Best Practice
Web Assessments

Government Web Standards & Recommendations

The Government Web Standards & Recommendations are assessed against version 1.0.  They are made up of the Required Government Content and Accessibility criteria.  They are mandatory for Ministries and Departments.

 
  Website Scores Noted Best Practice
1. Office of the Auditor-General 93.5 Validated code, PDF support, forms tabbing, site policies, required email addresses
2. Ministry of Culture and Heritage
90.8 WAI compliance, small home page size, all HTML content, about us, required email addresses
3. Audit New Zealand
89.7 Validated code, access keys, about us, site map, required email addresses
4. Consumer Build 89.0 WAI compliance, cross-browser compliance, URLs, site policies
5. Ministry for the Environment 88.4 Image & fonts use, cross-browser accessible, site policies, consultation listings, links to other sites
6. Creative New Zealand 87.1 Approved document grammars, access keys, non-table layout, cross-browser compliance