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What is the current level of compliance, if any, within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, with NZ Government Web Standards, which require public sector websites to be accessible?

Answered Question 5187 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • What is the current level of compliance, if any, within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, with NZ Government Web Standards, which require public sector websites to be accessible?

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Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Minister responsible for the GCSB

Answer

I am advised that the GCSB actively strives to meet the Web Accessibility Standard 1.2, which forms part of the New Zealand Government Standards. Compliance is assessed via the Centralised Web Accessibility Checker (CWAC), an automated testing tool. Results are available to the public, with detailed results for each government website found at www.digital.govt.nz.