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  • Te reo Māori

    Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / Inclusive language / Te reo Māori

    Ways to help show respect for and normalise the use of te reo Māori when using it in an English context in government content.

  • 4. Be inclusive, and provide ethical and equitable services

    Found in Standards & guidance / Digital Service Design Standard / Current principles / 4. Be inclusive, and provide ethical and equitable services

    Ensure services are accessible on a fair and equitable basis, incorporating the unique needs of individuals and community expectations.
    Design services which address cultural/language, disability, technological or access barriers to uptake.
    Provide alternatives where there may be a preference to interact with people instead of digital channels.
    Use plain language, be consistent and concise.

    New standard proposed
    Check the proposed principles that are being tested for a new standard.

    Proposed p…

  • About this content design guidance

    Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Content design guidance / About this content design guidance

    This guidance includes best-practice advice on how to write for government digital channels.

  • Forum brings government agencies together for Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2024

    Found in Blog / Published 19 June 2024 / By Callum McMenamin ,

    New Zealand’s second Government Digital Accessibility Forum was held on 16 May 2024 on Global Accessibility Awareness Day.

  • NZ government logo markup

    Found in Standards & guidance / Content, design and UX / Usability / NZ government logo markup

    Use this HTML markup with the NZ government logo to make it accessible.

  • Government Digital Accessibility Forum 2025

    Found in Blog / Published 08 July 2025 / By Katherine Barcham ,

    The third New Zealand Government Digital Accessibility Forum (GDAF) was held on 15 May 2025, marking Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

  • Why DPUP has a Transparency and Choice Guideline

    Found in Standards & guidance / Privacy, security and risk / Privacy / Data Protection and Use Policy (DPUP) / Read the DPUP Guidelines / Transparency and Choice Guideline / Why DPUP has a Transparency and Choice Guideline

    Help people understand why and how providing personal information can help them or people in similar circumstances, if providing some information is optional, and their rights to access or request changes.

  • How to write for the Digital.govt.nz blog

    Found in About Digital.govt.nz / Contact us

    Guidelines, tips and advice for guest bloggers.

  • Content maintenance

    Found in Standards & guidance / Governance / Managing online channels / Web information and data lifecycle / Content maintenance

    Maintenance of content, websites or services provides opportunities to review past procedures against current expectations of good practice. Legacy processes for managing online information are unlikely to meet the needs of today’s users.

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