Is Thames safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Thames safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Thames scores 22/100 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.
Thames scores 22/100 (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 Thames: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (40/100) and security (17/100).
A score of 22 is higher than the scores of 10% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the New Zealand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 37.1384° S, 175.5405° E within Waikato, Thames is situated 466.2 km S of Wellington at an altitude of 6 m.
Waikato
37.1384° S, 175.5405° E
6 m
Pacific/Auckland
7,293
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in New Zealand
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Thames happened in May (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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