Te Ihutai Avon Heathcote Estuary
Dogs prohibited
Dogs are not permitted in this area.
Council classification: Dogs Prohibited Area
Rule details
Dogs are prohibited from the estuary to protect wildlife, especially shorebirds. This includes the shoreline, where birds roost, moult and nest, and tidal areas, where birds feed. The prohibited area applies to the whole of the estuary from the landward boundary inwards. This includes all areas within the shoreline (whether rocky, stoney, gravel, sandy or vegetated, and all foreshore, mudflat, saltmarsh and tidal areas). The prohibited area crosses the outfalls from the Avon / Otakaro River at Bridge Street and the Heathcote / Opawaho River at the Ferry Road bridge. At the estuary-mouth, the prohibited area reaches from the corner by Shag Rock out to the north-eastern side of Southshore Spit Reserve. The beach and foreshore area around Southshore Spit Reserve are included in the prohibited area.