As a kid, I loved the Guinness Book of Records. Something appealed to me about all those crazy and disturbing records, set by people who wanted to be the best at something, well anything really.

In 2002, when an international Web geek tried to set the world record for the longest domain name, he was told by Guinness:

“This record is currently rested, which means that no one can attempt this record and become a new record holder. It has been rested because there is no merit whatsoever in this. It takes little to no effort and is similar to taking the largest number in the world and then adding 1 to it.”

So there’s no chance of official recognition, but when I came across this whopper, I wondered ‘Was this the longest URL in New Zealand?’

www.barbaradoylesmysteryintrigueandmurderwknd.co.nz

Generally, the .co.nz Web space follows these domain name rules:

• Names are registered on a first come, first served basis
• Anyone can register a domain (except for moderated domains such as .cri.nz, .govt.nz, .iwi.nz and .mil.nz)
• Names must use only letters, numbers and hyphens without any spaces (name segments may not begin or end with a hyphen)
• Maximum length is 63 characters (not including the .co.nz extension)
• Minimum length is 2 characters
• Domain names are not case sensitive

So, at 41 characters our contender has a way to go. If you can beat this with your own URL, or you know of a longer Web address, we’d love to hear about it! Until then, this site holds the (unofficial) title…