Dot Kiwi Ltd

We have received a significant increase of enquiries since Dot Kiwi’s application to run .KIWI was approved by ICANN.  One of the most common questions we get asked is: Can I register my trademark as a .KIWI domain?

Dot Kiwi Ltd

28 May 2013 – For the first time millions of New Zealanders will have access to new email addresses and websites ending in .kiwi rather than .co.nz, .kiwi.nz or other similar .nz formats following international regulatory approval from Los Angeles over the weekend.

.kiwi is the first New Zealand-based generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) approved by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in its new gTLD programme, which ushers in a host of new domains such as .london and .microsoft.

Idealog

Dot Kiwi Ltd is one of many organisations that recently applied to ICANN, which has decided to let anyone apply for the rights to own and operate any generic top-level domains (TLDs). That means addresses that end not just in a .com or .co.nz but literally anything that has been approved. Dot Kiwi Ltd, however, is the only one vying for the .kiwi name, and plans to donate a portion of proceeds from domain sales to the Christchurch cause.

NZMIS

It would be an understatement to say that ICANN’s new gTLD programme hasn’t been without controversy. Indeed, the programme has challenged many industries, it threatens business models and will undoubtedly incur unwanted costs on unwilling parties. A change of this magnitude was never going to be an easy undertaking. However, not being easy does not equate to not being worthwhile. So while those opposed sing their song, those who embrace the change quietly go about their plans for innovation and improvement on the web

Dot Kiwi Ltd

Why have .kiwi.nz when you could have .kiwi!  InternetNZ is causing confusion with its approval of new second level domain .kiwi.nz.

Its announcement today is confusing and is not in the best interest of Kiwis, internet users or in fact the Internet in New Zealand and I believe many others share our view.

Dot Kiwi Ltd

It seems like the new gTLD programme has been underway now for an age. Indeed it has been longer for some than others, but the finish line – or starting line – depending on how you look at it, is fast approaching.

Fairfax NZ News

The other name put forward by a New Zealand registered company, DOT KIWI LIMITED, is .kiwi. This is likely to be successful as it is not contested.

Kea Global CEO Sue Watson and New Zealand Maori Internet Society chairman Karaitiana Taiuru had written in support of the .kiwi domain name, saying it will allow bilingual website names to be used. [read more]

Dot Kiwi Ltd

Dot Kiwi Ltd has been announced as the only contending applicant in a bid to secure the .kiwi domain name. In what is expected to become the largest expansion in the history of the Internet’s Domain Name System, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) revealed a total of 1,930 new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) applications. [read more]

Dot Kiwi Ltd

Greetings from all of us on the Dot Kiwi team. We’re very excited to release this first email update to our supporters – thanks for being part of the Dot Kiwi initiative!

Status Update: You’ll be pleased to know that Dot Kiwi is progressing as planned. Despite some small delays in the process, we are on track for a 2013 release of .kiwi domain names. Before you know it, everywhere you look… [ read more]

Karaitiana Taiuru

Māori will soon have a bilingual Internet system and guaranteed protection of  Iwi and God Names with the introduction of the new web address .kiwi being  introduced possibly next year.

The sticking point for me is that Dot Kiwi Ltd in a matter of weeks graciously  agreed to support Māori, an achievement that we have not been able to do in the  past 13 years within New Zealand. [read more]