Website scores — CWAC
An A–Z list of participating government agencies, showing the Centralised Web Accessibility Checker (CWAC ) scores for each of their websites.
CWAC monitoring programmeAt the end of every quarter, starting 30 June 2025 , the Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO ) is using CWAC to scan publicly facing government websites for accessibility issues.
CWAC monitoring programme
CWAC scores — lower is betterCWAC counts the accessibility errors it finds on web pages. Each accessibility error is a failure of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG ) 2.2, and a potential barrier to a disabled person. As such, low CWAC scores are better.
WCAG 2.2 — World Wide Web Consortium (W3C )
Refer to the ‘Website scores by agency’ table below for the latest CWAC scores for the websites tested as part of the CWAC monitoring programme.
Website scores by agency
A score of 0 is the best score, as it means there were no errors detected on any of the agency’s web pages that CWAC tested. A score of 100 means there was at least 1 accessibility error found on every page tested.
What the scores represent
Automated accessibility testing tools like CWAC can only find some WCAG failures. This means CWAC scores are not accessibility or WCAG conformance scores. Manual testing is still required to properly assess accessibility.
A website’s CWAC score shows how well automated accessibility testing tools were used in its design and development.
A digitally mature agency that regularly uses automated testing and fixes issues as they happen can expect low website CWAC scores. An agency that does not use automated testing regularly to find and fix issues early can expect high website CWAC scores.
For more, read the blog post, CWAC monitoring programme: collecting and using the data responsibly
How the scores are calculated
Each website’s score is based on the axe-core results for the web pages that were tested.
axe-core — dequelabs — GitHub
The axe-core test identifies failures to meet the WCAG 2.2, which is the basis of the NZ Government Web Accessibility Standard.
Web Accessibility Standard 1.2
The raw data behind these scores can be found in the “axe_core_audit.csv” files in the quarterly reports published on Data.govt.nz.
CWAC monitoring programme — Data.govt.nz
The formula for the CWAC score follows a strict binary method when counting web pages with accessibility failures. If a web page has just 1 failure, the page is counted as failed.
The CWAC score formula is:
Multiply the number of pages with an axe-core failure by the total number of viewport tests, then subtract the number of pages that passed in only 1 viewport.
Multiply the total number of pages scanned by the total number of viewport tests.
Divide the value from step 1 by the value from step 2.
Multiply by 100 for a more readable score.
Scores are based on a random sample of web pages
CWAC does not check every page on a website. Each time it runs, it scans a random selection of up to 100 pages.
Because the pages are chosen at random, CWAC may check different pages each time it scans a site. This means an agency’s score can change from one scan to the next, even if the websites scanned have not changed.
To keep scores stable , agencies must build automated accessibility testing into everyday design, development, and publishing work. When accessibility issues are fixed before content is published, CWAC will not find errors no matter which pages it scans, and the score will always be zero.
Questions or feedback
Email web.standards@dia.govt.nz if you:
have questions about CWAC or the Web Accessibility Standard
need advice on how to move your agency up the leaderboard
want to give us feedback about these pages.
Website scores by agency
For each agency listed below, find the latest CWAC scores for its publicly facing websites.
Website scores are based on the 17 December 2025 scan.
The Change column shows the difference from the previous scan on 29 September 2025 .
N/A means no prior score for comparison.
The heading Scanned websites means that agency has a table of websites that were scanned and a table of unscanned websites.
Unscanned websites means CWAC was unable to scan these sites.
