General Country Information
Capital: Wellington
Population: 4,252,277 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Parliamentary Democracy / Constitutional Monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 1.75 million (208)
Telephone - mobile: 4.62 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 2.007 million (2009)
Internet users: 3.047 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.65
World Rank 2005/2006: 25
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
National Disability Action Plan
New Zealand Disability Strategy (2000)
http://www.odi.govt.nz/nzds
Web Accessibility Policy Making: Perspective on New Zealand
Download the G3ict White Paper
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Accease
17a Vancouver St, Wellington
Kingston 6021
New Zealand
http://www.accease.com
Email: informed@accease.com
Tel: +64-4-934-2821
Amputees Federation of New Zealand (AFNZ)
213A Bay View Road
St. Clair, Dunedin
New Zealand
http://www.amputee.co.nz
Email: Lorrstan@xtra.co.nz
Tel: +64-3-455-6347
Fax: +64-3-455-9547
Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand (ABCNZ)
P.O. Box 7144
Wellington South
New Zealand
http://www.abcnz.org.nz
Email: rwilkinson@abcnz.org.nz
Tel: +64-4-389-0033
Fax: +64-4-389-0030
Brain Injury Association New Zealand
North Shore LIFE Centre,
3 William Laurie Place,
Albany, Auckland
http://www.brain-injury-nz.org
Email: national@brain-injury.org.nz
Tel: +64-09-4145693
Fax: +64-09-4155643
Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ)
P.O. Box 15-770
New Lynn, Aucland
New Zealand
http://www.deaf.org.nz
Email: national@deaf.co.nz
Tel: +64-9-828-3282
TTY: +64-9-820-5036
Fax: +64-9-828-3235
Disabled Persons Assembly New Zealand Inc. (DPANZ) -
DPI National Assembly
P.O. Box 27-524
Wellington 6035
New Zealand
http://www.dpa.org.nz
Email: gen@dpa.org.nz
Tel: +64-4-801-9100
TTY: +64-4-801-9100
Fax: +64-4-801-9565
Enable New Zealand
P.O. Box 4547
Palmerston North
New Zealand
http://www.enable.co.nz
Email: enable@enable.co.nz
Tel: +64-6-353-5800
Fax: +64-6-353-5876
IHC New Zealand Inc.
Level 15, Willbank House PO Box 4155
57 Willis Street
Wellington
New Zealand
http://www.ihc.org.nz
Email: webmaster@ihc.org.nz
Tel: +64-4-472-2247
Fax: +64-4-472-0429
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand (MHFNZ)
P.O. Box 10051
Dominion Road
Auckland, 1446
New Zealand
http://www.mentalhealth.org.nz
Email: resource@mentalhealth.org.nz
Tel: +64-9-300-7010 / +64-9-300-7030
Fax: +64-9-300-7020
MS Society of New Zealand (MSSNZ)
P.O. Box 2627
Wellington
New Zealand
http://www.msnz.org.nz
Email: info@msnz.org
Tel: +64-4-499-4677
Fax: +64-4-499-4675
New Zealand Spinal Trust
Private Bag 4708
8001 Christchurch
New Zealand
http://www.nzspinaltrust.org.nz
Email: andrewH@burwood.org.nz
Tel: +64-3-383-9491
Fax: +64-3-383-7500
Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB)
Private Bag 99941
Newmarket
Auckland 1149
New Zealand
http://www.rnzfb.org.nz
Email: general@rnzfb.org.nz
Tel: +64-9-355-6899 / +64-0800-243333
Fax: +64-9-355-6936
Workbridge Inc
Amuri Courts, Corner Armagh and Durham Streets
P.O. Box 643
Christchurch
New Zealand
http://www.workbridge.co.nz
Email: christchurch@workbridge.co.nz
Tel: +64-3-377-2188 / +64-508-858-858
Fax: +64-3-377-2176