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Network Status
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IntroductionDomain names give Internet users a unique
identifier for their email, web sites and servers, and are usually used
by schools, organizations and businesses, but not always. We can offer
these to our customers for very competitive rates. Domain names consist
of a name (eg:smith) with an extension such as .co, usually followed by
a country code such as .nz for New Zealand. This gives us smith.co.nz.
The name can be anything unique, and for New Zealand the extension must
consist of one listed in the following table for registration through
us. We can also register global domain names such as .com, .org or .net
| Type |
What it means |
| .ac.nz |
Tertiary institutions and related academic organisations |
| .co.nz |
Commercial Organisations |
| .geek.nz |
Computer oriented people (geeks) |
| .gen.nz |
Individuals and general purposes not covered elsewhere |
| .maori.nz |
Maori people, groups and organisations |
| .net.nz |
New Zealand Internet organisations |
| .org.nz |
Non-profit organisations |
| .school.nz |
Primary and secondary schools |
New Zealand domain names are managed by Internet NZ under the oversight
of a Domain Name Comissioner. Names and registrant information is
entered on to a registry by authorised registrars such as Watchdog. The
person or organization who requests the domain name is known as the
registrant. The registry used to be managed by Domainz but New Zealand
is now running what is called a Shared Registry System where registrars
have direct access to the registry and Domainz is now one of a number
of registrars. For more information on this go to the Domain Name
Commissioner web site.
There is a charge for registration of a new domain name as well as for
transferring an existing domain name over to us as your provider. Once
a domain name is registered or transferred to us it is then hosted or
parked on our name servers and there is an on-going charge for this
service. If a domain name is parked then it cannot be used for email or
a web site it is effectively on hold for you. To enable it to be used
for those purposes, it needs to be hosted.
Charges
Watchdog charges as follows for .nz domain name registration and
hosting. Note there are no longer any annual fees for .nz domains. Many
of our Campus and Corporate Watchdog Internet packages include domain
hosting so if you are on one of those one existing domain name is
usually transferred and hosted at no charge.
| Item |
Charge
(ex GST) |
Charge
(inc GST) |
| New .nz domain name setup charge |
$29.00 |
$32.62 |
| Existing .nz domain name transfer charge or change of registrant |
$19.00 |
$21.37 |
| Monthly domain name (.nz and global) parking fee |
$4.44 |
$5.00 |
| Monthly domain name(.nz and global) hosting charge |
$10.00 |
$11.25 |
| Global domain name (eg: .com) annual charge |
$59.00 |
$66.37 |
Registering a domain name
To register a name please do the following:
- Choose a domain name. You can email us at
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to check if it is available or for assistance with this.
- Read and agree to our Domain Name Terms and Conditions
- Email
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with the following information:
- Watchdog username (if you have one) as fn(your-number)
- Requested domain name (eg: mynewdomain.co.nz)
- Name of registrant (person or company requesting the domain name)
- Company name (if applicable)
- Email address
- Postal address
- Phone number
- Fax number (if applicable)
- Do you want email for this domain name? If so, do you want it to be delivered to
- your existing watchdog mailbox (list email address) OR
- to another email address (please list) OR
- other instructions
- Do you want a web site for this domain name. If so, what size (1MB, 20MB, 50MB, or larger)
- Confirmation that you have read and agree to our Terms and Conditions .
- Any other relevant information.
Please note: If you are not an existing Watchdog customer then we will
need to open an account for you and may require payment before your
request can be processed. Your request will then be processed and once
completed you will be provided with a UDAI (Unique Domain Password)
that you need to keep safe and is used for you to manage your domain
name.
Transferring a domain name
To transfer an existing .nz domain name to Watchdog from another domain registrar please email
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with the following information:
- Domain name
- UDAI for that domain name. This is the unique identifier that your existing domain registrar will provide you with.
- Any changes to your registrant records, eg: address, phone number
- Do you want email for this domain name? If so, do you want it to be delivered to
1. your new watchdog mailbox (list email address) OR
2. to another email address (please list) OR
3. other instructions
- Do you want a web site for this domain name? If so, what size (1MB, 20MB, 50MB, or larger)
- Confirmation that you have read and agree to our Domain Name Terms and Conditions.
Changing a domain name registrant
If a registrant wishes to change the registrant name associated with a
domain name we require the following information in order to action
this:
- An email from the existing registrant using the email address
currently asociated with the domain name or a letter on letterhead from
the company or organisation if the domain name is registered to an
organisation or company
- The UDAI for that domain name
- Confirmation from the proposed new registrant that they approve of the transfer and that they agree to Watchdog's Domain Name Terms and Conditions .
- Full details of the proposed new registrant including:
– Name
– Company Name (if applicable)
– Email Address
– Postal Address
– Phone number
– Fax Number
An account will then be opened with Watchdog for the new registrant and
the transfer processed. There will be a $19 + GST charge for this.
Managing your domain name
As you, the registrant, are in charge of your domain name then you
control what happens to it. We, as the registrar, act upon your
instructions and have no ownership of it. Any changes to your domain
name records we do for you. In order for you to move to another
registrar you will need the UDAI which is a unique password for each
domain name. We provide this for you at the time of registration or
transfer and keep a secure record of these so that we can provide it to
you upon request.
Questions?
For any questions about domain names please email us at
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or phone 0508 WATCHDOG (0800 928 243).
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