InternetNZ (officially Internet New Zealand Inc., formerly the Internet Society of New Zealand) is a

not-for-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

open membership organisation and the designated manager for the

.nz .nz is the Internet country code top-level domain ( ccTLD) for New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five ...

country code top-level internet domain. It also supports the development of New Zealand's internet through policy, community grants, research, and events.

About

As the designated manager for the .nz top level internet domain, InternetNZ represents New Zealand at a global level. It supports the development of New Zealand's internet through policy, grants and loans to individuals and organisations, research, and events. Part of the work of InternetNZ is advocacy and commentary. It makes submissions to New Zealand

Select Committees Select or SELECT may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Select'' (album), an album by Kim Wilde * ''Select'' (magazine), a British music magazine * ''MTV Select'', a television program * ''Select Live'', New Zealand's C4 music program ...

, and in 2020 commented on the legislative process of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill, which is an update to a 1993 Act.

Organisational structure

The full name of InternetNZ is Internet New Zealand Incorporated and it is a registered incorporated society in New Zealand. It is a non-profit society with charitable status and is overseen by a council. It has a subsidiary organisation, the Domain Name Commission Ltd (DNCL). The Domain Name Commission supports the work of InternetNZ including administering an independent dispute resolution service.

Council

The InternetNZ Council is the governing body for InternetNZ. It is made of nine members elected by the membership and two appointed members.

Council members

The elected InternetNZ council as at 29 June 2022 are Joy Liddicoat (President since 2021), Jay Daley (Vice President since 2021), Sarah Lee, Kate Pearce, Richard Hulse, Don Stokes, Anthony Bow, Jeff Montgomery, Potaua Biasiny-Tule.

Chief Executive

* Andrew Cushen, interim Chief Executive (2022–) * Jordan Carter (2013–2022) *Vikram Kumar (2010–2013)

History

The Internet Society of New Zealand was originally formed in 1995 to take responsibility for the

country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all t ...

. In 2006 the Internet Society of New Zealand joined the

Internet Society The Internet Society (ISOC) is an American nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1992 with local chapters around the world. Its mission is "to promote the open development, evolution, and use of the Internet for the benefit of all people ...

as an organisational member. Despite sharing many aims with the Internet Society, InternetNZ is not a chapter of the Internet Society. On the 31 October 2007 InternetNZ formalised its relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In doing so ICANN recognised InternetNZ as the country code top level domain manager for .nz. In April 2008, The Internet Society of New Zealand formally changed its official name to Internet New Zealand Inc.

InternetNZ Fellows

InternetNZ periodically confers the InternetNZ Fellowship award on people who make ‘an outstanding contribution to the development of the internet in New Zealand’.

Events

NetHui conference

Since 2011 InternetNZ has organised

NetHui NetHui is a New Zealand conference about internet governance and policy issues. First held in 2011, it is organised by InternetNZ and brings together the country's internet community to discuss the issues shaping web use in New Zealand. About ...

conferences around New Zealand encouraging New Zealanders to meet and discuss the benefits and issues of the internet.

References

External links

Official website
*Sami, Madeleine (2010)
Down to the wire : the story of New Zealand's internet.
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