Aroturuki Tamariki
Website
Score
Change
Aroturuki Tamariki
0
-9
Cancer Control Agency
Website
Score
Change
Kupe 100
0
Te Aho o Te Kahu 100
0
Charter School Agency
Website
Score
Change
Charter School Agency
4
+4
Crown Law Office
Website
Score
Change
Crown Law
100
0
Department of Conservation
Website
Score
Change
Infringements
0
0
Pick Regions - Open Area Hunting
0
-100
Rangitahi /Molesworth0
0
My permits and licences
12
-26
Department of Conservation
22
-6
Bird Banding
100
0
Buy Fishing Licences
100
0
Cerberus Web Client
100
0
Conservation blog
100
0
DOC API Developer Portal100
0
DOC Booking Service100
0
DOC Careers100
+4
DOC Maps100
0
DOC Open Spatial Data100
0
Kakapo Recovery100
0
Masked Island
100
0
Maukahuka : The Year in Review100
0
NZTCS 100
0
Pesticide Summary
100
0
PFNZ2050 Predator Control Application100
0
Whio Forever100
0
Department of Corrections
Website
Score
Change
New Zealand Parole Board
51
0
Careers at Corrections
54
-2
Department of Corrections
56
+20
Corrections Jobs in NZ
84
-1
Office of the Inspectorate
100
0
Department of Internal Affairs
Website
Score
Change
Govt.nz - New Zealand Government
0
0
Granted
0
0
Order New Zealand Certificates
0
0
RealMe
0
0
Web Accessibility Guide
0
0
NZ Government Jobs2
0
NZ Digital government4
+1
Survivor Experiences Service
5
0
Covid-19 Lessons Learned
7
0
Data.govt.nz
12
+3
Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Attack on Christchurch Mosques on 15 March 2019
15
+1
DocRef Alpha
16
N/A
Local Government Commission
25
-4
Single Transferable Vote
31
0
AnyQuestions
33
-67
Reading Ambassador
40
+2
The Department of Internal Affairs
43
-2
AMLOnline 53
-3
New Zealand Passports
66
0
Papers Past
66
-20
RealMe for developers
66
N/A
Royal Commission into the Pike River Mine Tragedy
68
0
National Library of New Zealand
72
-24
Keep It Real Online
81
-3
Collections search
94
-6
Candidate Experience Site
95
+11
Marketplace
95
+45
SmartStart
98
0
Abuse in Care - Royal Commission of Inquiry
99
+1
DigitalNZ 99
+1
7726.govt.nz
100
0
Archives New Zealand
100
0
Auckland Transition Agency
100
0
Beehive.govt.nz
100
0
Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records
100
+2
Births, Deaths & Marriages Online
100
0
Celebrants Online
100
0
Charities Services
100
0
Charities Services
100
0
Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust
100
0
Community Matters
100
0
Datasets - Data.govt.nz
100
0
Death Documents
100
0
DIA services100
0
Early Learning Journeys
100
0
End of Life Service
100
0
Gambling Aotearoa
100
0
Gazette
100
0
Government Inquiry into Mental Health and Addiction
100
0
New Zealand Gambling Commission
100
0
NZ Web Archive100
0
Operation Burnham
100
0
Reportspam
100
0
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure Caused by the Canterbury Earthquakes
100
0
Te Puna Foundation100
0
The Inter-Yeti - Lost on a Wild Webventure
100
0
Whetūrangitia 100
0
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Website
Score
Change
DPMC Consultation hub1
0
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
77
+3
The Governor-General of New Zealand
100
0
Education Review Office
Website
Score
Change
Education Review Office
9
+9
Evidence and Insights
100
