Register

The .nz register has two purposes. It is the authoritative record of .nz domain names and the right to use those names, and it is the source of name server information for the .nz DNS. For every domain name, the register records the name and contact details of the registrant, the registrant's appointed administrator, and the entity responsible for the technical functioning of the domain name. It also records the Status of the domain name (eg. Available, Active, or Pending Release), the initial Registration Date, and the final date of the current registration term (the Billed Until Date). To enable the domain to be delegated to an IP address, the register lists the name servers (DNS) where the domain is hosted (note: to be delegated in the DNS, a domain name must have at least two name servers assigned to it). The .nz register is owned by InternetNZ and operated and managed under contract by NZRS. Physically, it is the major component of the SRS database.