Apart from the threat of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, which city in New Zealand is the safest?

Geologically speaking, Hamilton, New Zealand is the safest place in New Zealand.

First of all, it is far from the coast, so there is no risk of tsunami. In addition, it is far from the main fault zone.

On the volcano side, if ruapehu volcano erupts, according to the wind direction of New Zealand for most of the time, volcanic ash is likely to drift eastward (the westerly belt of New Zealand is unlikely to blow volcanic ash from the North Island to the South Island), which is much safer than Auckland built on the volcanic belt.

Even if the Hamilton River swells, the urban area is unlikely to be affected because of the deep riverbed.

But if you live in the North Island, the threat of volcanoes still exists.

Especially in Auckland and the central plain, if one of these volcanoes, Taranaki, ruapehu, Tongariro or Ngarujo, erupts, volcanic ash will be filled in the central and northern parts of the North Island, which will affect the wastewater treatment plant, air conditioning, power supply and air transportation.

Volcanic ash is not poisonous, but it is very disturbing.

The biggest injury may be a fall while cleaning the roof-because at that time, everyone had to sweep the volcanic ash by themselves!

New Zealand has a very good natural disaster response and education system. What many school-age children learn on the first day is not "what kind of person they want to be when they grow up", but how to deal with emergencies, where to evacuate in school and so on.

Natural risks are everywhere, and we immigrated to New Zealand, gradually adapted to the new geographical and water and soil characteristics, and learned about natural risks at all levels. Who said that this is not a gift from nature, but to let us live a better life?

I hope this answer is helpful to you.