[nznog] dns access denied, from at least 5 hosts

Hello, Just doing a whois on a few domain names, and I am getting access denied. I have tried on 5 different hosts, on 5 different networks, and all getting the same response. I have even gone to the dnc.org.nz page and nothing of note there. It's been like this for what seems like 10 - 15 minutes, but might be longer. Any clues?