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27/04/2026

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, known as Resolute Raccoon, has passed our in-house testing and is good to go on Virtual Servers and Virtual Dedicated Servers.

The latest long-term support Ubuntu release 26.04 LTS, Resolute Raccoon, can now be provisioned on any new Linux Virtual Server or Virtual Dedicated Server

10/03/2026

🚨 PHISHING ALERT 🚨

Yes, another one. If you've woken up to an email that has the subject line "Final Notice: Domain Expiry Alert" and a button to "Renew Domain Now", please DO NOT click the link. Report it as spam and move on.

The link opens a fake login page where scammers hope to steal your username and password. This is the ideal time to remind all SiteHost customers that compulsory two-factor authentication is on its way: https://sitehost.nz/blog/compulsory-2fa

22/02/2026

🚨 PHISHING ALERT (again) 🚨

SiteHost customers are the target of a second phishing attack in two weeks.

The email subject line is "Renewal of your domain name failed !"

It's a scam. It links to a fake (but convincing) login page.

🚧 If you've received the email, report it as spam and block the sender.

🔑 If you clicked the link and tried to log in, change your password now.

📱 To make sure you're protected even if your password is stolen, enable 2FA.

More info: https://sitehost.nz/phishing-emails

18/02/2026

🚨 PHISHING ALERT 🚨

Scammers who call themselves "DNRS New Zealand" are sending out fake domain renewal invoices. Please ignore their message and DO NOT open the "invoice" attachment.

More info on protecting your money, data and SiteHost account:

Enable 2FA and be cautious with emails. SiteHost customers are targeted by scammers and phishing emails. See examples here.

29/01/2026

All around the world, it's getting more and more expensive to get your hands on RAM. Things aren't going to get better any time soon. So if you're planning to shop for a Dedicated Server in 2026, our advice is to act fast.

It’s now a lot harder to get RAM. If you want a Dedicated Server, we recommend you act quickly.

03/12/2025

Not long before we close orders for our 2026 t-shirt giveaway. Get your orders in NOW!

Free t-shirts designed to celebrate the extended SiteHost data centre in Auckland. Environmentally friendly hosting captured in shirt design. Orders open now.

21/11/2025

It's free t-shirt time again! Every year since 2015 we've designed a limited edition shirt, and the 2026 edition is ready to order now. We'll even cover postage to any address in New Zealand or Australia.

This year's shirt celebrates the recent expansion of our Penrose data centre, AKL01. We’ve doubled the DC capacity under our roof which, as you probably already know, is covered in hundreds of solar panels. Now we can offer twice as much environmentally-friendly hosting, with new capacity that came online in quick time thanks to the DC’s modular design.

How did we capture all of that on a shirt? You'll need to order one to see.

Free t-shirts designed to celebrate the extended SiteHost data centre in Auckland. Environmentally friendly hosting captured in shirt design. Orders open now.

15/10/2025

Last year we stopped adding monitoring to new unmanaged Cloud Container servers, and now we're removing it from all older unmanaged Cloud Containers. This is in line with all our other servers, where monitoring is included when you add server management. Here's why we're making this change, and more about your options: https://sitehost.nz/blog/cloud-container-monitoring-managed-only?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blogshare

30/09/2025

If you have .CO domain names, there's news you should know. We suggest getting all of October's renewals done NOW before the registry operator switches from GoDaddy to a new company, Equipo PuntoCo, later this week. Here's why: https://sitehost.nz/blog/renew-co-domains-operator-change

15/09/2025

For the first time in years, the total number of .nz domain names is growing steadily. Dig into the data and see what it might mean for the country: https://sitehost.nz/blog/nz-domain-growth-2025?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blogshare

19/08/2025

Who else can you turn to for newsletters that cover everything from optimising database performance to patching Linux? Here's the latest from us: