bank.nz

The NZ Bankers’ Association has applied to InternetNZ for the creation of a new second level domain – bank.nz

The domain would be reserved for the use of the 16 official banks registered by the Reserve Bank under section 64 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989.

I think this is very laudable. With phishing scams happening almost every day, it will be very valuable to have a “safe” second level domain which people can know with confidence only comprises legitimate banks. It isn’t a total solution to phishing, but will be beneficial in my opinion.

Submission on the proposal close 29 March.