2022-09-29 .nz registry replacement technical newsletter #15

Kia ora!

Welcome to the .nz registry replacement technical newsletter.

You are receiving it because you have nominated yourself as the primary contact for the .nz registry replacement project.

In today’s newsletter:

  • key dates,

  • .nz InternetNZ Registry System (IRS) production onboarding pack,

  • action required — IRS production environment user IDs setup,

  • .nz Rules change reminder.

Key dates

  • 30 September 2022 — your deadline for sending signed and affirmed .nz IRS production onboarding pack back to InternetNZ.

  • 30 September 2022 — we will close access to the legacy SRS OTE environment.

  • 4 October 2022 — If you have returned the completed .nz IRS production onboarding pack, you will receive your registrar connection credentials for the IRS production environment.

  • 04-11 October 2022 — action required: you need to login to the production IRS Registrar Portal to check registrar settings, add IP addresses to your allow lists, and create any other user IDs and registrar-only contacts that are linked to your registrar profile that you will need on go-live day.

  • Mid-October 2022 — further details of the timings of the go-live day will be provided.

.nz InternetNZ Registry System (IRS) production onboarding pack

You should have received and returned your .nz IRS production onboarding pack by now. If you have not returned yours, it is essential to do so no later than 30 September 2022.

Opening up IRS production environment for user IDs setup

You will receive your registrar connection credentials for the IRS production environment on Tuesday, 4 October, if you returned your .nz IRS production onboarding pack to us.

Action required

Please login to the production IRS Registrar Portal and check your details, add IP addresses to your allow lists, and create any other user IDs and registrar-only contacts you will need on go-live day.

.nz Rules change reminder

Just a friendly reminder that the new .nz Rules are coming into effect on 1 November 2022. You can find the summary of the changes affecting your business processes on our website.