# Metaname

Source: https://lemon.domains/domain-registrars/metaname (also as .json)

Metaname is an authorised .nz domain registrar in Christchurch, created in 2009 to do one thing well: domain names. It is run by Amiton, a privately held New Zealand company, and offers hosted DNS with full DNSSEC support and an API.

- Website: https://metaname.net
- Headquarters: Christchurch, New Zealand
- Founded: 2009
- Ownership: Run by Amiton Ltd, privately held and New Zealand-owned
- Type: Retail registrar
- ICANN accreditation: Not ICANN-accredited
- Country-code extensions: .nz
- Site languages: English
- API: Integrated. Integrated with Lemon Domains (https://metaname.net/api/1.1/doc)

## Services and extensions (checked October 2026)

- Domain registration, DNS hosting
- Sells, among others: .nz
- Price list: https://metaname.net/public/pricing

## Support

- Channels: Phone, Email or tickets

## Sources

- https://metaname.net/
- https://metaname.net/public/pricing
- https://metaname.net/public/DNSSEC

## Metaname history

- 2009: Metaname is created in Christchurch.

## Domain management features (confirmed)

- Free DNS hosting
- DNSSEC
- Two-factor sign-in

## Company sources (checked October 2026)

- https://metaname.net
- https://domaincompare.nz/blog/all-about-metaname/

## Every extension on Metaname's price list (92, read October 2026 from https://metaname.net/public/pricing)

.agency .ai .asia .au .band .bike .biz .boutique .bz .ca .cafe .care .cc .cloud .club .co .coach .com .community .consulting .contractors .digital .dog .education .email .eu .fail .farm .foundation .fyi .games .garden .global .graphics .group .healthcare .help .holdings .in .industries .info .io .irish .kitchen .kiwi .land .lease .legal .li .life .lighting .limited .ltd .me .mobi .moe .name .net .network .nl .nz .one .online .org .photography .pl .plus .property .run .science .shop .site .social .software .solar .st .store .studio .support .team .tech .technology .tv .uk .university .us .vc .works .world .ws .xyz .zone

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