Does New Zealand have dangerous animals?

New Zealand is an isolated country whose wildlife developed over millions of years, and fortunately, it did not develop any plants or animals that pose a ... it is extremely rare and very few New Zealanders have ever seen one, the Katipo spider is the closest thing New Zealand has to a dangerous insect. read more

Technically yes, in that some people have been killed by animals in New Zealand. The animals that kill the most people are domestic dogs. Some people have been killed by sharks, and some die of anaphylaxis after being stung by wasps. However, all of these causes of death are rare. read more

New Zealand is an isolated country whose wildlife developed over millions of years, and fortunately, it did not develop any plants or animals that pose a danger to humans. This means there are no lethally poisonous snakes, scorpions, or spiders—or any other dangerous animals or plants—on the island. read more

New Zealand is a very peaceful place, apart from there being calm and order on the streets, you will also find that there is almost no animals in this land that are venomous or really dangerous, especially when looking at it closest neighbour, Australia, which has the top 10 most venomous and dangerous snakes in the world, venomous spiders, sharks, crocodiles, dingos, killer jellyfishes, and the list goes on and on. read more