The Consular Snapshot contains information about the assistance the Ministry provides to New Zealanders who travel or live overseas.
These services range from assisting people in detention, helping people who have been victims of crime, supporting families of New Zealanders who have died in another country, to providing warnings and advice to registered(external link) New Zealanders where there are issues in the areas they are travelling.
Consular Snapshot 2023/24
This year, the Ministry received 43,544 general consular enquiries, sent 564 SafeTravel(external link) messages to registered(external link) New Zealanders, and assisted 1,725 new cases of New Zealanders in difficulty overseas, while continuing to support 847 ongoing cases.
Advice for New Zealanders going overseas
Our website SafeTravel(external link) has a wide range of tips to help ensure safety when travelling offshore, what to do if things go wrong, and how the New Zealand Government can (or cannot) help if you are in trouble.