Accessibility

Using the site without a mouse

The site can be used without a mouse. There are shortcut keys that will take you to commonly used pages such as the home page and the search page.

To use these shortcut keys hold down the ALT key (PC) or CONTROL key (Apple Macintosh) and then one of the keys in the table below. In some browsers you may have to press enter to confirm your choice. In the Opera 7 browser press Shift-Esc, release those keys, and then press your chosen access key.

Key	Function
0	A reference list of accessibility keys (this page)
1	Worksite home page
3	Go to the search box at the top of your current page
9	Contact us
[	Bypass the navigation and go to the main content of your current page
/	Govt.nz

Use of text on this site

Most navigation elements are plain text and we have provided text alternatives to graphics on the site.

Those with poor sight may be able to increase the size of the text on screen.

Browser	Instructions
Internet Explorer	Select the 'View' menu, then 'Text Size', and then your chosen size (or if you have a mouse wheel simply hold down CTRL and roll the mouse wheel to alter the text size).
Netscape 6, Mozilla	Hold down CTRL and press + or - to alter the text size.
Netscape 4	Hold down CTRL and press [ or ] to alter the text size.
Netscape 3	Select 'Options', then 'General Preferences', then 'Fonts', and then 'Choose Font...' to choose a text size.

Browsers supported

The site has been tested in version 3 browsers and above for Windows, Linux, and Mac and a number of earlier ones. If you find this site difficult to use with your browser please let us know.

Page load times

We have been careful to ensure that most pages are short and will load quickly. Information on the site is available in HTML format, with PDF and Word provided as alternatives where appropriate. Most pages are less than 30K and should load in under 9 seconds using a 28k modem.

PDF file readers

Long documents are best printed using the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format which is available on the title page of key documents. Please choose a PDF reader for your computer,

Bookmarking Pages

The bookmark icon requires Javascript to be enabled. If you clicked on it and came to this page, it probably means that your browser doesn't support Javascript.

The fastest way to bookmark a page in both Internet Explorer and Firefox is just to type Ctrl+D if you are a Windows user, or Command+D if you use a Mac.

It’s quick, but there is a downside: you don’t get to choose a "name" for the bookmark.

Alternatively, instead of using the keyboard shortcuts, you can choose Add to Favorites from the Favorites menu. You will get the opportunity to name your bookmark whatever you want from the start.

To add a bookmark to Opera’s Hotlist, just type Ctrl+T (Windows users) or Command+T(Mac users). When the Bookmark Properties dialogue box pops up, fill in your chosen name for the bookmark (Opera will already have suggested one from the page title, where available), and click the OK button.

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