smartstart.services.govt.nz

Department of Internal Affairs

June 2026 scan

Rank
#64 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
5.80 issues/page
Issues found
383
Pages scanned
33 33 with issues
Issue types
10

Trend

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

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 383 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
90
Serious issues
293
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
33
Pages scanned (desktop)
33
Mobile issues
170
Desktop issues
213

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 40 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 337 of this website's 383 issues — a 88% reduction.

1. listitem

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <li> elements are used semantically

<li lang="en"><a href="/contact-us">Contact us</a></li>

53 issues on 31 pages · Seen on SmartStart

2. listitem

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <li> elements are used semantically

<li lang="en"><a href="/copyright-and-attribution">Copyright and attribution</a></li>

53 issues on 31 pages · Seen on SmartStart

3. listitem

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <li> elements are used semantically

<li lang="en"><a href="/online-safety">Online safety</a></li>

53 issues on 31 pages · Seen on SmartStart

4. listitem

WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Ensure <li> elements are used semantically

<li lang="en"><a href="/your-privacy">Your privacy</a></li>

53 issues on 31 pages · Seen on SmartStart

5. button-name

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

Ensure buttons have discernible text

<button class="sharing-wrapper-close"> </button>

52 issues on 30 pages · Seen on SmartStart

6. aria-hidden-focus

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

Ensure aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements

<nav lang="en" class="main-nav" data-testid="main-navigation" aria-hidden="true">

31 issues on 31 pages · Seen on SmartStart

7. aria-hidden-focus

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

Ensure aria-hidden elements are not focusable nor contain focusable elements

<button type="button" lang="en" class="nav-menu-button" aria-hidden="true">Menu</button>

22 issues on 22 pages · Seen on SmartStart

8. html-has-lang

WCAG Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)

Ensure every HTML document has a lang attribute

<html><head><title>429 Too Many Requests</title></head> <body> <center><h1>429 Too Many Requests</h1…

12 issues on 11 pages · Seen on 429 Too Many Requests

9. 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

<a href="https://stuff.co.nz" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="settings-trigger sett…

5 issues on 5 pages · Seen on SmartStart

10. 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

<button class="settings-trigger settings-trigger-go-to-stage" aria-controls="go-to-stage" aria-expan…

3 issues on 3 pages · Seen on SmartStart