The first step to getting an online presence is to 'lease' your own domain name. This can be any combination of numbers and letters and has to have an 'extension' that dictates which 'registrar' is responsible for managing the domain details. I have partnered with one of the largest registrars in Australia to offer a complete range of domain names for a local audience.
There are guidelines for who is eligible to register domains in the .au and .nz space, so please select the type of domain you are interested in to find out more!
.com.au and .net.au are primarily designed for businesses and commercial websites, and as such you must be a registered entity in Australia to be entitled to own one. You can download an application form for AU domains here
.org.au is designed for nonprofit and community organisations such as sporting clubs and charities. You will need to provide some evidence of your entitlement to the name. You can download an application form for AU domains here
.asn.au is specifically for associations incorporated in Australia. You can download an application form for AU domains here
.id.au is a new domain extension aimed at individuals and families. It is designed to let you have an online IDentity that you can keep and use for emails regardless of which isp you use to get online. You can download an application form for AU domains here
Traditionally .com was for business, .net was for telecoms and other 'net'work providers, .org was for other non-commercial groups. There are no hard restrictions in place on top level domains and they are open to registration by anyone and for any purpose.
2 new extensions were added in 2003 to expand the options available. .biz for Businesses and .info for everything else. There are no hard restrictions in place on top level domains and they are open to registration by anyone and for any purpose.
While there are many NZ domains, including some moderated ones, the .co.nz, .net.nz and .org.nz are the most common and are freely available to be registered.
Enter the domain you would like to register in the form below, and I will check to see whether it is available.