We have tried to make our website barrier-free. We have taken into account the World Wide Web Consortium's Accessibility Initiative and Section Six of the New Zealand Government's Web Guidelines. We have also gone beyond the guidelines to meet the specific needs expressed by people we know who are challenged by accessibility barriers because of old technology, work constraints or mobility, sensory or cognitive impairments.
Please contact us if you have suggestions for any improvements we can make to the site.
This website uses the access keys recommended for New Zealand Government websites. How you use access keys depends on the type and version of browser you are using. See How to select access keys for details.
You may change the font size on any web page on this site.
Most browsers (with the exception of Internet Explorer) allow resizing of text via the following keyboard commands:
Windows: CTRL and the '+' or '-' keys.
Macintosh: COMMAND and the '+' or '-' keys.
To change the font size in Internet Explorer, go to the View Menu and select Text Size.
As much as possible, links are written to make sense out of context. If the link does not make sense out of context, it has a title attribute to describe the context in greater detail. Link text is never duplicated; two links with the same text point to the same address. No links open a new page without warning.
We have linked to other sites where we think the information they contain may be of value to you. We make no guarantees that they will be accessible.
All content images include descriptive alt attributes. All decorative graphics use NULL alt attributes. Where the information conveyed by an image cannot be contained in a short alt, a full text description is provided either on the same page or on a linked page.
Navigation elements are all in plain text, not images.
This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout. If your browsing device does not support stylesheets, the content of each page is still readable.
Access Keys are selected in different ways according to which browser you use:
| Browser | Key combination for access key |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer | Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key, then press ENTER. |
| Internet Explorer 4 | Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
| Internet Explorer 5+ for Mac | Hold down the CTRL key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
| Opera - 7.5+ | Press SHIFT+ESC, followed by the number/letter of the access key. |
| Firefox | Hold down the SHIFT + ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
| Google Chrome | Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
| Safari 3 | Mac - Hold down the CTRL key and select the number/letter of the access key. Windows - Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
| Safari 4 | Mac - Hold down the CTRL + OPTION key and select the number/letter of the access key. Windows - Hold down the ALT key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
| Netscape 6+ | Hold down the ALT (CTRL for Macintosh) key and select the number/letter of the access key. |
