Is Te Anau safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Te Anau safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Te Anau scores 27/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Te Anau scores 27/100 (Moderate). 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 Te Anau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (46/100) and natural hazards (36/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the New Zealand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Southland (45.4150° S, 167.7160° E), Te Anau sits 732.0 km NE from Wellington at 215 m elevation.
Southland
45.4150° S, 167.7160° E
215 m
Pacific/Auckland
2,250
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in New Zealand
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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