5171 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Written Question

Published date: 02 Mar 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	5171 (2026)
Question asked:	16 Feb 2026
Member asking:	Francisco Hernandez
Portfolio:	Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Mitchell
Answer received:	24 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_05171_2026
Document guid:	7046b550-4c9c-4d7e-88a3-5cee04c7c8de

5171 (2026). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery: What is the current level of compliance, if any, within the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, with NZ Government Web Standards, which require public sector websites to be accessible?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that the National Emergency Management Agency currently sits in second place on the Centralised Web Accessibility Checker agency leaderboard, which measures agency compliance to web accessibility.