New Zealand
49 monitoring stations · readings from 12 to 25
Average AQI
Air quality in New Zealand
Air quality in New Zealand is currently 24 on the AQI scale, which falls in the Good band. That number is the average across every monitoring station reporting in New Zealand right now.
We aggregate 49 stations across New Zealand. Individual stations range from 12 at the cleanest to 25 at the worst, so conditions vary across New Zealand — the local figure matters more than the average.
New Zealand breaks down into 14 regions you can open individually. Of those listed below, Southland is reading highest at 25 and Bay of Plenty Region lowest at 12.
Readings refresh hourly from the official monitoring networks we track. Conditions can still change quickly, so check back before planning time outdoors.
What to do at good levels
Outdoor activity
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside.
Sensitive groups
Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
Indoor air
Open the windows. Outdoor air is currently cleaner than typical indoor air, so ventilating helps.
Regions in New Zealand
14 regions
25Auckland
Good
- Stations
- 8
- Range
- 21–25
25Hawkes Bay
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 25–25
Manawatu Wanganui
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
Marlborough
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
25Nelson
Good
- Stations
- 2
- Range
- 25–25
Northland Region
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
25Otago
Good
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 25–25
25Southland
Good
- Stations
- 3
- Range
- 25–25
Tasman
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
25Waikato
Good
- Stations
- 8
- Range
- 25–25
25Wellington
Good
- Stations
- 6
- Range
- 25–25
Wellington Region
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 25–25
22Canterbury
Good
- Stations
- 7
- Range
- 12–25
Bay of Plenty Region
Good
- Stations
- 1
- Range
- 12–12
About New Zealand
Coordinates
-40.900, 173.597
Centroid of monitored stations
Stations
49
Reporting in this area
Spread
12 – 25
Cleanest to worst station reading
Other countries nearby
New Zealand air quality, answered
New Zealand is currently reading an AQI of 24, which is Good. It is the average across 49 reporting stations.
No restrictions. This is a good day for exercise, commuting on foot or bike, and time outside. Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart conditions can go about their day as normal.
24 sits in the Good band of the air quality index. The index runs from 0 to 500, and the lower the number the cleaner the air.
We currently aggregate 49 stations in New Zealand, reading between 12 and 25.
Of the regions currently listed for New Zealand, Southland is reading highest at 25 (Good).
Hourly. We pull from the official monitoring networks that publish for this country, and this page refreshes on the same cadence.
See New Zealand on the map.
Every station around it, live — or find out what today's reading means for you personally.