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Standards

Print standards

Standard Organisation. (Year). Title of the standard: Subtitle of the standard (Standard Number No. #). Publisher.

Standards New Zealand. (2001). Domestic solid fuel burning appliances—Installation (AS/NZS Standard Number No. 2918).

Online standards

Standard Organisation. (Year). Title of the standard: Subtitle of the standard (Standard Number No. #). Publisher. URL to database login page/webpage that works for all readers

Standards New Zealand. (2008). Acoustics—Measurement of environmental sound (NZS Standard Number No. 6801:2008). https://shop.standards.co.nz/IPCheck/login.jsp

Standards New Zealand. (2016). Structural design actions: Part 5. Earthquake actions—New Zealand (NZS Standard Number No. 1170.5:2004, Reissued Incorporating Amendment No. 1). https://shop.standards.co.nz/IPCheck/login.jsp

In text citation

As specified by NZS 1170.5:2004 (Standards New Zealand, 2016, p. 55) ...

  • For most standards, the author will be the organisation setting the standard. Typically this organisation is also the publisher and the Publisher area is therefore omitted.
  • For New Zealand standards online, provide the URL to the login page (https://shop.standards.co.nz/IPCheck/login.jsp) as these are proprietary materials available only in this database and require a login.
  • As the Standard Number does not appear in the in-text citation, it may be desirable to include the Standard Number in the narrative.
  • See also ISO Standard References (APA Style website).