Domain Name Commission Limited — Registered Charity in Wellington
Domain Name Commission Limited is a Company charity, based in Wellington, Wellington. Annual revenue: $1.7M NZD. Financial data as at March 2026.
Mission: The Domain Name Commission (DNCL) manages and administers the .nz domain name space - protecting the rights and interests of those who use it.
- Registration Number
- CC37738
- Charity Type
- Company
- Registration Date
- 2008-10-10
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wellington, Wellington
- accounts@internetnz.net.nz
- Data as at
- March 2026
Beneficiaries: General public
Financial Summary
- Total Revenue
- $1.7M NZD
- Total Expenses
- $1.8M NZD
- Total Assets
- $1.1M NZD
- Net Assets
- $0.9M NZD
- Reserve Months
- 0.0 months of operating expenses
- Staff Count
- 7
- Financial Year End
- 2026-03-31
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.7M | $1.8M | $0.9M |
| 2025 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.7M | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $0.9M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.5M | $0.9M |
| 2019 | $1.4M | $2.0M | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.0M |
| 2017 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.1M |
Board Members and Officers
Current Officers (3)
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Wi Pere Mita | Director | 2024-02-01 |
| Vivien Maidaborn | Director | 2022-10-17 |
| Melanie Hewitson | Director | 2020-02-01 |
Former Officers (14)
- Wi Pere Manaaki — Director (departed 2024-02-01)
- Andrew Cushen — Director (departed 2022-10-17)
- Anita Killeen — Director (departed 2024-02-01)
- Jordan Carter — Director (departed 2022-03-01)
- Lucy Elwood — Director (departed 2019-12-31)
- Adam Hunt — Director (departed 2020-07-31)
- David Moskovitz — Director (departed 2018-03-31)
- David Farrar — Committee Member (departed 2018-03-31)
- Kenneth Johnston — Committee Member (departed 2018-02-01)
- Michael Foley — Director (departed 2014-07-31)
- David Russell — Director (departed 2010-07-31)
- Joy Liddicoat — Director (departed 2014-08-21)
- Andrew Linton — Director (departed 2014-07-31)
- Richard Currey — Director (departed 2010-07-31)
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Domain Name Commission Limited
Financial data as at March 2026. Sourced from Charities Services register.
This entity is registered as a charity for tax purposes but functions as a statutory regulator of a profession (e.g. Pharmacy Council, Nursing Council, Medical Council, Teaching Council). Its purpose is licensure, inspection, and discipline — not the delivery of programs to public beneficiaries. The standard charity rating template (program-vs-administration split, fundraising efficiency, donor reserves) doesn't apply, so a letter grade is withheld rather than misrepresenting the entity's function.
How ratings work →Reasons to look carefully (1)
These structural observations are drawn from public data and are worth considering before a donation. They are not allegations of wrongdoing, and they don’t affect the charity’s letter grade.
- No chair recorded on the registerNo chair or presiding role is recorded in the register for this board of 3. The Charities Register does not require one to be identified, so this is a gap in the public record rather than a finding about the board.
Each signal is a data-driven observation, not a judgement. They fire automatically from the figures filed with Charities Services. A charity can address any of these by filing fuller disclosure or updating its officer register. Methodology: /about/methodology/concern-signals.
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Financial data from Charities Services annual return (FY2026). Ratings calculated using CharityData v3.1.1 methodology.
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The Domain Name Commission (DNCL) manages and administers the .nz domain name space - protecting the rights and interests of those who use it.
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