.kiwi is an
Internet
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generic top-level domain
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with emphasis on
New Zealand
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. It employs the
colloquial
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term ''
kiwi
Kiwi most commonly refers to:
* Kiwi (bird), a flightless bird native to New Zealand
* Kiwi (nickname), a nickname for New Zealanders
* Kiwifruit, an edible berry
* Kiwi dollar or New Zealand dollar, a unit of currency
Kiwi or KIWI may also ref ...
'', used to refer to New Zealanders.
It is the first, and presently only, New Zealand-specific top level domain name approved by ICANN.
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
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) is an American multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces ...
(ICANN).
The domain launched with a 'landrush' period in March 2014 after two years of planning.
In May 2014, shortly after launch, 4,600 .kiwi domains had been activated. 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.
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.
The technical backend is provided by the
Canadian Internet Registration Authority
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's Fury product.
Accredited registrars
As of 6 December 2016.
* 101 Domain
* 123.reg
* CoreHub
* Crazydomains.com
* CSC
* Dynadot
* Gandi.net
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GoDaddy
* IP Mirror
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Marcaria (company)
Marcaria is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Mantua in the Italian region Lombardy, located about southeast of Milan and about west of Mantua.
Marcaria borders the following municipalities: Acquanegra sul Chiese, Borgo Virgilio, ...
* Network Solutions
* STrato
* Regtons
* Amazon Route 53
See also
*
.nz
References
Further reading
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External links
IANA .kiwi whois informationDot-Kiwiofficial website
Internet in New Zealand
Mass media in New Zealand
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