0
Family Violence and Sexual Violence Executive Board
Website
Score
Change
Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention
0
0
Financial Markets Authority
Website
Score
Change
FinTech Forum94
0
Financial Advice Code
100
0
Financial Advisers Disciplinary Committee
100
0
Financial Markets Authority
100
0
Government Communications Security Bureau
Website
Score
Change
Beyond Ordinary Careers
0
0
New Zealand Information Security Manual
0
0
New Zealand Intelligence Community
0
-67
Government Communications Security Bureau
1
-1
Own Your Online
6
+4
National Cyber Security Centre
100
0
Health New Zealand
Website
Score
Change
My Health Record
0
0
Find wellbeing support
7
0
Smokefree
15
-1
Nōku te Ao 24
-1
Depression and Anxiety
31
+2
Alcohol Resources
52
+1
Amohia te Waiora 52
0
Safer Gambling Aotearoa
59
0
Health New Zealand
89
+6
The Lowdown
93
-3
Careers at Health New Zealand
100
+38
Health Information and Services
100
+42
Health New Zealand resource store
100
0
HealthEd 100
-1
Healthy Kids
100
0
Search jobs at Health New Zealand
100
0
Small Steps
100
0
Stick it to hep C
100
+50
Vaping Facts
100
0
Inland Revenue Department
Website
Score
Change
Inland Revenue
6
+2
Tax Policy
19
+4
Tax Technical
55
-33
Land Information New Zealand
Website
Score
Change
NZGB Gazetteer0
0
Land Information New Zealand
1
-18
New Zealand ENC Service
22
0
Careers at LINZ
50
-2
LINZ Charts95
-3
Basemaps
100
0
Land Record Search
100
0
LINZ Data Service100
-1
Overseas Investment Office
100
0
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Website
Score
Change
Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial
0
0
New Zealand and the Vietnam War
0
-9
28 Māori Battalion
1
-11
Ngā Tapuwae Trails1
-29
Te Tai Treaty Settlement Stories3
-11
Ministry for Culture & Heritage
6
+3
WW100 New Zealand6
-94
NZ History10
-1
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand53
-2
Ministry for Ethnic Communities
Website
Score
Change
EX25 - Ethnic Xchange Symposium0
0
Ethnic Communities
100
0
Ministry for Pacific Peoples
Website
Score
Change
Kātoatoa 100
0
Ministry for Pacific Peoples
100
0
Ministry for Primary Industries
Scanned websites
Website
Score
Change
Official New Zealand Pest Register
0
0
Ground Rules
1
-1
Kauri Protection15
0
PIER Search19
0
Food and fibre workforce insights
33
-67
Canopy
47
-6
NAEAC 87
0
NAWAC 95
0
Ministry for Primary Industries
99
+3
Bionet.NZ
100
0
Marine Biosecurity Porthole
100
0
MPI applications100
0
Myrtle Rust
100
0
Predator Free 2050
100
0
Unscanned websites
Website
Previous score
Global Research Alliance
100
Ministry for Women
Website
Score
Change
Ministry for Women
100
0
Ministry for the Environment
Website
Score
Change
Office of the Chief Freshwater Commissioner
0
-100
Have your say
1
-1
Ministry for the Environment
8
-1
Online Waste Reporting System
67
0
ArcGIS Online75
+25
Quality Planning
82
-18
Jobs 4 Nature
83
0
Open Data
94
0
Fiordland Marine Guardians
99
0
Enquire Login
100
0
MfE Careers100
0
MfE Data Service100
-1
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Website
Score
Change
Auditors - Companies Office
0
0
Contributory mortgage brokers - Companies Office
0
0
Do you need a building consent?
