This website has been designed in accordance with the World Wide Web Consortium's Accessibility Initiative.

Access Keys

Access keys are a navigation device enabling you to get around this web site using your keyboard.

Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press Alt + Shift + an access key; on Mac OS X, you can press Ctrl + an access key.

This site uses a setup that closely matches most international recommendations on access keys. These are:

Available Access Keys
  • 0 - Accessibility Page
  • 1 - Home
  • 2 - Skip to the main content on the page
  • 3 - Search
  • 4 - About NZS.com
  • 5 - Add a Site
  • 6 - Regional Listings
  • 7 - New Zealand News
  • 8 - New Zealand Weather
  • 9 - Suggestion Box/Contact Us
  • / - Link Exchange
Using Access Keys In Different Web Browsers

Internet Explorer 5+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key, press the number or letter of the access key, release both keys then press ENTER.

Internet Explorer 5+ (Mac)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.

Internet Explorer 4.5 (Mac)
Access keys are not supported, please use a different browser.

Internet Explorer 4 (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.

Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Windows)
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.

Firefox, Mozilla and Netscape 7+ (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.

Google Chrome
Hold down the Alt key and press the number or letter of the access key.

Safari and Omniweb (Mac OS X)
Hold down the Ctrl key and press the number or letter of the access key.

Netscape 6 and earlier (All platforms)
Access keys are not supported, please use a different browser.

In-depth information about access keys can be found at W3C Accessibility Guidelines.


Turning off style sheets

NZS.com is aware that some users may experience contrast issues. We suggest turning off style sheets in your browser to see a text-only version of this site.

How To Turn Off Style Sheets In Different Web Browsers

IE: Tools > Internet options > Accessibility

Firefox: View > Page style > No style

Opera: View > Style > User mode

Safari (Mac): > No option available


Change text sizes

NZS.com has a text size feature that enables you to increase or decrease the text size. This feature is available in the left navigation on the site.

You may also be able to increase the size of the text on screen with your web browser.

How To Change Text Size In Different Browsers

Internet Explorer 7.0 (Windows)
Select the 'Page' 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).

Internet Explorer 6.0 (Windows)
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).

Internet Explorer 5.5 (Windows, Mac)
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).

Firefox 1.0+, 1.5 & 2.0
Select the 'View' menu, then 'Text Size', and then select decrease or increase. Alternatively select CTRL + + or CTRL + -.

Google Chrome
Select the 'Page' menu, then 'Text Zoom', and then select decrease or increase. Alternatively select CTRL + + or CTRL + -.

Opera 7.0+
Select the 'View' menu, then 'Zoom', and then select the percentage increase or decrease you require. Alternatively select CTRL + + or CTRL + -.

Safari 1.2+ (Mac)
Select the 'View' menu, then 'Make Text Bigger' or 'Make Text Smaller'. Alternatively select Apple + + or Apple + -


Accessibility Statement

We have undertaken to use our knowledge and understanding of the ways in which different people access the Internet, to develop a web site that is clear and simple for everybody to use.

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