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About Our Domain Names


HIVE Domains is a wholly owned and operated Australian company acting as agents for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) for Australia, the registry for .uk internet names Nominet UK, and the The Domain Name Commissioner (DNC) for New Zealand.

Hive-internet aims to push the limits of all products we offer, whilst remaining an economical alternative. Our intuitive domain interface is the best on the market. Our domain management system, allows you to keep all your domains organised and updated in one place alongside your web server.

BYO Domain Names

You can bring your own domain with any of our hosting packages. You will not be charged extra for this, & We can even help you change your domain over to us.

BYO means you can keep control of your domain name.
You can bring any domain name from any registry.

The Domain Name System


We act as agents to accredited registrars for a number of organisations that regulate the domain name system. To find out more about Domain Names and their administering bodies, follow one of the links below:

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is responsible for managing and coordinating the Domain Name System (DNS) to ensure that every address is unique and that all users of the Internet can find all valid addresses. ICANN is also responsible for accrediting the domain name registrars. ICANN administers the databases through IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) and operates InterNIC (allowing WHOIS searches

.au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA) is an Australian not-for-profit company vested with the responsibility of operating the .au domain for the benefit of all stakeholders. In its role as manager of the .au domain, auDA carries out the following functions: develop and implement domain name policy, license 2LD registry operators, accredit and license registrars, implement consumer safeguards, facilitate .au Dispute Resolution Policy, represent .au at ICANN & other international fora.