.kiwi

Not to be confused with .kiwi.nz.

Internet top-level domain

.kiwi

Introduced| 25 November 2013
TLD type| Generic top-level domain
Status| Active
Registry| Dot Kiwi Ltd. (operated by Canadian Internet Registration Authority)
Sponsor| Dot Kiwi Limited
Intended use| Entities connected with New Zealand
Actual use| unknown
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]

## History[edit]

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[edit]

As of 6 December 2016.[8]

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

## See also[edit]

* .nz

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "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 16 January 2023.
3. ^ ".kiwi domain names go live after two years of planning". Scoop News. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
4. ^ "Thousands switch to .kiwi domain". Stuff. 14 May 2014. 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[edit]

* "Dot kiwi domain name reservations set to begin". TVNZ.
* "Trademark holders have a month to get .kiwi domain names". scoop.co.nz.
* "Kiwi domain is almost ready to join the dots". Stuff. 27 September 2013.
* Sathya Mithra Ashok. "All Kiwis can apply for a .kiwi domain name now". Computerworld New Zealand.
* James Henderson. "12K and counting as Dot Kiwi captures NZ imagination". Computerworld New Zealand.
* "Real estate tops .kiwi domain". Stuff. 2 December 2013.
* "NZ web users may get .kiwi domain". The New Zealand Herald. 17 September 2023.
* James Henderson. ""Watershed day" as NZ domain name game hots up". Computerworld New Zealand.
* "Dot Kiwi domain names in hot demand". TVNZ. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2015.

## External links[edit]

* IANA .kiwi whois information
* Dot-Kiwi official website

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