0
0
Employment Relations Authority
0
0
Employment Services Workplace Repository
0
0
Heating Assessment Tool - Tenancy Services
0
0
Niue Companies Office
0
0
Overseas issuers - Companies Office
0
0
Participatory Securities Register - Companies Office
0
0
Pītau - Investment Management System0
0
Superannuation schemes | Companies Office
0
0
Tenancy Services
0
N/A
Unit trusts | Companies Office
0
0
Remuneration Authority
3
0
Registered unions | Companies Office
5
0
Immigration New Zealand
6
-4
Jobs at MBIE
7
-8
Employment New Zealand
8
-1
Insolvency practitioners - Companies Office
8
0
Radio Spectrum Management New Zealand
9
+2
Electrical Workers Registration Board
10
+4
Licensed Building Practitioners
10
+3
Disclose Register
14
+1
Personal Property Securities Register
17
0
Building societies - Companies Office
18
-26
Companies Register
18
+4
Going For Growth
18
+18
Incorporated Societies Register
18
+2
Financial Service Providers Register
21
-1
Limited Partnerships Registers
21
0
Industrial and provident societies - Companies Office
23
0
Funding Explorer - Business.govt.nz
25
-50
Charitable Trusts
28
+1
Temporary Accommodation Service
32
+21
Product Safety New Zealand
33
-15
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
35
+7
Motor Vehicle Traders Register
37
-2
New Zealand Companies Office
37
+6
Friendly societies - Companies Office
38
0
Standards New Zealand
39
+11
Retirement villages | Companies Office
42
0
Building CodeHub
44
-7
Credit unions - Companies Office
47
0
Approved overseas auditors & associations of accountants - Companies Office
50
0
Better for Business
50
0
Do business online - Business.govt.nz
50
-25
Employment Agreement Builder
50
-50
Residential Tenancy Agreement Builder
50
0
Workplace Policy Builder
50
0
Government Property Office
52
0
Consumer Protection
53
+3
New Zealand Traveller Declaration
54
-46
Business.govt.nz
56
-44
New Zealand Business Number
57
-10
New Zealand Immigration Advisers Authority
58
-1
NZ Petroleum & Minerals60
0
Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand
62
-38
Grow Regions
66
-9
New Zealand Government Procurement
67
+4
eInvoicing 76
-6
Skills in Construction
80
0
GETS - Government Electronic Tender Service89
+4
Better Rules – Better Outcomes
92
0
Business Connect
94
+1
API cloud platform support95
0
Major Events
95
0
Unit Titles Services
98
-1
Auctioneers registration
100
0
Building Performance
100
0
Building Performance
100
0
Business Registers
100
0
Cash flow Forecaster - Business.govt.nz
100
0
Climate Action Toolbox - Business.govt.nz
100
0
Employment Mediation Services
100
0
Fuel Quality Monitoring
100
0
Hīkina-Learning for Government Procurement and Property
100
N/A
Independently Qualified Pool Inspectors
100
0
Insolvency and Trustee Service
100
0
Making a ERA Application online
100
0
Making a Tenancy Tribunal Application online
100
0
MBIE APIs 100
0
Migrant Search
100
0
Migration Data Explorer
100
0
New Zealand Claims Resolution Service
100
0
New Zealand Labour Market Dashboard
100
0
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals
100
0
New Zealand Relay Services
100
0
NZ Mine Plans100
0
NZ Sectors Dashboard100
0
NZeTA application100
0
Online Services - Immigration New Zealand
100
0
Permit Maps
100
0
Public Information Resource Portal
100
+33
Regional economic activity report
100
0
Regional Factsheets
100
0
Register of earthquake-prone buildings
100
0
Register of Radio Frequencies
100
0
Tenancy Services
100
+12
The Kiwi Business Boost - Business.govt.nz
100
0
Trade Measurement
100
0
Trading Standards
100
0
Trading Standards Learning
100
0
Ministry of Defence
Website
Score
Change
Ministry of Defence
3
-21
Jobs at Ministry of Defence
100
0
Ministry of Education
Scanned websites
Website
Score
Change
Evaluation Hub
6
-11
Education Workforce
