Automated accessibility results for www.immigration.govt.nz

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

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June 2026 scan

Rank: #273 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues: 0.21 issues/page
Issues found: 127
Pages scanned: 300 29 with issues
Issue types: 4

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Critical issues: 28
Serious issues: 85
Moderate issues: 14
Minor issues: 0
Pages scanned (mobile): 300
Pages scanned (desktop): 300
Mobile issues: 63
Desktop issues: 64

Top 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 21 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 46 of this website's 127 detected issue instances (36%).

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

<input id="keyword" name="keyword" class="field-control__text form-control search-input" placeholder…

18 instances on 9 pages Mobile: 9 instances · Desktop: 9 instances

Affected pages (9)

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?page=1 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?page=1&topic_ids=35 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?page=1&topic_ids=40 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?page=1&topic_ids=46 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?topic_ids=35 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?topic_ids=40 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?topic_ids=45 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

News centre :: Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/news-centre/?topic_ids=46 Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

2. 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="/@@site-navigation-image/footer_image1/mbie_logo4_6811ce7dae723d8bf2b071d43a97e97d.svg">

14 instances on 7 pages Mobile: 7 instances · Desktop: 7 instances

Affected pages (7)

How to request a change to your NZeTA | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/nzeta-change-request Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

How to request a change to your NZeTA | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/nzeta-change-request/ Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Parent Resident Visa Expression of Interest form | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/parent-resident-visa-expression-of-interest-form Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Report a breach form | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/report-a-breach-form Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Copyright | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/site-information/copyright Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Skilled Migrant Category Resident Visa: Submit an EOI | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/smc-eoi-form Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

Student enrolment termination form | Immigration New Zealand https://www.immigration.govt.nz/formshelp/student-enrolment-termination Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

3. image-alt