in New Zealand

At the moment there are 16 domain name extensions available in New Zealand.

.nz

the latest domain name extension – the shorter version of .co.nz
134,154 active domains

.co.nz

commercial – the mostly used but officially meant for commercial organisations
506,565 active domains

.net.nz

officially meant for organisations directly related to the NZ Internet but nowadays a good second choice when the .co.nz extension is already taken
23,458 active domains

.org.nz

not-for-profit organisations
27,533 active domains

.kiwi.nz

more ‘funky’ alternative for the .co.nz extension. Although there is a .kiwi (without the .nz) extension as well.
4,450 active domains

.school.nz

schools – primary, secondary and pre-schools and related organisations
3,620 active domains

.ac.nz

academic – tertiary educational institutions and related organisations
2,353 active domains

.gen.nz

general – individuals/organisations not covered elsewhere
1,060 active domains

.geek.nz

geeks – computer freaks
944 active domains

.govt.nz

government – national, regional and local government organisations. A moderated domain name.
1,057 active domains

.maori.nz

Mฤori people, groups, and organisations
881 active domains

.health.nz

registered practitioners and organisations providing health and disability services
256 active domains

.iwi.nz

traditional Mฤori tribe. A moderated domain name.
105 active domains

.mil.nz

military organisations of the NZ Government. A moderated domain name.
34 active domains

.cri.nz

Crown Research Institutes. A moderated domain name.
7 active domains

.parliament.nz

agencies and individuals who are part of the parliamentary system. A moderated domain name.
11 active domains

Five domain name extensions are moderated (restricted): .cri.nz, .govt.nz, .iwi.nz, .mil.nz and .parliament.nz meaning that applicants need to meet specific additional criteria before they can be registered.


Active domain counts as per March 2018 (source dnc)