.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 New Zealand's first and presently only "top level domain name approved by ICANN".[1]

.kiwi
Introduced25 November 2013
TLD typeGeneric top-level domain
StatusActive
RegistryDot Kiwi Ltd. (operated by Canadian Internet Registration Authority)
SponsorDot Kiwi Limited
Intended useEntities connected with  New Zealand
Actual useunknown
DNSSECYes
Registry websitehttps://hello.kiwi/

History

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).[2]

The domain launched with a 'landrush' period in March 2014 after two years of planning.[3]

In May 2014, shortly after launch, 4,600 .kiwi domains had been activated.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

The technical backend is provided by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority's Fury product.[7]

Accredited registrars

As of 6 December 2016.[8]

  • 101 Domain
  • 123.reg
  • CoreHub
  • Crazydomains.com
  • CSC
  • Dynadot
  • Gandi.net
  • GoDaddy
  • IP Mirror
  • Marcaria (company)
  • Network Solutions
  • STrato
  • Regtons
  • Amazon Route 53

See also

References
  1. "Dot kiwi domain name reservations set to begin". TVNZ. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. "Dot kiwi enters internet domain names". Newshub. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ".kiwi domain names go live after two years of planning". Scoop News. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. "Thousands switch to .kiwi domain". Stuff. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. "Dot Kiwi Celebrates First Anniversary". Scoop News. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. Bell, Stephen (28 August 2012). "Dot Kiwi fails to knock out .kiwi.nz". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  7. "CIRA becomes first new gTLD back-end since 2012". DomainIncite. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  8. "Accredited Registrars". Hello.kiwi.

Further reading


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