Recent Posts
- First Māori woman victim in facial recognition trial in a month
- AI media weekly commentary with Māori and Indigenous perspectives April 10
- Māori AI and data stories in the media this week
- Māori Voices in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand
- Artificial Intelligence Regulation from a Māori Perspective
Recent Categories
Post Archive
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- June 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- May 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- October 2014
- August 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- September 2012
- May 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- April 2006
- August 212
-
Trasnsfering iwi.nz
How do I transfer my domain name out of the Domain Name Commision holding registrar to my registrar/domain name provider of choice? What to consider when transferring your domain name? Level of support Before transferring your domain name, consider the level of support you need from your registrar, especially if you have multiple .nz domain…
-
Value of .iwi.nz and protection options
iwi.nz is a moderated 2nd level domain specific to Iwi Māori. It is moderated to protect Iwi applicants from individuals: Using an Iwi name for non Iwi purposes From purchasing an Iwi name in the .iwi.nz area, and offering to sell it back at huge inflated prices Directing an iwi name to distasteful websites, and…
-
Historical .iwi.nz criteria
All historical .iwi.nz moderation policies from the original in 1997. The current policy is here. The original moderation policy was casual and was not written or published in in any formal manner until 1997. 1994 Guidelines 1997 2000 2003 2011 1994. Prior to the founding of Internet Society of New Zealand, the following guidelines were…
-
Cyber Squatters in Indigenous Domains
I was interviewed by Radio Waatea about Cyber Squatters. You can hear the interview here or read the full article here. It really surprises me that people are still trying to hold Iwi to ransom over hijacked names when Iwi have .iwi.nz . All the cyber squatters are doing is making .iwi.nz more authentic for the public and valuable to…
-
.iwi.nz present and past moderation policies
Archived from August 13 2012 .iwi.nz is arguably the world’s first indigenous domain name.InternetNZin 2001 made theclaimthat maori.nz was the first Indigenous domain name, this despite the fact that .iwi.nz had existed since 1995 and was created by InternetNZ. It is likely that nsn.usandnsn.gov , the domains for Native Sovereign Nations of America were created first and then InternetNZ followed suit. I…
-
New web domains in NZ: Will they help or hinder Māori and Iwi?
The New Zealand governing body of .nz domain names has released a new public consultation to discuss changing the way .nz web addresses look. As opposed to .co.nz , .maori.nz, .iwi.nz, etc., the proposal calls for a simple .nz address. This will have a number of positive impacts (if managed correctly early in the process)…
-
Iwi implications of .kiwi.nz
As the .iwi.nz moderator, I publically opposed the .kiwi.nz application. The main reason was that I believe it would force Iwi to register their current domain names in .kiwi. to protect Iwi on-line identity. It is a common practice for unscrupulous people to register names that are similar to genuine names that may be spelt incorrectly…
-
.maori.nz statistics for Dec 2011
The Domain Name Commissioner released her monthly statistics on .nz domain names for December 2012. The details and summaries are below including my commentary. .maori.nz / māori.nz 663 registered .maori.nz names in December 2011 compared to 621 in December 2010. There were 82 renewals, 8 new registrations for December 2011 with 12 new registrations and 97 renewals…
-
September 2011 Māori and Iwi domain summary
The Domain Name Commissioner released her monthly statistics on .nz domain names for September 2011, the details and summaries are below including my commentary. .maori.nz / māori.nz 642 registered .maori.nz names with 118 renewals, 15 new registrations .iwi.nz 76 registered .iwi.nz names with 17 renewals and no new registrations. Summary .maori.nz / .māori.nz is still…
-
August 2011 Māori and Iwi domain summary
The Domain Name Commissioner released her monthly statistics on .nz domain names for August 2011, the details and summaries are below including my commentary. Again, there is currently no public statistical information about International Domain Names-IDN (domains with macrons). .maori.nz 636 registered .maori.nz names with 9 renewals and 2 expired domain names. As with last month, it…
