Travel advice levels [1]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides advice on security risks in a number of destinations. This advice is based on information from a variety of sources. It reflects risks, and our assessment of what these might mean for New Zealanders. Our assessment may also take account of the actions local authorities are taking to minimise the risk, and our ability to provide you with assistance.
On 17 August 2018 we altered the headline language attached to our travel advisory levels. We did not change the way in which advisories are prepared, the substance of the advisories, or the thresholds for the different levels. We simply changed our description of the four levels.
The new advice levels correspond to the previous system as follows:
Exercise normal safety and security precautions (previously “no significant security risk”)
Exercise increased caution (previously “some risk”)
Avoid non-essential travel (previously “high risk”)
Do not travel (previously “extreme risk”)