# domainsdirect.nz > AI-optimized mirror of domainsdirect.nz containing 50 pages totalling 50 words of clean markdown content, structured data, and semantic HTML. Original source: https://domainsdirect.nz/. Last updated: 2026-06-15T00:08:35.721Z. Each page is available as HTML (with JSON-LD structured data) and Markdown (text-only, ideal for LLMs and RAG). ## Homepage - [$23.60/y Cheap NZ Domains & Domain Name Registration - Domains Direct](/content/site-root.html): Ready to purchase a Domain? Buy now at Domains Direct, just $23.60/yr. Best-value Domain Name registration in NZ. (1 words) ## Articles & Blog Posts - [Price Promise - Domains Direct](/content/price-promise/index.html): At Domains Direct you'll always get the same price on registrations and renewals; and that's our promise. (1 words) - [What happens if I don't renew my .nz Domain? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/what-happens-if-i-dont-renew-my-domain/index.html): If your Domain expires it means all services associated with the Domain (website, email etc.) will stop working, but fear not, you'll have a window to renew it. (1 words) - [Add-on Services - Domains Direct](/content/referrals/index.html): Your support of our partners helps keep Domains Direct's pricing super low. (1 words) - [How to sell online with Shopify - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-to-sell-online-with-shopify/index.html): An introduction to starting, growing, and managing an online store with Shopify. (1 words) - [Count 'em up: Total .nz domains above 750,000 again](/content/blog/nz-domain-growth-2025/index.html): After shrinking in 2023 and an unsteady 2024, NZ is adding domains again. (1 words) - [User Guides - Domains Direct](/content/guides/index.html): Guides to using the Domains Direct website. (1 words) - [How to register a Domain in New Zealand - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-to-register-a-domain-in-new-zealand/index.html): Looking to secure your own piece of internet real estate? The journey begins with getting your own online address. (1 words) - [Log In - Domains Direct](/content/login/index.html): Log in to your management console to manage all your Domains and services. (1 words) - [Deadline set to claim top level .nz Domains - Domains Direct](/content/blog/deadline-set-to-claim-top-level-nz-domains/index.html): If you own a conflicted .nz Domain you have until 18 October, 2017 to set your preference on its .nz equivalent - do you want it, or are you happy for another party to have it? (1 words) - [Privacy Policy - Domains Direct](/content/privacy/index.html): This document outlines our privacy policy, as it relates to our use of your personally-identifiable data. (1 words) - [Who offers the cheapest Domains in New Zealand? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/who-offers-the-cheapest-domains-in-new-zealand/index.html): At Domains Direct you'll always get the same price on registrations and renewals; and that's our promise. Just $23.50 +gst per year, with FREE transfers. (1 words) - [DNC adding domain privacy option - Domains Direct](/content/blog/dnc-adding-domain-privacy-option/index.html): From 28 November 2017 individual registrants who are not in significant trade will be able to choose to withhold some personal details from the WHOIS. (1 words) - [How do I check if a website name is available? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-do-i-check-if-a-website-name-is-available/index.html): Choosing a domain can be a painful process when all the good ones are gone. So how do you check what's available? (1 words) - [Things to know before you register your new domain - Domains Direct](/content/blog/before-you-register-new-domain/index.html): Before you register a new domain, here’s a bit about what you get and how the domain registration system works in New Zealand. (1 words) - [How to maximise your SEO for 2019 - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-to-maximise-your-seo-for-2019/index.html): We cover the most important SEO criteria to implement to get your site ranked in 2019. (1 words) - [What are A, CNAME, MX, TXT, and other DNS records? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/what-are-a-cname-mx-txt-records/index.html): An in-depth look at each of the most commonly used DNS records for use with your domain name. (1 words) - [Learn the basics of websites and domains](/content/blog/learn-the-basics-of-websites-and-domains/index.html): If you're new here, wrap your head around important terms like "domain", "website", and "hosting". (1 words) - [Being privacy-conscious with Domain Name registrations - Domains Direct](/content/blog/domain-contact-details-privacy/index.html): A new privacy option is available for private individuals to restrict what information is publicly avaialble on their registration. (1 words) - [Top-level Domains keep .nz growing, but boom times over - Domains Direct](/content/blog/top-level-domains-keep-dot-nz-growing-but-boom-times-over.html): In 2008 total .nz registrations grew by 90 per day (registrations less cancellations) By 2015 it was just 22 per day. We look at how the .nz Domain space has reached its plateau. (1 words) - [What are my rights when someone else owns my Domain? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/what-are-my-rights-when-someone-else-owns-my-domain.html): There's a few scenarios you may find yourself in when you believe someone else owns your Domain. Here we look at them and cover the processes you have available to acquire your rights (if (1 words) - [How do I look up the owner of a Domain? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-do-i-look-up-the-owner-of-a-domain/index.html): You can use this tool to look up a .nz Domain name to find the owner's details, check its status, and see where it's hosted. (1 words) - [What is a UDAI and how do I get one? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/what-is-a-udai-and-how-do-i-get-one/index.html): The Unique Domain Authentication Identifier (UDAI) is a case-sensitive, eight-character-long 'password' which is a randomly generated unique identifier for every Internet NZ domain (1 words) - [What does 'Pending Release' and other statuses mean? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/what-does-pending-release-and-other-statuses-mean/index.html): If you've searched for a Domain and found it's already registered, you can perform a WHOIS to check who owns the Domain and what its status is. Here we explain what they all mean. (1 words) - [How do you choose a good .nz Domain? