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Press ReleaseMedia Release - 28 October 2008 - New Zealand Registry Services (NZRS) is pleased to announce that the authoritative name server for the .nz Domain Name System (DNS) has been replaced. The replacement is part of a wider project aimed at improving the .nz DNS infrastructure. There is no impact on the .nz DNS as a result of the change and the new IP address for NS4.DNS.NET.NZ is 202.46.189.130. Over the last few weeks the NZRS, a subsidiary company of Internet New Zealand, has worked on the changes. The authoritative .nz name server was previously operated by TelstraClear. Bringing the server under NZRS' control will lead to greater reporting and monitoring of the .nz name servers. It will also enable the smoother addition of servers to other parts of the network, if required. NZRS General Manager Nick Griffin thanks TelstraClear for its solid management of the .nz name server to-date. "The new server uses a technology called anycast, where multiple servers respond to the same IP address, resulting in faster query times. It adds additional robustness and offers better resistance to large-scale denial of service attacks," he says. The NZRS operates and manages the registry of .nz domain names and the operation of the Domain Name System (DNS) in the .nz domain name space. For more information: Nick Griffin
Press Releases: NZ offers IPv6 connectivity
NZRS (.nz Registry Services) announces that a core component of the New Zealand Internet infrastructure is being geared up to accommodate huge potential increases in the number of networked devices connected to the Internet. "Mobile phones are becoming common Internet devices and many other mobile and specialist devices from security systems to home automation will require connectivity in the future. It is preferable that each computer or device connected to the Internet has a unique addressing number," says NZRS general manager Nick Griffin. The key to increasing capacity is the introduction of IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol. IPv6 uses 128 bits for its computer addresses, a huge leap from the 32 bits used in the existing IPv4. This means 340 billion billion billion billion addresses can be covered by IPv6, compared to 4.3 billion for IPv4. Note the population of the world is approximately 6.6 billion. NZRS is today pleased to announce that the .nz name servers are now operating with IPv6 connectivity in what can be regarded as the first phase of the .nz IPv6 rollout. The name servers are named ns8.dns.net.nz and ns9.dns.net.nz, and are located in Wellington and Albany respectively. Both are connected to the NZ IPv6 Internet Exchange and there is a .nz Whois server accessible at whois.ipv6.srs.net.nz. NZRS thanks non-profit consortium Open Contributors Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (OCCAID) and US telco Sprint for providing IPv6 tunnels, and thanks Citylink for help in connecting to the NZ IPv6 Internet Exchange. .nz Registry Services is responsible for operation of the register of domain names and the Domain Name System (DNS) in the .nz domain name space. For further information contact: Nick Griffin Press Releases: InternetNZ announces .NZ wholesale fee reduction
InternetNZ (The Internet Society of New Zealand) is reducing by 14% the wholesale domain name fee charged to authorised .nz registrars by .nz Registry Services (NZRS). Colin Jackson, InternetNZ President, says "The InternetNZ Council is pleased to confirm that the wholesale domain name fee will reduce to $1.50 per domain name per month, down from $1.75 per domain name per month.” These figures are exclusive of GST. The new wholesale fee will apply from 1 July 2007. “We trust that early notification of the lower fee will assist registrars in their planning," says Jackson. The decision to reduce the fee is the outcome of a joint recommendation from the .nz Oversight Committee (NZOC) and NZRS to the InternetNZ Council. Dr Frank March, Chair of the NZOC, says he hopes that the lower fee will encourage the continuation of a healthy growth rate in the registration of new domain names. However he cautions “There is no obligation on registrars to pass on any savings they make in a reduction of the wholesale fee.” Dr March continues “The .nz market is a competitive environment and I hope that the range of authorised registrars will encourage some to reduce the retail price." The reduction in the wholesale domain name fee is the second drop since NZRS took over running the .nz domain name register in October 2002. NZRS Chair, Anne Urlwin, says “The result of the fee review is a successful outcome for everyone. We take our responsibilities in managing the .nz register seriously, and are pleased that we've achieved efficiencies in our systems that enable this decrease in the fee to registrars."
