Site owner

This is site is owned and maintained by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Crown copyright

Unless otherwise indicated, the material available on this website is protected by Crown copyright. Use of any material on this web site is available free of charge and without permission of the agency provided that you:

• reproduce the material accurately
• do not use the material in a derogatory manner or a misleading context, and
• acknowledge the source and copyright status of the material.

Privacy

Submitting information online

You can use the information on this website without submitting any personal information.

If you do provide any information through this website that information will only be used for the purpose stated on the site.

Any feedback or other comments information submitted via this website or to any email addresses listed on the site will be stored securely. We will only use personal information to communicate with you.

Anonymous browsing

Like most websites, we collect statistical information about your visit to help us improve our website. This information is used for no other purpose and all users are anonymous and not personally identifiable. We collect information on:

• IP addresses
• search terms
• pages accessed and links clicked
• dates and times of visits
• the immediate previous site visited
• operating systems (eg Windows, Mac)
• web browsers

Contact details

See the contact section.

Disclaimer

While we have made every effort to ensure the information on this website is accurate and current, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade accepts no liability for any claim, liability, loss or expense arising from use of information on this site.

The inclusion of links to third party sites does not imply any endorsement of the linked website or its content or provider.

If you have an enquiry about the content on this website please contact us.

Accessibility

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and trade is committed to providing users with accessible websites.

We aim to comply with the standards set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the New Zealand e-government programme as part of the ongoing redevelopment of our websites.

Access keys

Access keys allow you to get to key pages on the site without using your mouse.

To use the access keys press ALT+[number] on a PC, or CtrL+[number] on a Mac. For some browsers you may also need to follow that by pressing Enter.

Browser     How to use access keys
Internet Explorer     Alt + Access key + Enter
Firefox     Alt + Shift + Access key
Chrome   Alt + Access key
Opera     Shift + Esc + Access key
Konqueror     Ctrl key is pressed and released, and then the access key is pressed.

The NZEmbassy website uses the following access keys

Key     Function
0     Accessibility information and list of access keys
1     Homepage
2     Sitemap
4     Safetravel www.safetravel.govt.nz
5     Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade www.mfat.govt.nz
9     Contact us
[      For beginning of main content
/     New Zealand Government Portal www.newzealand.govt.nz

For example, ALT+1 (+Enter) on a PC using Internet Explorer will take you to the homepage.

Disabling Style Sheets and/or Images

This site is designed to be viewable in a range of user environments. If use is hindered it is suggested that you disable style sheets and/or images to use a text only version of this site.

To disable stylesheets:

Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > General tab > Accessibilty
Firefox: View > Page Style > No Style
Opera: View > Style > User Mode
Safari: No option is available

To disable images:

Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab > Multimedia Category > uncheck "Show Pictures" checkbox
Firefox: Tools > Options > Content Tab > uncheck "Load Images Automatically" checkbox
Opera: View > Images > No Images
Safari: Safari > Preferences > Appearance Tab > uncheck "Display images when the page opens" checkbox

Change Text Sizes

In you find the text size uncomfortable for viewing, this site has been designed to be viewable in any adjustable size. To adjust the text size pleasefollow the directions for your browser below:

Internet Explorer: View > Text Size to adjust text or hold down CTRL and use the mouse wheel to zoom
Internet Explorer 7.0: You may also adjust the zoom for the whole page by selecting Page > Zoom
Firefox, Chrome, Opera: View > Text Size or View > Zoom, or hold down CTRL and + or - to zoom in and out, or hold CTRL and use the mouse wheel to zoom
Safari: View > Make Text Bigger/Smaller, or use APPLE KEY and + or - to zoom in and out