--- title: Māori activism with Domain Name System description: For over 14 years Māori fought for the right to be represented in the NZ Internet Domain Name System. A simple right that most people took for granted. url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/activism-with-domain-name-system/ markdown_url: https://www.taiuru.co.nz/activism-with-domain-name-system.md type: post slug: activism-with-domain-name-system author: Karaitiana Taiuru published: 2017-02-14T22:12:34Z modified: 2025-02-02T19:12:21Z language: en-NZ taxonomies: category: - Māori Data Sovereignty and Governance word_count: 215 tokens: 409 --- # Māori activism with Domain Name System For over 20 years up till 2017,  Māori fought for the right to be to be fairly represented in the New Zealand Internet Domain Name System and to a lesser extent for recognition within the New Zealand Internet governing body InternetNZ, in an act of Māori Internet activism. A simple right that most people take for granted. Download ebook (pdf) Introduction – Introduction – Indigenous Domain Names – Timeline of Indigenous Domain Names  – Native Sovereign Nations – nsn   iwi.nz – Introduction – moderation policy – Historical criteria – Value of iwi.nz and protection options – iwi.nz creation story and history – iwi.nz directory of iwi.nz domain names – iwi.nz growth 1994 – 2016 maori.nz – Introduction – submission 1 and feedback 1997 – .maori.nz application 2 – 2001 – .maori.nz application 3 – 2002 – .maori.nz application 3 2002 – public submissions – .maori.nz application 3 2002 – implementation submissions – maori.nz growth 2002-2016   .māori.nz .māori.nz   Macrons in .nz Macrons in .nz nz.soc.maori nz.soc.maori   .nz bilingual proposal .nz bilingual proposal   Statistics Statistics   .nz Domain Name Disputes .nz Domain Name Disputes   Alternative Māori domain options Alternative Māori domain options – Dot Kiwi   Dot Maori feasibility overview Dot Maori feasibility overview   New Zealand Government usage – Introduction – New Zealand government response to te Reo Māori email addresses