All about KiwiData, formerly Web Connect: Domain prices, company ownership and more

Domain Compare gives you the facts about some of New Zealand’s biggest and best-known providers of domain names. Read on to discover who owns KiwiData, what their domains cost, and more.
What do .nz domains cost at KiwiData?
KiwiData’s regular price for .nz domains is $34.43 per year (excluding GST). This is lower than the median on our domain price comparison table. They also offer web hosting and other services.
Who owns KiwiData?
KiwiData is a New Zealand-owned business. The name originated with a company founded in 2010, but the business has a much longer history.
It grew from an auto services company originally called Supertint, now Big Noise. Digital services were added under the Big Noise name in 1998, and rebranded to Web Connect in 2016. In 2021 the owner of Web Connect acquired KiwiData (founded 2010) and in 2023 KiwiData and Web Connect merged.
The name Web Connect still appears in some places, for example on social media profiles.
What do ratings and reviews say about KiwiData?
We could not find any customer ratings or reviews of KiwiData, or of its predecessor brand Web Connect.
Is KiwiData a registrar or reseller of .nz domains?
KiwiData is a registrar listed by the Domain Name Commission as “Big Noise Group Ltd t/a Kiwidata”. Learn the difference between domain registrars and resellers.
Is KiwiData on social media?
KiwiData is active on Facebook (as “KiwiData Webconnect”) and present but currently inactive on Twitter.
Where does KiwiData report outages?
There is a “Network Status” link in the KiwiData client area, but it requires a login.