Announcements

Important Update: SMS Delivery Changes causing 2FA to Fail < Restored

  • 8th October 2025
Dear Valued Clients, We wanted to let you know that our SMS gateway provider has recently implemented changes to their system to help reduce spam and fraudulent text messages. Unfortunately, these changes were made without prior notice to us and temporarily affected some outgoing SMS notifications and 2FA Authentication for Clients Area We’ve ...
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We’re Back in Web Design – Here’s Why we are Excited

  • 13th August 2025
Kia ora, I’m Wiremu Paipa, founder of KiwiData.I’ve been helping keep New Zealand businesses online since 1998 — back when we were known as BigNoise Webdesign and later WebConnect. Over the years, I’ve worked with small start-ups, big corporates, and national brands across Aotearoa. In 2007, I made the call to step away from web design ...
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16 Billion Passwords Leaked: Why 2FA & Secure Third-Party Access Now Matter More Than Ever

  • 23rd June 2025
Kia ora , As part of our commitment to keeping your data and services safe, we want to remind you that KiwiData enforced Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) across all client accounts last year. While some clients initially found this inconvenient, it was a necessary and proactive move. With the increasing volume of cyber threats—and now over 16 ...
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Why Are .NZ Domain Prices Increasing on first of July

  • 2nd June 2025
Why Are .NZ Domain Prices Increasing — and What You Can Do About It???? Effective from 1 July 2025 We know — price hikes are never welcome news. But with InternetNZ increasing wholesale costs across all .nz domain types, we want to keep you informed, explain what’s behind the change What’s Changing? From 1 July 2025, the wholesale price ...
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