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New Zealand Government Web Standards

New Zealand Government Web Standards and Recommendations v2.0

Note: The Government Web Standards Wiki is now the main source of information in this area.

Overview

The New Zealand Government Web Standards (the "Web Standards") set the accessibility and policy-compliance standards for public sector web sites in New Zealand. The major focus is enhancing online access through accessibility. Accessible web sites are equally usable for all users, irrespective of physical or technological impediments.

Current version

The New Zealand Government Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009. For details about compliance and who must meet the Standards, see Meeting the Standards on the Standards web site.

The new standards

New Zealand Government Web Standards 2.0 differ from predecessors in three main ways:

  • The Standards are now grouped in four sections: Strategy and operations, Technical, Content and design, and Legal and policy.
  • The W3C's WCAG2.0 standards have been adopted as the Technical Standards.
  • The Standards are supported by more advice, templates and examples. See the Web guides section of the site.

For more information, see New standards transition on the Standards web site.

Contact

Get in touch with the Web Standards team for more information.