Aug 11
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August 2011 .nz Māori Domain name summary
The Domain Name Commissioner released her monthly statistics on .nz domain names and .iwi.nz moderation policy was updated.
Below is details on .iwi.nz and .maori.nz . There is currently no public statistical information about International Domain Names-IDN (domains with macrons).
.maori.nz
At the end of July there were:
638 .maori.nz domain names. 11 less than July 1, but with 11 new registrations and 99 renewals.
It looks like some of the expired names were purchased for the sole reason of resale by domaineers as opposed to anything else. Below is a list of some of the expired names:
1. business.maori.nz
2. griffenandmorris.maori.nz
3. groupspace.maori.nz
4. tewaharoa.maori.nz
5. theranosticslab.maori.nz
6. tiheimauriora.maori.nz
.maori.nz is the 5th most registered domain from the total of 14 .nz (2LD) domains. The most popular being .co.nz with 385,459 registrations. The least popular is .parliament with only 8 registrations.
Total number of .nz domain name registrations is 449,014
.iwi.nz
At the end of July there were:
77 .iwi.nz domain names with 1 new registration. This is typical for this domain, as it has such a small stakeholder group.
The .iwi.nz moderation policy which can be found here at http://www.register.iwi.nz introduced a new criterion, number 4 which allows Māori Iwi Authorities to register their names.
A public consultation was held in July and August, with only positive feedback for the change. Anyone familiar with Iwi politics, i am sure will agree with me that this is a tremendous achievement not to have any in disagreement.