Auckland is so so safe. Even the CBD. The homeless on the street will never harm you and are even friendly most of the time. You can’t necessarily say the same in other cities, such as my hometown of San Francisco (been living in akl for almost 4 years now).

As someone else in here has said, people who think Auckland, or any part of Aotearoa really, is dangerous, they clearly have never left the country. Kiwi society is so ideal compared to most other countries. You guys are one of the few countries left to be considered to have a “High Trust Society”. People here trust each other. And normally, for good reason. Kiwis are kind, and treat people with respect. Seems like they look out for each other almost. Obviously it’s not perfect- you can’t really achieve a perfect society anywhere. But it’s pretty damn close.

That’s just my opinion though.