Updated 22 October 2024
The Ministry of Health is strongly recommending all people travelling overseas to any destination are fully immunised against measles with two doses of MMR vaccine before they go.
Updated 08 October 2024
Severe flooding is currently impacting parts of Central and Eastern Europe, particularly Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Updated 04 October 2024
There are ongoing Israeli military airstrikes in southern Beirut and southern Lebanon. Israeli military ground operations in southern Lebanon are likely to continue.
Call us if you need consular assistance. If your call is not an emergency, such as a death or arrest of a New Zealander overseas, you should call during New Zealand business hours, or get in touch with the local embassy.
New Zealand embassies, high commissions and consulates are there to help New Zealand citizens when they’re having difficulty overseas. If you need consular assistance during business hours in the country you have travelled to, contact an embassy.
When travelling, it’s always a good idea to plan for the worst and hope for the best. Here are some things to think about and get ready before you travel.
Destinations
Read our travel advice, or find an embassy for the country or territory you're travelling to.
Get ready to travel
Here are our top tips for being prepared for the unexpected when you’re travelling.
Passports and visas
Make sure you’ve got your travel documents ready for everywhere you’re travelling, before you travel.
Health
Protect the health of you and your whānau when you’re travelling overseas.