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Dog rules by place in New Zealand

Every verified dog zone in DogZone — beaches, parks, reserves and streets — with its current rule, sourced from the responsible council's bylaw or GIS data. Pick a district:

Northland

• Far North District (20 mapped places)
• Whangārei District (19 mapped places)
• Kaipara District (10 mapped places)

Auckland

• Auckland (248 mapped places)

Waikato

• Thames-Coromandel District (247 mapped places)
• Hauraki District (62 mapped places)
• Waikato District (380 mapped places)
• Matamata-Piako District (47 mapped places)
• Hamilton City (47 mapped places)
• Waipā District (92 mapped places)
• Ōtorohanga District (27 mapped places)
• South Waikato District (88 mapped places)
• Waitomo District (88 mapped places)
• Taupō District (29 mapped places)

Bay of Plenty

• Western Bay of Plenty District (17 mapped places)
• Tauranga City (10 mapped places)
• Rotorua Lakes (119 mapped places)
• Whakatāne District (106 mapped places)
• Kawerau District (57 mapped places)
• Ōpōtiki District (20 mapped places)

Gisborne

• Gisborne District (35 mapped places)

Hawke's Bay

• Wairoa District (11 mapped places)
• Hastings District (205 mapped places)
• Napier City (21 mapped places)
• Central Hawke's Bay District (41 mapped places)

Taranaki

• New Plymouth District (226 mapped places)
• Stratford District (6 mapped places)
• South Taranaki District (67 mapped places)

Manawatū-Whanganui

• Ruapehu District (109 mapped places)
• Whanganui District (236 mapped places)
• Rangitīkei District (13 mapped places)
• Manawatū District (53 mapped places)
• Palmerston North City (274 mapped places)
• Tararua District (148 mapped places)
• Horowhenua District (26 mapped places)

Wellington

• Kāpiti Coast District (128 mapped places)
• Porirua City (18 mapped places)
• Upper Hutt City (38 mapped places)
• Lower Hutt City (70 mapped places)
• Wellington City (88 mapped places)
• Masterton District (16 mapped places)
• Carterton District (7 mapped places)
• South Wairarapa District (12 mapped places)

Tasman

• Tasman District (136 mapped places)

Nelson

• Nelson City (127 mapped places)

Marlborough

• Marlborough District (202 mapped places)

West Coast

• Buller District (44 mapped places)
• Grey District (54 mapped places)
• Westland District (8 mapped places)

Canterbury

• Kaikōura District (24 mapped places)
• Hurunui District (103 mapped places)
• Waimakariri District (120 mapped places)
• Christchurch City (337 mapped places)
• Selwyn District (18 mapped places)
• Ashburton District (17 mapped places)
• Timaru District (130 mapped places)
• Mackenzie District (39 mapped places)
• Waimate District (90 mapped places)

Otago

• Waitaki District (5 mapped places)
• Central Otago District (44 mapped places)
• Queenstown-Lakes District (15 mapped places)
• Dunedin City (62 mapped places)
• Clutha District (77 mapped places)

Southland

• Southland District (15 mapped places)
• Gore District (64 mapped places)
• Invercargill City (140 mapped places)

Page generated 2026-08-22; district verification status reflects the live DogZone database. If a rule here looks wrong, check the cited source — bylaws change, and signs at the location always take precedence.