15
+6
Ka Ora, Ka Ako 22
-1
NCEA 26
+4
Ministry of Education
36
-11
Te Kete Ipurangi 38
-5
Te Rito 40
+15
Ministry of Education Design System
49
0
School Leavers' Toolkit
52
-29
Careers in Education
57
+29
Kōwhiti Whakapae 72
-2
Catalogue of tools & online services
74
-1
Youth Guarantee
88
0
New Zealand Curriculum
89
N/A
Bullying Free NZ
99
0
Education Counts
99
N/A
Aotearoa NZ 's Histories100
+5
Careers at Ministry of Education
100
0
Curriculum Progress Tools
100
0
Education Gazette
100
0
He Pikorua 100
0
Inclusive Education
100
0
Incredible Years Autism
100
0
Kauwhata Reo 100
0
Learning from home
100
0
Paekupu 100
0
Pathways and Transitions
100
N/A
Pokapuu 100
0
PowerUP Plus
100
0
Professional Learning & Development
100
0
Zero Data
100
N/A
Unscanned website
Website
Previous score
Tuia Mātauranga 83
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Website
Score
Change
Trade Barriers NZ
7
0
DevData 19
+8
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
69
-3
FTA Services Online Tool75
0
New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office
99
-1
Careers at MFAT
100
0
New Zealand Treaties Online
100
0
SafeTravel
100
0
Tariff Finder
100
0
Ministry of Health
Website
Score
Change
Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology
0
-2
Digital Engagement Platform
0
0
Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology
0
-5
Gambling Data Explorer
0
-100
Health and Disability Ethics Committees
0
-29
Medsafe 0
-2
Mental Health and Problematic Substance Use Data Explorer
0
-100
National Ethics Advisory Committee
0
-1
New Zealand Health Survey Annual Data Explorer
0
0
Health Consultation Hub
1
-1
Ministry of Health NZ
1
0
Ministry of Health Jobs
81
-9
Tātai 100
0
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
Website
Score
Change
Ministry of Housing and Urban Development
12
-19
Community Housing Regulatory Authority
100
0
Ministry of Justice
Website
Score
Change
Chief Victims Advisor
0
-100
Courts of New Zealand Hearings
0
0
Disputes Tribunal of New Zealand
0
-100
eLibs Online
0
0
Institute of Judicial Studies
0
0
Māori Land Court0
-100
Office of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner
0
0
Pacific Justice Sector Programme
0
0
Youth Court of New Zealand
0
-100
Ministry of Justice consultation hub
1
-1
Employment Court of New Zealand
3
-97
Environment Court of New Zealand
5
-95
Public Defence Service
5
-95
Coroners Court
7
-93
Ministry of Justice
10
-91
Waitangi Tribunal10
-39
Courts of New Zealand
15
+1
Victims Information
28
+1
Human Rights Monitor
100
0
Ministry of Justice Careers Centre
100
0
Sexual Violence Victims Information
100
0
The District Court of New Zealand
100
0
Ministry of Regulation
Website
Score
Change
Ministry for Regulation Engagement hub
2
0
Careers at the Ministry for Regulation
15
-10
Ministry for Regulation
30
+9
Ministry of Social Development
Website
Score
Change
Application form to top up resolved claim - Abuse in Care Inquiry
0
0
Digital Suite
0
-25
Employment Assistance Evidence Catalogue
0
0
Money Management payment card suppliers
0
0
MSD Annual Report 2020/21 0
0
Pasefika Proud
0
N/A
Te Hao Rangahau 0
0
Work and Income Supplier Registration Form
0
0
Family Services Directory
1
+1
StudyLink
1
0
Disability Support Services
2
+1
Love Creep
2
0
Youth Service providers
2
0
Office for Seniors
3
-2
Heartland Services
4
+4
Te Kāhui Kāhu 4
+4
Work and Income
4
+1
Youth Service
8
0
StudyLink for Providers
11
0
Love Better
12
+1
MSD API Developer Portal12
-1
MyMSD 13
0
Check what you might get
14
0
Top-up payments for Abuse in Care
17
+2
Connect with StudyLink
20
0
Ministry of Youth Development
32
+26
Te heke mai 33
-67
Digital Passport
35
-65
Ministry of Social Development
36
+1
Are You OK
60
0
Service Finder
78
-1
Connected.govt.nz
79
0
FinCap 94
