.nz policies

The .nz domain name space is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Aotearoa New Zealand. It represents us on the Internet and is managed for the benefit of us all. The .nz Rules and Schedules set out the rules for parties involved in the .nz domain name space.

The new .nz rules and schedules came into affect on 1 November 2022. These replaced the Operations and Procedures Policy and the Principles and Responsibilities Policy.

Check a summary of the most significant changes that will have an impact on registrars and proposed action steps.

Introduction and Context

This is the final version of the .nz Rules. These .nz rules came into effect as of 1 November 2022.

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.nz Rules

This is the final version of the .nz Rules. These .nz rules came into effect as of 1 November 2022.

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Schedule 1 - Policy Development Process

This is the final version of Schedule 1 of the .nz Rules. This schedule came into effect as of 1 November 2022.

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Schedule 2 - Dispute Resolution Service

This is the final version of Schedule 2 of the .nz Rules. This schedule came into effect as of 1 November 2022.

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Schedule 3 - Conflicted Names Process

This is the final version of Schedule 3 of the .nz Rules. This schedule came into effect as of 1 November 2022.

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