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A domain name is string of characters that make up a web address (anyname.co.nz) or email address (info@anyname.co.nz) and is an essential part of creating a website or setting up email

Domain Names are commonly used in the following ways: (1) To identify a website (the web address or URL), (2) As the core part of an email address @anyname.co.nz or (3) To protect a brand or trademark to ensure no one else uses it.

The steps to registering a domain name are: - search for the name here or with one of our registrars - if the name is available, then with your selected registrar proceed through the registration and payment processes - Done! Simple!

When you register a .nz domain name, you are accepting that the details in the register concerning your domain name are available to all as a matter of public record. This information consists mainly of contact details, relevant dates, and name server details. No financial information is involved. The information may be used by others to contact you regarding the right to use the domain name, or on technical matters relating to the domain name. It could also be used by law enforcement agencies pursuing enquiries relating to the domain name. Parties authorised to access the register are forbidden from using your personal details for targeted contact campaigns.