New Zealand web host Openhost, went offline resulting in hundreds of New Zealand businesses going dark. Openhost managing director Daniel Williams said the company's account with US domain registrar Enom was disabled Sunday morning without any notification, redirecting all the web host's domain names to a parked advertising page.

Less than an hour ago, the web host issued this update on the front page of its website:

Enom issue on all global Domains resolved overnight.

We are pleased to report that we have had our account reinstated and were able to reactivate sites at around 6pm last night.

Enom's management contacted us overnight to explani [sic] the situation and while it is still somehwat unclear we will continue to investigate and will update customers once we have a clear picture of the events.

Thank you for your support and continued patience during this difficult time.

Openhost management are now considering options to move away from Enom as this has hugely impacted ours and our customers' business. We cannot risk another episode of being turned off by a supplier without reason or warning over a weekend.

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