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.nz Registry Services (nzrs.net.nz) has recently launched the first open public keyserver in New Zealand (hat tip to Mauricio from Geekzone for the news).

The OpenPGP keyserver is available through pgp.net.nz and is part of a global network of servers where your OpenPGP keys will quickly replicate to if you update the NZ keyserver.

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a security tool used to sign, authenticate and encrypt emails to help secure them. If you’re interested in reading more about OpenPGP you can read more about through the Wikipedia PGP page.

The New Zealand Domain Name Commission (DNC) has begun consultation through a working group established by the InternetNZ committee responsible for the .nz domain space.

As written by the DNC;

Some countries are beginning to implement Internationalised Doman Names (IDNs). IDNs allow the use of virtually any internationally recognised characters. This enables the registration of domain names in languages that use non-English characters, such as Te Reo Maori.

The working group is looking for consultation on a range of topics;

• What issues do you think are associated with implementing IDNs?
• What is their impact, and how do you think they should be prioritised?
• What other matters do you think the WG should consider?

You can have your say through submissions to the DNC website.