News - Travel Warning Notifications

Dec 20 2019 3:30PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for United Kingdom.

There is no change to our travel advisory advice level.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders exercise increased caution in the United Kingdom due to the threat of terrorism and crime.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/united-kingdom

Dec 19 2019 10:00AM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Thailand.

There is no change to our travel advisory advice levels.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders do not travel to the southernmost provinces along the Thailand-Malaysia border, including Narathiwat, Yala, Pattani and Songkhla due to ongoing politically-motivated and criminal violence, which occurs on an almost daily basis. The Thai Government has warned tourists not to travel to these areas.

Elsewhere in Thailand we continue to advise exercising increased caution due to the potential for civil unrest and threat of terrorism.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/thailand

Dec 16 2019 4:30PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for The Netherlands.

There is no change to our advice level.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders exercise increased caution in the Netherlands due to the threat of terrorism.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/netherlands

Dec 12 2019 12:00PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for India.

There is no change to our travel advisory advice levels.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders:

- Do not travel to Jammu and Kashmir (with the exception of the Ladakh region via Manali, or by air to Leh) due to the threat of terrorist activity and ongoing violence which remains high;

- Do not travel to the immediate vicinity of the border with Pakistan, other than at the international border crossing between Atari, India and Wagah, Pakistan. Landmines pose a risk along some stretches of the India-Pakistan border;

- Avoid non-essential travel to Manipur state and the areas of Nagaland state that border Myanmar, and Assam state that border Bangladesh, due to the threat of terrorism, politically-motivated violence and cross-border insurgency;

- Exercise increased caution elsewhere in India, including in New Delhi and Mumbai, due to the continuing threat from terrorism.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/india

Dec 5 2019 12:30PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Pakistan.

Our level of advice has not changed:

Do not travel to the Gilgit-Baltistan region, Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-Administered Kashmir and border areas with Afghanistan and India (excluding the Wagah official border crossing point) due to the significant threat of terrorism, the risk of kidnapping and the unpredictable security situation. Any New Zealanders currently in these areas are advised to depart.

Avoid non-essential travel elsewhere in Pakistan due to the threat of terrorism, the risk of kidnapping, potential for civil unrest and the unpredictable security situation. New Zealanders in Pakistan with concerns for their safety should consider leaving the country.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/pakistan

Dec 3 2019 12:00PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Viet Nam.

There is no change to our travel advisory advice level.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders exercise normal safety and security precautions in Viet Nam.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/viet-nam

Nov 25 2019 3:00PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Zambia.

There are changes to our travel advisory advice levels.

We now advise that New Zealanders exercise increased caution when travelling to the border areas with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola and Mozambique due to the risk of landmines. The local authorities can provide advice on affected areas.

Elsewhere in Zambia we now advise that New Zealanders exercise normal safety and security precautions due to crime.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/zambia

Nov 20 2019 4:00PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Yemen.

Our level of advice has not changed - do not travel to Yemen (including the island of Socotra) due to an extreme threat of terrorism and kidnapping. New Zealanders currently in Yemen are advised to depart as soon as it is safe to do so.

As there is no New Zealand diplomatic presence in Yemen, the ability of the government to assist New Zealand citizens is severely limited.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/yemen

Nov 20 2019 2:30PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Guyana.

We advise New Zealanders to exercise increased caution in Guyana due to crime.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/guyana

Oct 30 2019 11:10AM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Ecuador.

Do not travel within 20 kilometres of the border with Colombia, except for the official crossing town of Tulcan in the province of Carchi, due to the threat from kidnapping and organised and drug-related crime.

Avoid non-essential travel to the northern province of Sucumbios due to the threat from kidnapping and organised and drug-related crime.

Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Ecuador due to crime and civil unrest.

Click on the link to read the SafeTravel alert:

Nov 13 2019 2:00PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Papua New Guinea.

There is no change to our travel advisory advice levels.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders:

- avoid non-essential travel to the Hela and Southern Highlands provinces due to ongoing violent tribal clashes and politically motivated unrest;

- exercise increased caution elsewhere in Papua New Guinea due to violent crime and the potential for civil unrest.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/papua-new-guinea

Oct 1 2019 11:30AM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Slovakia.

We continue to advise that New Zealanders exercise normal safety and security precautions in Slovakia.

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/slovakia

Sep 26 2019 4:30PM
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The New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed its travel advice for Cameroon.

We now advise do not travel to the Northwest and Southwest regions due to ongoing conflict and the volatile security situation.

We continue to advise:

- do not travel to the Far North region due to the threat from terrorism, kidnapping and armed banditry.

- do not travel to the Bakassi Peninsula region and within 40 kilometres of the borders with the Central African Republic, Chad and Nigeria’s Adamawa state. Armed bandits are known to operate in these areas and there is the potential for crossborder attacks and kidnappings.

- avoid non-essential travel in the North and Adamaoua regions due to the threat from terrorism and kidnapping and we advise against all tourist and other non-essential travel.

- exercise increased caution elsewhere in Cameroon due to violent crime, carjackings and piracy (in coastal areas).

Click on the link to read the travel advisory:
http://safetravel.govt.nz/cameroon