Is Waitakere safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Waitakere safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Waitakere 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.
Waitakere 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 Waitakere: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (38/100) 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.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 36.8490° S, 174.5430° E in Auckland, Waitakere maintains a regional distance of 494.1 km S to Wellington.
Auckland
36.8490° S, 174.5430° E
83 m
Pacific/Auckland
2,018
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (New Zealand)
Climate by Month
Hottest: February (23 °C avg high); Wettest: June (115 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 22° | 23° | 22° | 19° | 17° | 15° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 17° | 19° | 21° |
| Low °C | 17° | 17° | 16° | 14° | 12° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 11° | 12° | 13° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 83 | 58 | 88 | 84 | 90 | 115 | 110 | 109 | 101 | 93 | 78 | 71 |
Normals: Auckland (19.8 km away).
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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