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Issues

4 grouped issues in the June 2026 scan, ranked by instances.

1. 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

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                Showing all news and notices
            </h2>

40 instances on 20 pages

Affected pages (20)

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1&date=February-June-2022 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1&date=February-November-2024 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1&date=June-July-2025 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1&date=May-December-2023 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1&date=May-June-2026 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?convictions=1&date=September-2021 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=February-December-2024 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=February-June-2022 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=June-December-2025 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=March-June-2026 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=May-December-2023 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=May-December-2023&convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?date=September-2021 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices?date=February-June-2022&convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices?date=February-November-2024&convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices?date=June-July-2025&convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices?date=May-June-2026&convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices?date=September-2021&convictions=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

2. 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

<h2 class="b-filter-title">
                Showing all news
            </h2>

14 instances on 7 pages

Affected pages (7)

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news&date=February-December-2024 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news&date=February-June-2022 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news&date=June-December-2025 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news&date=March-June-2026 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news&date=May-December-2023 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=news&date=September-2021 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

3. image-alt

WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

<img src="https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/_resources/themes/base/dist/img/icons/about-icon.svg" …

12 instances on 5 pages

Affected pages (5)

Our enforcement approach | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/about-us/our-enforcement-approach/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Business Registries data services | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Contact our Data Services team | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/contact/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Ways to get our data | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/ways-to-get-our-data/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Request access to bulk data | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data-services/ways-to-get-our-data/request-access-to-bulk-data/ Mobile 2 · Desktop 2

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

<h2 class="b-filter-title">
                Showing all notices
            </h2>

8 instances on 4 pages

Affected pages (4)

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=notices Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=notices&date=August-2023 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices/?publication=notices&date=July-2025 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News and notices | Companies Office https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/news-and-notices?publication=notices&date=June-2026 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1