Issues
21 grouped issues in the June 2026
scan, ranked by instances.
WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)
Ensure every HTML document has a lang attribute
<html> 54 instances on 27 pages
Affected pages (27)
Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 About the Records https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/abouttherecords Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Contact Us https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/contactus Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Data Collected https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/dataCollected Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Data Collected https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/dataCollected/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Data Collected https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/dataCollected/birth Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Data Collected https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/dataCollected/death Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Data Collected https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/dataCollected/marriage Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Data Collected https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/datacollected Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Frequently Asked Questions https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/faq Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Glossary https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/glossary Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Getting Started https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/help Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 About the images https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/help/abouttheimages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Getting Started https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/help/gettingstarted Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 How To Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/help/howtosearch Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Search Results https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/help/searchresults Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/home Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Payment and Products Screen https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/paymentsandproducts Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Timeline https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/timeline Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field_Mandatory_short" name="natno" type="text" maxlength="11"> 12 instances on 6 pages
Affected pages (6)
Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)
Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color
<a title="Links to the birth search page. " href="/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirth… 5 instances on 1 page
Affected pages (1)
Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search Mobile 2 · Desktop 3 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field" name="bgfirst" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field" name="brfirst" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field" name="cfirst" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field" name="dfirst" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field" name="mfirst" type="text" maxlength="75"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field_Mandatory" name="bgsur" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field_Mandatory" name="brsur" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field_Mandatory" name="csur" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" class="Text_Field_Mandatory" name="dsur" type="text" maxlength="150"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" maxlength="10" class="Text_Field_Mandatory_short" name="cdate_lower" type="text"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" maxlength="10" class="Text_Field_Mandatory_short" name="ddate_lower" type="text"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" maxlength="10" class="Text_Field_Mandatory_short" name="wdate_lower" type="text"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" maxlength="10" class="Text_Field_short" name="cdate_upper" type="text"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Birth Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dbirths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" maxlength="10" class="Text_Field_short" name="ddate_upper" type="text"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Death Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeaths Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)
Ensure every form element has a label
<input value="" maxlength="10" class="Text_Field_short" name="wdate_upper" type="text"> 4 instances on 2 pages
Affected pages (2)
Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 Marriage Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/search?path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dmarriages Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)
Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color
<a title="Links to the deaths search page. " href="/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Ddeat… 2 instances on 1 page
Affected pages (1)
Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)
Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color
<a title="Links to the marriages search page. " href="/Search/Search?Path=%2FqueryEntry.m%3Ftype%3Dm… 2 instances on 1 page
Affected pages (1)
Search https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search Mobile 1 · Desktop 1 WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)
Ensure that lists are structured correctly
<ul id="faqList"> 2 instances on 1 page
Affected pages (1)
Frequently Asked Questions https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/faq Mobile 1 · Desktop 1