Is New Plymouth safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is New Plymouth safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
New Plymouth 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.
New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (43/100) and security (17/100).
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
Found at 39.0578° S, 174.0742° E within Taranaki, New Plymouth is situated 255.2 km SSE of Wellington at an altitude of 64 m.
Taranaki
39.0578° S, 174.0742° E
64 m
Pacific/Auckland
57,600
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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