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Risk events in New Zealand, May 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

451 events were recorded: 1 earthquake, 410 conflict events, and 40 unrest events.

451 eventsSources: gdelt

451 events· New Zealand

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Whangarei, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military mobilization in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military mobilization in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Napier, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Assault in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Assault in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Mass violence in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Nuclear alert in Whangarei, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Assault in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Assault in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Military force used in New Zealand · New Zealand · 27 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 27 May 2026Strike in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Demonstration in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 31 May 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 30 May 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 29 May 2026Demonstration in New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026Demonstration in Napier, New Zealand · New Zealand · 28 May 2026
Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
410
43 in the list
Unrest
40
7 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 2.8
1
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 278
410
Unrest
90-day baseline: 39.3
40
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-05-010073014
2026-05-020050016
2026-05-030050014
2026-05-0400110038
2026-05-0500102024
2026-05-0600161030
2026-05-0700102011
2026-05-080016202
2026-05-091010105
2026-05-100012302
2026-05-1100143014
2026-05-1200191022
2026-05-1300152040
2026-05-1400230032
2026-05-1500164013
2026-05-16001009
2026-05-17003005
2026-05-1800192022
2026-05-1900172032
2026-05-2000250025
2026-05-2100230011
2026-05-220014007
2026-05-230014103
2026-05-240010208
2026-05-2500180014
2026-05-2600252013
2026-05-2700110040
2026-05-2800123023
2026-05-2900101034
2026-05-300081028
2026-05-310011200

Events

What is happening now

451 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Papamoa Beach · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Rotorua · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Whangarei, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Whangarei · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military mobilization in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Napier, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Napier · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Assault in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  12. Unrest

    Strike in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  13. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Military force used in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Papamoa Beach, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Papamoa Beach · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Rotorua · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  22. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Christchurch · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Mass violence in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 4 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Whangarei, New Zealand

    Severity 4 · Whangarei · Source: gdelt

  33. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Assault in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  46. Unrest

    Demonstration in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  47. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  48. Unrest

    Demonstration in Napier, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Napier · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.