Billing

What is the cost price of NZ domains?

All domains under .nz including both second-level (internetnz-example.nz) and third-level (internetnz-sample.co.nz) registrations have the same wholesale fee of $22.00 NZD per year.

Why are some of my domains being automatically renewed for one year?

.nz domain names are automatically renewed (auto-renew) at the end of their registration period. The default value of an auto-renew is one year. A domain name has to be actively deleted by the registrar and can only be deleted upon request or where the registrant has not complied with their agreement with the registrar and deletion is specified as a possible result.

EPP API

Under our implementation of EPP all names will auto-renew for one year at the end of their registration period unless deleted. If you would like to renew your domains for greater than one year, you need to perform a renewal with a term greater than one year before the end of the registration period. If a domain has already been renewed by the auto-renew and it is inside the 45-day auto-renewal grace period, you can delete the domain to roll back the auto-renew and then renew the domain for the required term.

Note

.nz Renew period (renewPeriod) - The grace period (5 days) after a domain has been explicitly renewed by the Registrar. This grace period following a domain name renewal allows the Registrar to delete the domain if necessary and obtain a credit for the cost of the renewal.

Note

Auto-renew period (autoRenewPeriod) - This grace period (45 days) occurs after a domain has been automatically renewed by the Registry. If the domain is deleted during this period, there is a refund for the cost of the renewal.

Can I reverse a Domain renewal?

If the renewal transaction occurred within the Renewal Grace Period (i.e. within the last five days), you may delete the domain (which removes the renewal transaction) then immediately restore to ensure the domain remains active in the zone file (See Note below).

Note

Only the renewal associated with an existing Renewal Grace Period can be undone. If there has been more than one recent renewal only the most recent renewal can be undone.

Note

If the billed until date is less than the current date restoring the domain will activate an instant auto renew on the domain to catch up the billing. Please see Auto-renew on domains restored from redemption

Does Internetnz charge for restoring a domain from redemption period?

There is no charge from Internetnz to restore a domain from redemption.

What is the history of .nz domain pricing?

Price per month	Date in effect	State
$2.00	2002
	2003	No change
$1.75	1st July 2004	Reduction
	2005	No change
	2006	No change
$1.50	1st July 2007	Reduction https://dnc.org.nz/assets/Archive-Documents/july_07_newsletter.pdf
	2008	No change
	2009	No change
$1.25	1st July 2010	Reduction https://dnc.org.nz/assets/Archive-Documents/july_10_newsletter.pdf
	2011	No change
	2012	No change
	2013	No change
	2014	No change
	2015	No change
	2016	No change
	2017	No change
	2018	No change
	2019	No change
$1.50	1st October 2020	Increase https://internetnz.nz/news/nz-wholesale-domain-fee-change-announced

Change to Yearly Billing

On 1 November 2022, the IRS platform was released and the billing term changed from monthly to yearly. The annual cost remained the same at $18.00 NZD per domain name, per year, equivalent to $1.50 NZD per month.

Price per year	Date in effect	State
$18.00	1st Nov 2022	No Change
	2023	No Change
	2024	No Change
$22.00	1st July 2025	Increase https://internetnz.nz/news/nz-wholesale-domain-fee-change-announced

Note

GST on .nz Domain Fees All pricing in this table excludes GST (Goods and Services Tax). - GST is a 15% consumption tax on goods and services supplied in New Zealand. - GST is added to .nz domain fees for New Zealand resident registrars but not for non-resident registrars. - A registrar is generally considered a New Zealand resident if it has a fixed or habitual presence in New Zealand, such as a local office or staff.