www.justice.govt.nz

Ministry of Justice

June 2026 scan

Rank
#289 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.13 issues/page
Issues found
77
Pages scanned
300 51 with issues
Issue types
8

Trend

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

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 77 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
12
Serious issues
65
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
54
Desktop issues
23

Top 10 repeated issues

Ranked by how many issues each causes, out of 29 elements at fault.

Fixing these would resolve 47 of this website's 77 issues — a 61% reduction.

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

<a href="/about/form-finder/" class="vaf">View all forms</a>

14 issues on 14 pages · Seen on Ministry of Justice | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

2. 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 href="/family/family-court/where-to-start/" class="moj-banner__action no-print">

7 issues on 7 pages · Seen on When to apply for an urgent court order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

3. 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 href="/family/family-violence/where-to-start/" class="moj-banner__action no-print">

6 issues on 6 pages · Seen on Apply for a Protection, Property, or Furniture Order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

4. 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 href="/family/care-of-children/where-to-start/" class="moj-banner__action no-print">

5 issues on 5 pages · Seen on Cancel a court order | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

5. aria-command-name

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

Ensure every ARIA button, link and menuitem has an accessible name

<div role="button" tabindex="0" style="width: 26px; height: 37px; overflow: hidden; position: absolu…

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Court of Appeal | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

6. 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

<p class="moj-banner__subtitle">Civil Debt</p>

3 issues on 3 pages · Seen on About civil debt | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

7. aria-input-field-name

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

Ensure every ARIA input field has an accessible name

<div tabindex="0" role="combobox" aria-controls=":r1:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox"…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Judicial Decisions Online | Te Puna Whakataunga | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

8. aria-input-field-name

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

Ensure every ARIA input field has an accessible name

<div tabindex="0" role="combobox" aria-controls=":r2:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox"…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Judicial Decisions Online | Te Puna Whakataunga | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

9. aria-input-field-name

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

Ensure every ARIA input field has an accessible name

<div tabindex="0" role="combobox" aria-controls=":r9:" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox"…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Judicial Decisions Online | Te Puna Whakataunga | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

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

<p class="moj-banner__subtitle">Fines</p>

2 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Unpaid fines and what happens next | New Zealand Ministry of Justice