We often see online adverts offering ‘Free Domain Names’, such as get a ‘Free NZ Domain Name for life’. However there is actually no such thing as a ‘Free NZ Domain Name’, as NZ domain names do actually have a cost to them. So the company you are buying it from, will have to pay […]
NZ Web Hosting Provider’s who just disappear overnight.
Over the last month we have seen a dramatic rise in the number of enquiries from people, whose NZ web hosting provider has just disappeared. Their website was online one day, and the next day it was gone… They have also tried to contact the web host, but the web hosts own website has disappeared. […]
NZ Web Hosting Uptime Guarantees
There are many web hosts that offer Uptime Guarantees for their web hosting services. However many of these ‘Uptime Guarantees’ are just marketing gimmicks. Many hosting companies make a big deal of their uptime guarantees, whether it is 99%, 99.9% or even 99.99%. But the fact is, even the best guarantee will not stop your […]
Why cheap web hosting can end up costing more in the long run
There are always web hosting companies who will undercut others on price. But there is often a high unquantifiable price to be paid with using cheap web hosting. Often cheaper hosting is far lower spec, and can be unreliable and overloaded, with minimal or no backups, and poor quality support. So hosting should never be […]
.KIWI.NZ domains are 1 year old.
Approximately a year ago .kiwi.nz domains started being sold in New Zealand, and there are now 9,000 active .kiwi.nz domain names. If you are wanting to register a .kiwi.nz domain name, or infact any domain name, you can do so via our online .NZ Domain Manager. You can setup a .NZ Domain Name Manager Account […]
Wellington Community Net Web Hosting
We would like to offer our web hosting services at a discounted rate to Wellington Community Websites that are currently in need of finding a new web hosting provider. If you are a Wellington based organisation, and are looking for great quality reliable web hosting on NZ based servers, with NZ based support, please contact […]
Top 10 Reasons why NZ Business’s need to stop using free ISP email addresses – UPDATED
We continue to be astounded by the number of New Zealand businesses of all types and sizes, that continue to use the free email addresses that their Internet Service Provider (ISP) gave them. These are the free email accounts that ISPs give their customers when they signup to a new internet connection, and the free […]
Top 3 Password Managers for NZ Businesses
Passwords are one of the most frustrating things when using the internet. You seem to need a different username and password for almost every website you use. Not only that, but the passwords need to be made up of a combination or numbers, characters, which make them almost impossible to remember. But don’t worry, there […]
NZ Web Hosting Reviews
As we have been providing New Zealand Web Hosting services since 2001, we have many happy web hosting clients. Many of these NZ web hosting clients have been with us since we started, and many have provided us with positive reviews. Positive NZ Web Hosting reviews / testimonials can often be hard to get, as […]
NZ Businesses Still Spamming
Since 2007 when the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 came into force, it has been illegal for NZ businesses to send unsolicited commercial emails to people,(referred to as SPAM) who hadn’t previously agreed to receive them. However from our own experiences, many businesses are still unaware of the laws, and are carrying out some very […]
