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 |