0
Business Online Services
100
0
Change is Possible
100
0
Change is Possible Forum
100
0
E Tū Whānau 100
+1
Money Talks
100
0
MSD Jobs100
0
MyStudyLink - mobile
100
0
MyStudyLink Help
100
0
Safe to talk
100
0
StudyLink Online Services
100
0
SuperGold
100
0
What's new - Work and Income
100
0
Ministry of Transport
Website
Score
Change
Ministry of Transport
100
0
Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transportation
100
0
NZSAR 100
0
NZSAR Resources100
0
Transport Knowledge Hub
100
+100
National Emergency Management Agency
Scanned websites
Website
Score
Change
Easy Read - Get Ready
0
0
Español - Get Ready0
0
Gagana Samoa - Get Ready0
0
Get Ready
0
-2
NZSL - Get Ready0
0
Te reo Māori - Get Ready0
0
िन्दी - Get Ready0
0
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ - Get Ready0
0
日本語 - Get Ready0
0
简体中文 - Get Ready0
0
繁體中文 - Get Ready0
0
National Emergency Management Agency
3
-13
takatū (CDEM LMS )100
0
Unscanned websites
Website
Previous score
Peesi Tefitó - Get Ready0
Tagalog - Get Ready0
Te Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani - Get Ready0
Vagahau Niue - Get Ready0
عربي - Get Ready0
Natural Hazards Commission
Website
Score
Change
NHC Toka Tū Ake
3
N/A
Natural Hazards Portal
100
N/A
New Zealand Customs Service
Website
Score
Change
Careers at New Zealand Customs Service
100
0
New Zealand Customs Service
100
-1
Trade Single Window
100
0
New Zealand Defence Force
Website
Score
Change
Veterans' Affairs
11
+4
Defence Careers
41
+2
Air Force Museum of New Zealand
100
0
Defence Health Hub
100
0
Force 4 Families
100
0
National Army Museum
100
0
New Zealand Cadet Forces
100
0
New Zealand Cadet Forces Intranet
100
0
New Zealand Defence Force
100
0
Torpedo Bay Navy Museum
100
0
New Zealand Police
Website
Score
Change
New Zealand Police
8
-75
New Cops
100
0
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Website
Score
Change
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
0
-3
Protective Security Requirements
0
-100
Reporting a national security concern
100
0
Oranga Tamariki
Website
Score
Change
Children's Day
0
0
High and Complex Needs
0
0
Oranga Tamariki System Action Plan
0
0
Strengthening Families
0
0
We need Youth Workers
0
0
Practice Centre
7
+3
Oranga Tamariki
36
-4
Careers at Oranga Tamariki
100
0
Parliamentary Counsel Office
Scanned websites
Website
Score
Change
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee
6
-5
NZ Legislation Disclosures9
-9
Parliamentary Counsel Office
49
+7
New Zealand Legislation
76
+28
Unscanned websites
Website
Previous score
Demonstration website
N/A
Public Service Commission
Website
Score
Change
Public Service Commission
3
-12
Crown response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry
26
+3
Leadership Development Centre
67
+30
Government Women's Network
99
0
Serious Fraud Office
Website
Score
Change
Serious Fraud Office
17
+8
Social Investment Agency
Website
Score
Change
Social Investment Agency
0
0
The Hub
100
0
Statistics New Zealand
Scanned websites
Website
Score
Change
Place and ethnic group summaries
99
+24
Aotearoa Data Explorer100
0
API Portal100
0
Infoshare
100
0
Stats NZ
100
+1
Unscanned websites
Website
Previous score
Ariā
N/A
DataInfo+
N/A
Te Puni Kōkiri
Scanned websites
Website
Score
Change
Te Haeata 17
0
Tupu.nz 53
+4
Unscanned websites
Website
Previous score
Te Kāhui Māngai 83
Te Puni Kōkiri
49
Te Tari Whakatau
Website
Score
Change
Te Kete Kōrero a Te Takutai Moana Information Hub75
0
Te Tari Whakatau
80
-20
Kōrero Takutai 100
0
The Treasury
Website
Score
Change
Budget 2025
10
+5
New Zealand Export Credit Office
87
+1
The Treasury
87
+2
Board Appointments
100
0
Central Agencies Jobs
100
0
Living Standards Framework
100
0
New Zealand Debt Management
100
0
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