In January, the number of active .nz domain names increased from 314,053 to 317,772, a net increase of 3,719.
InternetNZ has been undertaking a structural review. As part of that review, the Domain Name Commission will cease being an operational office of InternetNZ and will instead be incorporated as a company, fully owned by InternetNZ. Domain Name Commission Limited will begin operations on 1 April 2008.
It is intended that the existing registrar authorisation agreements with Internet NZ will be replaced with new agreements with Domain Name Commission Limited. However, the new agreements will be on the same terms as the existing agreements with InternetNZ. Registrars will be contacted shortly by the DNC with more information on the change.
All .nz policies and procedures will remain operational. There will be minor changes to the .nz policies and procedures to reflect the correct entity going forward. Otherwise, the substance of such policies and procedures will remain the same.
.nz Dispute Resolution Service – Policy Review
On 1 June 2006, the .nz Dispute Resolution Service (DRS – www.dnc.org.nz/drs) came into effect. The intention in establishing the DRS was to provide parties with a low cost alternative to the Courts to resolve .nz domain name disputes.
At the time the DRS was implemented, it was agreed that there would be a review sometime after its first year of operation. This consultation has now closed, however three submissions were received and are available at www.dnc.org.nzdrs-consult
Source: DNC OFFICE Newsletter Submission to DomainNews.com – February 26th, 2008
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