Accessibility

All pages can be read by any web browser, but some elements of the design of the site will only be displayed in modern visual browsers. Some parts of this website use Java-script but the vast majority of the site is completely functional without Java-script. Check the help instructions in your web browser to find out how to disable/enable Java-script. Care has been taken to ensure vast majority of the site operates without Flash.

Access Keys

Navigation Access keys are used within the website as follows:

Access keys are key stroke combinations (Shift + one other) that can be used to navigate quickly through this website. We have based our keys on the NZ e-government guidelines. Please note that access keys only work on modern browsers. The method for using the keys is different for each browser type.

Note: On Windows with Internet Explorer, press ALT + an access key then press Enter. If using Firefox on Windows, press SHIFT + ALT + an accesskey. If you are using a Macintosh, press Ctrl + an access key.

Access key 1 is provided for the Your Waterfront home page.
Access key 2 is provided for this list of Access Keys.
Access key 3 is provided for the Your Waterfront Things to Do page.
Access key 4 is provided for the Your Waterfront What’s On page.
Access key 5 is provided for Waterfront Auckland corporate home page.
Access key 6 is provided for Waterfront Auckland corporate search page.
Access key 7 is provided for Waterfront Auckland corporate contact us page.

High Contrast View

Some users may experience contrast issues. This website is provided in a high contrast option. Once enabled, this can be turned off by selecting “Back to normal view”. This options requires cookies and javascript to be enabled.

Turning off style sheets

Alternatively, a higher contrast option may be available by suggest turning off style sheets in your browser to see a text-only version of this site. The option to turn off style sheets can be found as follows in the listed browsers.

IE: Tools > Internet options > Accessibility
Firefox: View > Page style > No style
Opera: View > Style > User mode
Safari (Mac): No option available
Google Chrome: No option available

Changing text sizes

To help you control the display of our website and make it as user-friendly as possible we have provided a text re-size tool which you can use to control the text size during your visit to our website. Please note this tool uses java-script and will not work if you have disabled java-script in your website browser. Click Here for Large, Medium, or Small display of fonts.

Alternatively, you may be able to increase the size of the text on screen using your browsers inbuilt functions.

Internet Explorer 5.5+ 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+ Select the 'View' menu, then 'Text Size', and then select decrease or increase. Alternatively select CTRL + + or CTRL + -. If you have a mouse wheel, simply hold down CTRL and roll the mouse wheel to alter the text size.
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 ⌘ + + or ⌘ + -
Google Chrome 1.0+ Select the page menu at the top right, then 'Zoom', then 'Larger' or 'Smaller'. Alternatively select CTRL + + or CTRL + -. If you have a mouse wheel, simply hold down CTRL and roll the mouse wheel to alter the text size.

PDF Reader

Download a Portable Document Format (PDF) reader from the Adobe website.