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InternetNZ (formally "Internet New Zealand Inc." and originally formed as the Internet Society of New Zealand) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the Internet in New Zealand and fostering a coordinated, cooperative approach to its ongoing development.[1]

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Current Councillors

The elected InternetNZ council as at 2008-08-14 are Neil James, Donald Clark, Jamie Baddeley, Michael Wallmannsberger, Chris Streatfield and Jonny Martin.[2]. The council is headed by Peter Macaulay (president) and Frank March (vice-president).[3][4]

History

The Internet Society of New Zealand was originally formed in 1995 in order to take responsibility for the .nz ccTLD.

At the annual meeting on 2008-08-04 InternetNZ Peter Dengate Thrush was made an InternetNZ Fellow because of his record of contribution to Internet policy issues in New Zealand and internationally.[4]

Relationship with Internet Society

Despite sharing many aims with the Internet Society, InternetNZ has never been a chapter of that organisation. In April 2008 the organisation formally changed their official name to "Internet New Zealand Inc." to recognise common usage and to specifically reflect these differences.[5] InternetNZ did, however, join the Internet Society in 2006 as an organisational member.[6]

References

  1. ^ "InternetNZ Website". Retrieved on 2008-05-08.
  2. ^ "REANNZ CEO appointed to InternetNZ Council". Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
  3. ^ "InternetNZ announces Council election results". Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
  4. ^ a b "Peter Dengate Thrush named InternetNZ Fellow". Retrieved on 2008-08-25.
  5. ^ "InternetNZ proposes official name-change" (2008-01-31). Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
  6. ^ "ISOC Membership Organisation Members" (2006-06-26). Retrieved on 2008-05-09.

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