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Domain Name Commission (DNC),
Beginning in Māori Language Week 2010, registrations of .nz domain names that include macrons over the vowels will be available to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a two-month period before that time, existing registrants of .nz names can apply for the variations of their existing names that use the macrons. This application period, or “Sunrise Period”, opened on 6 April and closes on 6 July 2010.
During the Sunrise Period, only registrants of current .nz domain names can request the versions of their names with macrons. Once the Sunrise Period has concluded, anyone will be able to register a name with a macron in it, including variations of names that are already registered to other people.
What is a macron?
The written form of the Māori language, te reo, uses macrons over vowels to denote an extension of the sound of the vowel. Up until Māori Language week 2010, domain names within the .nz space are not able to include these characters. From then on, it will be possible to have a domain name that accurately reflects one of New Zealand’s official languages, Māori.
The extra characters that can be used are ā, ē, ī, ō and ū.
For more information or to apply for a variant of your existing .nz Domain Name visit: http://dnc.org.nz/story/nz-domain-names-macrons