Is Whanganui safe? New Zealand travel risk
Is Whanganui safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Whanganui scores 29/100 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.
Whanganui scores 29/100 (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 Whanganui: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (46/100) and natural hazards (45/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the New Zealand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Manawatu-Wanganui at 39.9325° S, 175.0519° E (elevation 18 m), Whanganui lies 152.6 km S of Wellington. Time zone: Pacific/Auckland.
Manawatu-Wanganui
39.9325° S, 175.0519° E
18 m
Pacific/Auckland
39,400
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities 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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