We are aware of fake domain-renewal emails being sent to domain name registrants in New Zealand by third parties pretending to manage their domains. These emails are a scam. Please ignore and delete them, and do not open any attachments. To check your genuine renewal date or manage your domain at any time, you can log in to the NZ Domain Manager at  www.domainmanager.co.nz

We are aware of a global outage with Cloudflare with is affecting the internet all over the world. It is affecting the loading of websites and email etc. More information and updates can be found at  https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/

Following on from the price increase that the NZ Domain Name Commissioner recently announced, the NZ Registrar Dreamscape Networks will be passing on this price increase from July. From the 1st of July 2025 domains ending with the .NZ extension will increase by $5 including GST. We are not passing on the full price increase that Dreamscape charge us, which means we are not making any margin from this increase. Previously the price was $52.99 inc GST for .NZ domain names, and this will increase to $57.99 from the 1st July. Some other international domain extensions will also increase on this date. We recommend renewing your domain before this date to avoid paying this increase for this year.  You can also renew your domain for up to 10 years in advance at this lower price before the 1st July. You can renew and register new domains through our NZ Domain Manager at  https://www.domainmanager.co.nz/ If you have autorenewals setup, your domain will auto renew at the new higher pr...

The New Zealand Domain Name Commissioner's Office has announced a 22% increase in the wholesale price of domain names that end in the  .nz extension .  We anticipate that our domain registrar, Dreamscape Networks, will pass this price increase on to all registrants in the near future.

Domain registrar Dreamscape Networks has increased the price of most of their domain name registrations and renewals for the beginning of 2025. The new prices are reflected in the NZ Domain Manager at www.domainmanager.co.nz . All future domain renewals will be at the current prices as displayed in the Domain Manager. 

We have moved from a maximum billing cycle of 12 months, to a maximum 6 month billing cycle.  If you were previously billed for 12 months in advance, your next invoice will be for 6 months.  We are making this change due to a number of factors. This includes regular pricing hikes by our upstream providers and the weak New Zealand dollar. So we need to be able to adjust our pricing more regularly to take account of these things. 

Our upstream providers have released a new updated version of the NZ Domain Manager. This loads from our new NZ Domain Manager website at  www.domainmanager.co.nz . It is essentially a new more modern interface on top of the existing domain management system.  Please note that any previous emails you have received that contain renewal links will no longer contain valid links, so they won't work. So you will need to go to the new website at  www.domainmanager.co.nz  and log into your 'Account Manager' to renew or register any domains.  

Date: September 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024  Time: Rolling  Scope of Work: Our upstream providers are going to be rebooting various systems throughout the month due to them being up for over 180 days. They do this to ensure they don't FSCK (file system check) if there is a sudden reboot. Downtime is usually 5-10 minutes while the systems reboot but maybe longer if any issues are encountered. If you notice some downtime then this will likely be the reason. 

We will not be receiving email via our old @loungenetwork.net email accounts from now on. Instead we are now solely using our @loungenetwork.co.nz email addresses for all correspondence.  We haven't used email addresses using @loungenetwork.net for several years as we have been phasing it out.   All emails that clients send us need to be sent to our @loungenetwork.co.nz email addresses from now on.  Therefore please do not send us any emails to email addresses that end in  @loungenetwork.net as we wont receive them. 

Our upstream providers are upgrading their database infrastructure to MySQL 8, the latest version of one of the world's most popular and reliable database management systems. This upgrade will bring numerous enhancements and features that will greatly benefit our clients and their applications. Let's highlight some key advantages and exciting features: Enhanced Performance: MySQL 8 is packed with performance improvements, including multi-threaded reads, an optimized cost model, and new indexes. These enhancements will result in faster query executions and improved response times, delivering a more efficient user experience. JSON Support: With MySQL 8, we are bringing JSON support to our database environment. This means you can now store, manipulate, and query JSON data directly within your database, allowing for greater flexibility and ease of handling complex data structures. Window Functions: MySQL 8 introduces window functions, empowering you to perform complex analytical qu...