Automated accessibility results for smartstart.services.govt.nz

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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

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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 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 40 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 159 of this website's 383 detected issue instances (42%).

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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 instances on 31 pages Mobile: 22 instances · Desktop: 31 instances

Affected pages (31)

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/contact-us Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/copyright-and-attribution Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/financial-help/childcare-subsidy-application Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/financial-help/financial-help-checker Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/financial-help/paid-parental-leave-checker Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/financial-help/questions Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/news/baby-names Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/news/baby-names-maori Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/news/baby-names/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/online-safety Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/register-my-baby Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/register-my-baby/child-details Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me/breastfeeding Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me/budgeting Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me/early-education Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me/mental-health Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me/parenting-support Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/services-near-me/primary-schools Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/1-year-old Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/2-year-old Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/3-year-old Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/4-year-old Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/5-year-old Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/6-year-old Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/birth-to-1-year-old Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/pregnancy Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/stage/trying-for-a-baby Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/support Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

SmartStart https://smartstart.services.govt.nz/your-privacy Mobile 0 · Desktop 1

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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>