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Now Kiwis can truly be Kiwis online with an internet domain designed specifically for New Zealanders and New Zealand businesses – .kiwi.
This has all come about since ICANN (the international organisation responsible for regulating and coordinating the internet names and
numbers directory), voted in June 2011 to vastly expand the number of domain names available.
About
For the first time New Zealanders have a unique way to take pride in their Kiwi-ness online. It’s called .kiwi (‘dot kiwi’).
Dot Kiwi is a New Zealand company that has been approved by ICANN to become the world’s only .kiwi registry. We’re incredibly proud to
offer New Zealanders a fresh, modern, and unique online identity that we all really call our own.
We believe the .kiwi domain will be hugely valuable for Kiwi businesses, opening the door to greater branding creativity and creating more
opportunities for companies to differentiate themselves from competitors.
The people behind Dot Kiwi
Angus Richardson
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Tim Johnson
DIRECTOR
Andy Ellis
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Angus is a Chartered Accountant with a background in Financial and Real Estate Services, having articled with KPMG LLP in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Angus provided Assurance and Tax services primarily for clients in Western Canada, developing a strength in internal controls management and financial reporting. Angus subsequently worked with Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets in Vancouver providing transaction and capital markets advisory services to clients across a diverse range of industries from Forestry to Telecommunications.
Tim is a technologist and repatriated New Zealander with significant experience in developing and managing IT systems for large companies and government organisations. He has a strong interest in building and enhancing the Kiwi community online and around the world. Having worked on UNDP and NZDF projects, he is also a pro-bono technology and policy consultant to a number of small nation governments around the world, was previously on the board of Kea Vancouver, and is the co-founder of a ‘better practice’ business improvement group comprised of over 250 businesses.
In his spare time, Tim manages the New Zealand Bobsled team which is based out of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
Justine has more than 14 years' experience in administration with a background in the Corporate Learning and Development and Public Relations sectors, most recently as Executive Assistant to the Executive Leadership Team at Acumen Republic, one of New Zealand's leading communications agencies. Prior to that, Justine spent eight years providing administrative and logistical support in the Learning and Development sector, the majority of which was spent with Forum Corporation, a global leader in sales and leadership training.
In her spare time, Justine is Mum to three sons and enjoys travelling, with Croatia, Iona and Whistler top on her 'must visit' list. She also feels she'd be a keen golfer, given half the chance and a couple of lessons.
Andrew "Andy" Ellis was born in Christchurch, he has worn the famous All Black test jersey for New Zealand behind the scrum on 26 different occasions with his most recent game being the unforgettable, hard fought 2011 World Rugby Cup Final which cemented the New Zealand All Blacks as the premier rugby team on the planet. Andy has represented the Canterbury provincial senior team 74 times and has 107 super rugby caps for the all conquering Crusaders.
Andy attended Lincoln University where he studied a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. Alongside his career as a professional rugby player, Andy has kept his hand in at landscape architecture, picking up gold awards on two separate occasions at the prestigious Ellerslie Flower show as well as the supreme award for design. Andy was invited to the Singapore International flower show where he also won gold.
Peter Dengate Thrush
DIRECTOR
Hugh Richardson
CHAIRMAN
June Richardson
DIRECTOR
David Rishworth
DIRECTOR
Peter is immediate past Chairman of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH.L), a company dedicated to managing a portfolio of new generic Top Level Domains. Before
joining the company, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of ICANN, and in that role managed the process that resulted in the historic decision to launch
the new gTLD programme in June 2011. He has been actively involved in international policy development and Internet governance since 1995 and is a regular media
commentator on Internet issues. Peter is a past Chairman of InternetNZ and of the Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association.
A barrister and registered patent attorney specialising in intellectual property matters, Peter is Chairman of the New Zealand Electricity Rulings Panel and a member
of the New Zealand Copyright Tribunal.He is also on the board of directors of Paycasso Verify Ltd, a London-based company specialising in on-line identity authentication
and verification, using patented facial recognition technology.
Hugh, an expat from Auckland and a CA by training is currently a director of the Apps Transport Group – an organisation he has worked closely with for the past 10 years.
Hugh and his wife June (who is from Christchurch) are directors of a number of private companies operating in New Zealand and western Canada.
Mr. Richardson has more than 35 years of financial and operating experience with organisations such as TNT Transport Group and Canada Steamship lines, where he served as
General Manager and courier division President, respectively. After leaving the Reimer Group, where he was President of Intercity Truck lines from 1987, he formed a family
holding company that contracted services to the Intermodal Division of CN Rail. He subsequently sold this operation to CN after CN launched its IPO in 1996.
Later that year, Mr. Richardson was part of a Canadian-led solid waste environmental initiative to Malaysia as a senior consultant for inter-modal and collection activities.
On returning to Canada in 1998, he began working with the Apps Transport Group after his family holding company acquired a significant interest in the western operating company.
Together with his wife June, both are directors of a number of private companies operating in New Zealand and western Canada.
June was born in Christchurch and brought up in a farming community in North Canterbury. She was educated at St. Margaret’s College, an institution that has suffered severe damage as a result of the earthquakes. June travelled extensively prior to moving to Canada in 1975 and has since been involved with her husband Hugh in their various business and other endeavours in New Zealand and Canada. June maintains close contact with family and friends in Christchurch and North Canterbury, and visits at least once per year.
David Rishworth is a barrister, solicitor and notary public, with his own practice in Auckland. For 37 years, he was a partner and then a consultant in law firm, Bell Gully. From 1992 until 2001 he was actively engaged in undertaking legal work for Asian investors in New Zealand in a wide variety of investments. Then, from 1995 until 2008 he was on the Executive Committee of the ASEAN New Zealand Combined Business council with a particular interest in Indonesia. He continues to represent Asian investors in New Zealand and has a modest business interest in Indonesia. He is also a trustee of the Asia New Zealand Foundation.