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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

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World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedNuclear alert in New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Waitakere, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Nuclear alert in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Nuclear alert in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Assault in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military posture change in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Assault in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military posture change in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military posture change in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Nuclear alert in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Whangarei, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Assault in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Assault in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Military force used in Whangarei, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Assault in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 6 May 2026Strike in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 9 May 2026Demonstration in New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 8 May 2026Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026Demonstration in Nelson, New Zealand · New Zealand · 7 May 2026
Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
410
45 in the list
Unrest
40
5 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Events

What is happening now

451 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in New Zealand

    Severity 4 · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Waitakere, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Waitakere · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 4 · Nelson · 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 Christchurch, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Christchurch · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 4 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  11. Unrest

    Strike in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military posture change in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Assault in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military posture change in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military posture change in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Hamilton, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Hamilton · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 4 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Rotorua · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Christchurch · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  28. Unrest

    Demonstration in New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  29. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Rotorua, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Rotorua · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Whangarei, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Whangarei · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  40. Unrest

    Demonstration in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  41. Unrest

    Demonstration in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Auckland, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Auckland · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Assault in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Christchurch, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Christchurch · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Whangarei, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Whangarei · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Assault in Wellington, New Zealand

    Severity 2 · Wellington · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Nelson, New Zealand

    Severity 3 · Nelson · 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.