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-do-you-choose-a-good-nz-domain/index.html): We share our best tips for choosing an effective and memorable .nz Domain for your business or project. (1 words) - [Who Can Register .nz Domains? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/who-can-register-nz-domains/index.html): Outlines the criteria for registering a .nz Domain Name. (1 words) - [How to use your Domain for email - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-to-use-your-domain-for-email/index.html): Here are some popular options when choosing an email provider to use with your Domain. (1 words) - [What do the different .nz Domain suffixes mean? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/what-do-the-different-nz-domain-suffixes-mean/index.html): There are 16 different .nz suffixes you can choose from. Some are restricted by use, but most are available for anyone to register. Here we look at what they all mean. (1 words) - [We’re moving most Domains Direct customers to MyHost](/content/blog/myhost-move-2025/index.html): Domains Direct to MyHost migration (1 words) - [New .nz domain price for Domains Direct customers](/content/blog/new-nz-price-2025/index.html): We’ve adjusted to new wholesale prices, and .nz domains now cost $23.60/yr (+ GST). (1 words) - [The first wholesale price rise for NZ domains in five years](/content/blog/wholesale-nz-domain-price-rise/index.html): InternetNZ makes a big move, adding over 20% to the wholesale cost of .nz domains. (1 words) - [Play it safe and renew or order domains before an uncertain November starts](/content/blog/new-nz-registry-renew-domains-now/index.html): If you have any .nz domains to renew or register in 2022, there's a very good reason to act before the end of October. (1 words) - [Domain Name awareness research 2017 - Domains Direct](/content/blog/domain-name-awareness-research-2017/index.html): We look at some of the highlights of the NZRS Domain Name Awareness research completed last year. (1 words) - [Our Startup Journey](/content/blog/startup-journey/index.html): Starting a business is not all dollars and glory. Follow us as we write about our journey from zero customers to building a profitable business. (1 words) - [Free email services are damaging trust in small business - Domains Direct](/content/blog/free-email-services-are-damaging-trust-in-small-business.html): If you have a domain for your website, you can use it for email too. An easy way to build trust. (1 words) - [General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) compliance required by May 25 - Domains Direct](/content/blog/gdpr-compliance-may-25/index.html): If you conduct any business with, or monitor, private individuals in the EU, you'll need to comply with the GDPR rules by May 25th, or risk potentially huge fines. (1 words) - [How to keep your Domain details private - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-to-keep-your-domain-details-private/index.html): A Domain privacy option is now available for non-commercial registrations. (1 words) - [Our Startup Journey from 50 to 150 Domains](/content/blog/startup-journey-150-domains/index.html): Join us as we blog about our journey from 50 to 150 Domains. (1 words) - [Our Startup Journey from 150 to 500 Domains](/content/blog/startup-journey-500-domains/index.html): Join us as we blog about our journey from 150 to 500 Domains. (1 words) - [Our Startup Journey from 0 to 50 Domains](/content/blog/startup-journey-50-domains/index.html): Join us as we blog about our journey from 0 to 50 Domains. (1 words) - [Your site's visibility now in hands of mass Google reviewer army - Domains Direct](/content/blog/your-sites-visibility-now-in-hands-of-mass-google-reviewer-army.html): Google has contracted 10,000 people to look at your website and decide how well you qualify in expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness... (1 words) - [DNC to share private data to protect against cyber threats - Domains Direct](/content/blog/dnc-to-share-private-data-to-protect-against-cyber-threats.html): Soon the DNC will begin sharing withheld data with Cert NZ. (1 words) - [Is your website mobile-friendly? - Domains Direct](/content/blog/is-your-website-mobile-friendly/index.html): Google has introduced a mobile-friendly test site to allow you to check whether they consider your website to be mobile-friendly or not.. (1 words) - [Self-conflicted Domains to be released to public - Domains Direct](/content/blog/self-conflicted-domains-to-be-released/index.html): Soon the office of the Domain Name Commissioner will be following up to resolve all self-conflicted Domains. (1 words) - [dot NZ 2018 Registrar Conference highlights - Domains Direct](/content/blog/dotnz-2018-conference/index.html): We look at the highlights of this year's annual dot NZ Domain Registrar conference in Wellington. (1 words) - [Conflicted Names Process Ended - Domains Direct](/content/blog/conflicted-names-process-ended/index.html): 6,675 conflicted names were released on 27 October 2017, which are now free for anyone to register. (1 words) - [How to improve your site's SEO - Domains Direct](/content/blog/how-to-improve-site-seo/index.html): We've compiled a brief list of some of the more than 200 criteria Google uses to rank sites, that we believe are relevant to small business sites. (1 words) - [Google no longer bolding keywords in Domains - Domains Direct](/content/blog/google-no-longer-bolding-keywords-in-domains/index.html): We explore the merits of a descriptive/category Domain name and try to answer why Google is no longer bolding keywords in search results. (1 words) - [Why you should host your site on https (SSL) - Domains Direct](/content/blog/why-you-should-host-your-site-on-https-ssl/index.html): Google wants to make sure the sites they deliver in search results are secure. They've even made it part of their ranking signal. Find out why you should switch to https. (1 words) - [sitemap-xml.html](/content/sitemap-xml.html) (1 words) ## Resources - [Full Page Index](/index.html): Browse all cached pages with rich metadata - [About This Cache](/content/about.html): Methodology, technical details, and usage guidelines - [XML Sitemap](/sitemap.xml): Machine-readable sitemap for crawler discovery - [Robots.txt](/robots.txt): Crawler directives