NZRS is pleased to advise that it has added the support of IPv6 glue records to the Shared Registry System (SRS) and DNS. The adoption of IPv6 Glue will bring benefits to the registry in that it will allow for registrants who wish, to start investing in IPv6 technology. Registrars are now able to provide IPv6 Glue records to the SRS, and this information will be included in the zone files output from the SRS. Note. AAAA (and not A6) records will be published in the zone files. In order to allow for IPv6 Glue records, the SRS will accept an additional field (IP6Addr) in the definition of a nameserver. It is not a mandatory field. NOTE. If IP addresses are required, there MUST be an IPv4 address provided, not just an IPv6 address. The full technical details supporting IPv6 Glue records are available here....(pdf) The enablement of IPv6 is one of the strategic programs that NZRS is undertaking across the next 2 years.
Joint InternetNZ, NZOC, and NZRS Announcement. March 23, 2005 InternetNZ (www.internetnz.net.nz) is maintaining the wholesale domain name fee charged to authorised .nz registrars by nz Registry Services (NZRS). The President of InternetNZ, Keith Davidson states "The InternetNZ Council has confirmed that the wholesale Domain Name Fee will remain at $1.75 per domain name per month ". Mr Davidson added "The review of the fee is undertaken annually by NZRS and the NZ Oversight Committee (NZOC), the recommendation from the joint review was that the Fee should remain at the same level as set last year and the InternetNZ Council have adopted that recommendation".
December 20, 2004 NZ Registry Services (NZRS) today announced that it has signed a two year Outsourcing Services agreement with Catalyst IT Limited for the provision of the Outsourcing Services covering the Shared Registry System (SRS) and Domain Name Server systems and applications. NZRS undertook a comprehensive and robust Request for Information and Request for Proposal process which focused on continuity of service, incremental improvement, and low risk while improving the management framework. The parties took particular care in crafting an outsourcing contract that would ensure the continued high availability of the NZRS systems. NZRS General Manager, Nick Griffin stated "We are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of an agreement with Catalyst. The signing of this contract provides NZRS with an enhanced level of service for the next two years. Catalyst has provided NZRS with an excellent service over the last couple of years and we look forward to continuing our relationship with them." Mr Griffin went on to say "that this contract will ensure the continued high availability with stronger support for the SRS and DNS environments to Registrars and individuals who operate Domain Names". NZRS operates and manages the Shared Registry System and the Domain Name System for the .nz Top Level Domain. The company, established in 2002 to operate the shared registry system, had temporarily outsourced system support. The Board took the decision last year to continue outsourcing but on a longer term contract basis and one that improved quality and service levels. The registry currently supports in excess of 173,000 .nz domain names and has experienced strong growth in its 26 months of operation. For further information, contact Nick Griffin, General Manager. Phone: 021 505 229 or 04 931 6977 (pdf)
August 12, 2004 NZ Registry Services (NZRS) today announced that Catalyst IT Limited has been selected as the Preferred Supplier for the provision of the Outsourcing Services covering the Shared Registry System (SRS) and Domain Name Server systems and applications. NZRS undertook a comprehensive and robust Request for Information and Request for Proposal process which focused on continuity of service, incremental improvement, and low risk while improving the management framework. NZRS General Manager, Nick Griffin stated "we were impressed by the quality and the numbers of suppliers who responded to the RFI/RFP and were encouraged by the high standard and availability of Open Source services within New Zealand." "We look forward to concluding an agreement with Catalyst in the near future" he said. NZRS operates and manages the Shared Registry System and the Domain Name System for the .nz Top Level Domain. The company, established in 2002 to operate the new registry system, had temporarily outsourced system support. The Board took the decision last year to continue outsourcing but on a longer term contract basis and one that improved quality and service levels. The registry currently supports in excess of 160,000 .nz domain names and has experienced strong growth in its 21 months of operation. For further information, contact Nick Griffin, General Manager. Phone: 021 505 229 or 04 931 6977 (pdf)
