Accessibility

We want to ensure that our site is widely accessible, so if you have any problems or difficulties using this site please let us know by emailing webmaster@qp.org.nz.

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	Home page
2	Sitemap
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
/	newzealand.govt.nz - connecting you to New Zealand central & local government services

 

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.

 

Accessing documents

Most information on this website is provided as standard web pages (HTML format). For some documents, a PDF version may also be provided as an alternative option. To open and print PDF files you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free from the Adobe website.

Some documents provided as PDF only

Some documents are only available electronically as PDF documents, which may make it difficult for some people to access them.

This includes older documents, documents which are not owned by the Ministry for the Environment and documents over which the Ministry has no editorial control. In particular, we make electronic copies of journal articles and documents produced by our QP partners available to increase the ease with which you can find and access useful information.

For documents not owned by the Ministry for the Environment, alternative access options (such as print) may be available by contacting the publisher (normally be listed with the relevant link). Journals may be available in your library.

For other documents, please email our webmaster to discuss alternative access options. Please include details of the document you want to access and the difficulty you are having.

Information held on external websites

When linking to information on other websites we endeavour to link to standard web pages. If this is not possible we may link directly to a PDF or Word document. These links will include the document format and file size in the link text.