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Public Service Commission

June 2026 scan

Rank
#10 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
16.98 issues/page
Issues found
10,185
Pages scanned
300 300 with issues
Issue types
10

Trend

Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 10,185 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
624
Serious issues
9,561
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
3,200
Desktop issues
6,985

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 1,257 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 3,300 of this website's 10,185 issues — a 32% reduction.

1. listitem

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <li> elements are used semantically

<li class="dataset-item">

854 issues on 31 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

2. html-lang-valid

WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)

Ensure the lang attribute of the <html> element has a valid value

<html class="secondary-three js" lang="en_AU">

600 issues on 300 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

3. button-name

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure buttons have discernible text

<button type="submit" value="search"> <i class="fa fa-search icon-search" aria-hidden="tru…

416 issues on 208 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

4. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<small> You can also access this registry using th…

412 issues on 206 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

5. link-in-text-block

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 href="https://at.govt.nz/driving-parking/" rel="noopener">https://at.govt.nz/driving-parking/</a>…

326 issues on 19 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

6. select-name

WCAG Success Criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure select element has an accessible name

<select id="field-order-by" name="sort">

208 issues on 208 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

7. link-in-text-block

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 href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/adec6887338b4eafa06fb2321ace0cbb?id=28198330322141…

146 issues on 17 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

8. listitem

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <li> elements are used semantically

<li> <a href="/dataset/lidar-2006-tiles-lake-taupo-foreshore#dataset-resources" …

144 issues on 8 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

9. list

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure that lists are structured correctly

<ul class="dataset-resources list-unstyled">

98 issues on 19 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data

10. link-name

WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure links have discernible text

<a href="http://data.waikatoregion.govt.nz:8080/ords/f?p=140:12:0::NO::P12_METADATA_ID:240 "> …

96 issues on 8 pages · Seen on Dataset - data.govt.nz - discover and use data