Interpreting the Standards

The New Zealand Government Web Standards comprise 8 separate sections and a total of 65 standards.

For a detailed explanation of each standard, refer to the links below.

Note: every effort has been made to interpret the standards in non-technical language. However, there are some specific standards which require a good understanding of HTML/CSS.

• Strategy and Operations
• Content and Design
• Legal and Policy
• Technical
• WCAG 2.0 Principle 1: Perceivable
• WCAG 2.0 Principle 2: Operable
• WCAG 2.0 Principle 3: Understandable
• WCAG 2.0 Principle 4: Robust

Interpreting the New Zealand Government Web Standards - An Agency Self-Assessment Guide (PDF, 900KB)

Interpreting the New Zealand Government Web Standards - An Agency Self-Assessment Guide (MS Word, 2.7MB)