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A consular team is standing by at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to assist any New Zealand nationals trying to flee Thailand in the wake of ongoing unrest.
But as of last night, no one had sought assistance.
A 24-hour helpline set up to help stranded Kiwis has also gone unused.
New Zealand diplomatic staff in Bangkok - who have visited the airport - said there was no evidence of offensive weapons, and they detected "no animosity" towards foreigners.
New Zealand's ambassador this morning told Radio New Zealand there was no immediate cause for concern.
"The mood was calm. There was about a 1000 protesters inside and outside the terminal but there was no sense of animosity and no evidence of any offensive weapons," New Zealand envoy Brook Barrington said.
The airport had been cleared of passengers, with people in hotels around the city.
Anyone who was still at the airport, because they had checked their bags in, should stay with other tourists and keep in touch with the airlines, Mr Barrington said.
He said it was unclear when the airport would reopen and anyone planning on travelling to Thailand should wait until the situation was "clarified".
Things are safe and it was "business as usual" in other parts of Bangkok and the rest of Thailand.
He said there had been use of weapons - firearms and hand grenades - in areas where tourists rarely went.
About 560 New Zealanders were registered with the embassy in Thailand, but Mr Barrington said most people did not register and there were probably 1200 New Zealand residents and almost 2000 travellers in the country.
Clashes break out
Local media said the airport was full of both travellers and protesters overnight on Tuesday, and clashes had broken out yesterday, including a bomb being detonated, which wounded several people.
Clashes had also broken out in other parts of Bangkok.
The ministry's Safetravel website said there was "some risk" to security in Bangkok.
There was ongoing high risk due to insurgency in the southernmost provinces and extreme risk on parts of the Thailand/Cambodia border.
The website said there had been at least one death in the capital as a result of clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters.
"Further violence cannot be ruled out. We recommend New Zealanders exercise a high degree of caution," it said.
The disruption had also affected some flights and rail services within the country.
Tony Smith, managing director of Francis Travel Marketing, which represents Tourism Thailand in New Zealand, said he had received information from Thai Airways that the airport was due to reopen overnight.
Mr Smith said tourists were not being targeted and that it would be premature to cancel or rearrange travel plans involving Thailand.
The protests were sparked by the supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy, which has been on a six-month to crusade to oust Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat.
He was due to arrive back in Thailand last night after attending the Asia-Pacific summit in Peru.
- NZPA
