.nz

TLD SLA Compliance Monitoring

TLD SLA Compliance Metrics

Spec 10

DNS

Period Availability RTT Compliance RTT p50 RTT p95 Checks TSLAC
24h 100% 100% 110ms 233ms 224
7d 100% 100% 111ms 320ms 2884
30d 94.43% 94.43% 111ms 320ms 3825

WHOIS

Period Availability RTT Compliance RTT p50 RTT p95 Checks TSLAC
24h 50.00% 50.00% 359ms 1201ms 12
7d 50.00% 50.00% 361ms 998ms 188
30d 50.00% 50.00% 311ms 963ms 272

DNSSEC Validation Metrics

Registry Agreement Spec 6

DNSSEC is required by the Registry Agreement (Specification 6) but is not part of the Spec 10 SLA. We monitor DNSSEC validation independently.

Period Validation Rate RTT p50 RTT p95 Checks Status
24h 0.00% 181ms 182ms 14
7d 99.52% 200ms 255ms 208
30d 99.66% 200ms 239ms 294

Unlike Spec 10 services, DNSSEC has no formal availability SLA. Thresholds shown are operational guidelines.

Current Check Status

Reported by Any53 Probes
Type AF RTT Last Check Source Details Status TSLAC
DNS v4 44ms 7 minutes ago local NSID: s2.yvr OK
DNS v6 29ms 7 minutes ago local NSID: s2.mnp OK
DNSSEC v4 181ms 12 minutes ago local FAIL
DNSSEC v6 183ms 12 minutes ago local FAIL
WHOIS v4 362ms 13 minutes ago local OK
WHOIS v6 0.35ms 13 minutes ago local FAIL

Nameservers

14 IPs tested
Hostname IP Address AF Status
ns1.dns.net.nz 202.46.190.130 v4
ns1.dns.net.nz 2001:dce:2000:2::130 v6
ns2.dns.net.nz 202.46.187.130 v4
ns2.dns.net.nz 2001:dce:7000:2::130 v6
ns3.dns.net.nz 202.46.188.130 v4
ns3.dns.net.nz 2001:dce:d453::53 v6
ns4.dns.net.nz 202.46.189.130 v4
ns4.dns.net.nz 2001:dce:d454::53 v6
ns5.dns.net.nz 185.159.197.130 v4
ns5.dns.net.nz 2620:10a:80aa::130 v6
ns6.dns.net.nz 185.159.198.130 v4
ns6.dns.net.nz 2620:10a:80ab::130 v6
ns7.dns.net.nz 194.146.106.54 v4
ns7.dns.net.nz 2001:67c:1010:13::53 v6

Per ICANN Spec 10, we test all delegated nameserver IPs independently.

Test With Your Computer

DNS

dig @ns1.dns.net.nz nz. SOA +dnssec +nsid Query SOA with DNSSEC validation and NSID
drill -D nz. SOA @ns1.dns.net.nz Alternative using drill with DNSSEC trace

WHOIS

whois -h whois.srs.net.nz nic.nz Query WHOIS server directly
echo "nic.nz" | nc whois.srs.net.nz 43 Raw TCP query (see exact response)

Registry Information

Active
TLD .nz
Operator New Zealand
WHOIS Server whois.srs.net.nz

ICANN SLA Requirements

Per ICANN Registry Agreement Specification 10:

DNS SLA UDP RTT ≤ 500ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 99% (max 432 min/month downtime).
WHOIS SLA RTT ≤ 4000ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 98% (max 864 min/month downtime).

API Access

JSON API

Access .nz compliance metrics programmatically via our REST API.

Quick Start

GET /any53/api/v1/compliance/nz/
curl -H "X-API-Key: ${YOUR_API_KEY}" \
  "https://www.any53.com/any53/api/v1/compliance/nz/"

Example Response

{
  "tld": "nz",
  "display_name": ".nz",
  "operator": "New Zealand",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-31T12:00:00Z",
  "dns": {
    "availability_24h": 99.99,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 12,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 42,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 500
  },
  "rdds": {
    "protocol": "WHOIS",
    "availability_24h": 99.95,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 180,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 412,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 4000
  },
  "servers": {
    "whois_host": "whois.srs.net.nz"
  },
  "spec10_compliant": true
}

Generate API Key

Get a free API key to start making requests. Provide an email to upgrade to the verified tier (600 requests/hour).

Endpoints

Endpoint Description Tier
GET /compliance/ List all monitored TLDs All
GET /compliance/{tld}/ Current metrics for a TLD All
GET /compliance/{tld}/history/ Historical time-series data Organization
GET /compliance/{tld}/probes/ Per-probe breakdown Organization
POST /compliance/keys/ Generate a new API key No auth

Rate Limits

Tier Rate Limit Features
Anonymous 100/hour Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Verified 600/hour Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Organization 6000/hour Historical data, per-minute resolution, per-probe breakdown