Join the .nz Industry
Joining the .nz industry has many benefits. Explore the benefits and requirements of being a registrar and find out how to apply.
Why .nz
Domain names are the building blocks for creating websites and email addresses. The “.nz” at the end of web and email addresses is the country code top level domain, or ccTLD. Holding a ccTLD immediately shows a user your association with a country.
Why choose .nz domain names? Having ".nz" shows your clear ties to Aotearoa New Zealand.
How to become a registrar
The Domain Name Commission (DNC) oversees the .nz domain name space to ensure compliance of registrars with the .nz Rules and to maintain a competitive market. The DNC has a robust authorisation application review process to ensure new entrants to the .nz market meet the standards and obligations to operate in the .nz domain name space.
Any legal entity can apply to the Domain Name Commission (DNC) to become an authorised .nz registrar.
To become an authorised .nz registrar, you need to complete our pre-application, application review and post-application steps.
The applicant will need to pay the one-off $3,000 NZD + GST application fee (No GST for overseas applicants). The DNC will not proceed with the application review until this is received. (This fee is non-refundable if your application is declined).