Country extension · New Zealand
.nz domain name
Register or transfer your .nz with WebOké. Below you can see what it costs, who can register a .nz and what to look out for when transferring.
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Specifications
The key details of .nz
- Country
- New Zealand
- Registry
- internetnz.nz
- Registration period
- 1 to 10 years
- Renewal period
- 1 to 10 years
- Domain name length
- 1 to 63 characters
- Transfer time
- immediately
- Renewal on transfer
- no
- Transfer lock available
- no
- Number of nameservers
- 2 to 13
- Renewable after expiry date
- 42 days
- Quarantine after deletion
- 90 days
Features
- DNSSEC: yesYou can secure your domain name with DNSSEC.
- IPv6: yesThe nameservers for this extension can also be reached over IPv6.
- Special characters: yesDomain names with letters such as é, ü or ø (and sometimes other scripts) are possible.
- Whois privacy: yesYour details can be hidden in the public Whois.
- Trustee: yesIf you don't meet the local address requirement, you can use a trustee service.
Requirements
Who can register a .nz?
- There are no restrictions for .nz: anyone can register a domain name.
- If the same name already exists as a third-level domain, you can only register the .nz name with the same registrant details as that existing domain.
Additional details for registration
- If the same name already exists as a third-level domain, you'll need the transfer code of that existing domain to register.
Good to know when registering
- If the same name already exists as a third-level domain, you can only register the .nz name using the transfer code of that existing domain.
- If there are several third-level domains with the same name, that conflict must first be resolved through the registry's conflict procedure. Only then can the .nz name be registered.
- Once a conflict has been resolved, the name is only allocated to the registrant of the domain that gives the right to it. Registration under different details will not be approved.
- The transfer code of the existing domain is valid for 30 days. If it has expired, a new one must be requested.
Transfer
Transferring a .nz
- You start a transfer using the domain's transfer code.
- You get the transfer code from your current registrar; the registrant or the administrative contact of the domain can request it.
- Please note: the transfer code changes automatically after certain changes to the domain, such as an update or a transfer. So request the current code just before you transfer.
The transfer code
- A transfer code is always required to transfer a domain.
- The transfer code is always 16 characters long.
- You request the code from your current registrar, as the registrant or as the administrative contact of the domain.
- The code is valid for 30 days. If it has expired, the registrar can have a new code generated through the registry.
- The code changes automatically after certain changes to the domain, such as an update or a transfer.
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More information
Registry rules and links
- Registry website internetnz.nz
- Registry whois docs.internetnz.nz
- Dispute resolution policy dnc.org.nz
- Registry terms and conditions dnc.org.nz
Compiled from the registry's rules. Registries sometimes change their rules; if in doubt, the registry's terms take precedence. Updated on 11/11/2026.