Is Waiuku safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Waiuku safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Waiuku scores 21/100 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.
Waiuku scores 21/100 (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 Waiuku: 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 21 is higher than the scores of 9% 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
Positioned at 37.2500° S, 174.7333° E in Auckland, Waiuku features an altitude of 13 m. The settlement is located 449.1 km S from Wellington.
Auckland
37.2500° S, 174.7333° E
13 m
Pacific/Auckland
9,171
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 (44.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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