Is Hokitika safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Hokitika safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hokitika scores 23/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates New Zealand Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 29 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Hokitika scores 23/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and New Zealand (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Hokitika: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: natural hazards (32/100) and health and medical access (31/100).
A score of 23 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the New Zealand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Positioned at 42.7167° S, 170.9667° E in West Coast, Hokitika features an altitude of 6 m. The settlement is located 352.6 km ENE from Wellington.
West Coast
42.7167° S, 170.9667° E
6 m
Pacific/Auckland
2,892
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (New Zealand)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the New Zealand travel advice & laws.
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