Joint InternetNZ, NZOC, and NZRS Announcement. January 14, 2004 InternetNZ (www.internetnz.net.nz) is reducing by 12.5% the wholesale domain name fee charged to authorised .nz registrars by nz Registry Services (NZRS). The President of InternetNZ, Keith Davidson states "The InternetNZ Council is pleased to confirm that the wholesale domain name fee will drop to $1.75 per domain name per month, down from $2.00 per domain name per month". Mr Davidson added "The new wholesale fee will apply from 1 July 2004. We trust that early notification of the lower fee will assist registrars in their planning." The decision to reduce the fee is the outcome of a joint recommendation from the .nz Oversight Committee (NZOC) and NZRS to the InternetNZ Council. Dr Frank March, Chair of the NZOC, hopes that the lower fee will encourage the continuation of a healthy growth rate in the registration of new domain names, Dr March cautions: "There is no obligation on registrars to pass on any savings they make in a reduction of the wholesale fee". Dr March continues "The .nz market is now a competitive environment and I hope that the range of authorised registrars will encourage some to reduce the retail price." The drop in the wholesale domain name fee will take effect less than two years after NZRS took over running the .nz domain name register. NZRS Chair, Carol Stigley, says "The result of the fee review is a successful outcome for everyone. We take our responsibilities in managing the .nz register seriously, and are pleased that we've achieved efficiencies in our systems that enables this decrease in the fee to registrars." NZRS Announcement. January 14, 2004 NZRS is pleased to advise that from 1 July 2004 the Domain Name Fee will be reduced to $1.75 excluding GST. This represents a 12.5% decrease in the fee. NZRS and the NZ Oversight Committee undertook a joint review of the Domain Name and put a recommendation to InternetNZ regarding the new Domain Name Fee Save & Exitwhich was accepted. The early notification of the change is to assist Registrars in their billing processes as we are aware that some Registrars have a long lead in period of advice to Registrants for their renewal/billing. There will be a joint announcement from InternetNZ, NZ Oversight Committee and NZRS on 14 January. ProjectsProjects: SRS Source Code v1.38 Released March 8, 2007 SRS Open Source Code v1.38 has been released on Thursday 8th March 2007. The SRS Open Source Code is available on Sourceforge. The Project is called "Domain Name Registry System".
The link to access the project is http://sourceforge.net/projects/dnrs/ Projects: SRS Resoucre Manager February 13, 2007
A Resource Manager component is being added to the SRS to protect the SRS and to share the SRS resources equally between registrars. Please refer to this PDF document for details and examples: SRS_Resource_Manager Projects: SRS Source Code v1.37 Released December 8, 2006 SRS Open Source Code v1.37 has been released on Friday 8th December 2006. The SRS Open Source Code is available on Sourceforge. The Project is called "Domain Name Registry System".
The link to access the project is http://sourceforge.net/projects/dnrs/ Projects: IPv4/IPv6 Glue Records
June 22, 2004 InternetNZ requested that NZRS investigate the cost of implementing IPv6 into the SRS and DNS. As a result of that investigation NZRS is proposing that the SRS and DNS be modified to accept IPv6 glue records. More details are available here.
January 30, 2004 When the Shared Registry System (SRS) was developed in 2002, it was developed with the use of Open Source tools. Since going live in October 2002, NZRS has undertaken a continuous improvement programme of improvements to the SRS. The SRS has proved itself to be a reliable and robust system which is currently supporting 42 registrars, 141,000 domain names and 12 2nd level domains. We are pleased to announce that the SRS Open Source Code was released on 30 January 2004. The SRS was released on Sourceforge. We have set up a project where you will beable to access the code. The Project is called "Domain Name Registry System" (hence the "dnrs"), this is because SRS is already in use. The link to access the project is http://sourceforge.net/projects/dnrs/ Latest NewsChief Executive - job advertisement Download the job advert of the chief executive role here (PDF, 124 KB)
General Manger Nick Griffin will be leaving NZRS Announcement by Anne Urlwin - Chairman NZ Registry Services: Nick Griffin has advised that he will be leaving the company after 6 1/2
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