data.govt.nz

Public Service Commission

June 2026 scan

Rank
#271 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.23 issues/page
Issues found
141
Pages scanned
300 24 with issues
Issue types
6

Trend

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

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 141 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
22
Serious issues
119
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
72
Desktop issues
69

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 62 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 39 of this website's 141 issues — a 28% reduction.

1. 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 id="_anchor_1" name="_msoanchor_1" href="file:///C:/Users/AWhitcro/Documents/algorithm_assessment…

8 issues on 1 page · Seen on Algorithm Assessment Report - data.govt.nz

2. aria-prohibited-attr

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

Ensure ARIA attributes are not prohibited for an element's role

<span aria-label="Next page" class="button-icon state-disabled"> <span class="ri ri-arrow-right"…

6 issues on 3 pages · Seen on How do I set up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)? - data.govt.nz

3. scrollable-region-focusable

WCAG Success Criteria 2.1.1 Keyboard · 2.1.3 Keyboard (No Exception) (Level A)

Ensure elements that have scrollable content are accessible by keyboard

<pre>

5 issues on 3 pages · Seen on Automating dataset updates - data.govt.nz

4. aria-prohibited-attr

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

Ensure ARIA attributes are not prohibited for an element's role

<span aria-label="Previous page" class="button-icon state-disabled"> <span class="ri ri-arrow-le…

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on About data.govt.nz APIs - data.govt.nz

5. 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 id="user-content-steps" class="anchor" href="https://github.com/data-govt-nz/developers/blob/mast…

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on How to export all datasets from data.govt.nz into a CSV - data.govt.nz

6. list

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure that lists are structured correctly

<ul>

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Environment Canterbury Public Transport Open Data - data.govt.nz

7. button-name

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

Ensure buttons have discernible text

<button class="progress-bar__button step-button-jump" data-step="1"> <span class="todo-progre…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Releasing open data on data.govt.nz - data.govt.nz

8. button-name

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

Ensure buttons have discernible text

<button class="progress-bar__button step-button-jump" data-step="10" disabled=""> <span class…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Releasing open data on data.govt.nz - data.govt.nz

9. button-name

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

Ensure buttons have discernible text

<button class="progress-bar__button step-button-jump" data-step="11" disabled=""> <span class…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Releasing open data on data.govt.nz - data.govt.nz

10. button-name

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

Ensure buttons have discernible text

<button class="progress-bar__button step-button-jump" data-step="2" disabled=""> <span class=…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Releasing open data on data.govt.nz - data.govt.nz