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Introduced | 25 November 2013 |
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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/ |
.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]
As of January 2024 [update] there are just under 11,000 registered .kiwi domains, connected to 8,633 active websites. [2]
Dot 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]
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