Exercise areas for dogs on a leash
There are a number of areas in Dunedin where you are allowed to walk your dog on a leash. These are listed below. You are also allowed to walk your dog through a prohibited area to an exercise area if it is securely controlled with a leash or chain.
Areas where you can take your dog on a leash
Sometimes DOC will put signs on beaches or other areas indicating there is a native animal in the area. As long as the signs are in place, you must follow the instructions on them. DOC will remove these signs when the animal has moved away.
Dogs are allowed in the areas listed below as long as they are securely controlled on a leash.
St Clair and Esplanade
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the track Esplanade to the Scout Den on Kettle Park
Ross Creek
Areas where dogs are not allowed
Dogs are not allowed in any children's playgrounds, cemeteries or on designated playing areas of sports grounds anywhere in the city.
Exceptions
These prohibitions do not apply to:
- Guide dogs for the blind
- Hearing aid dogs
- Companion dogs
- Police dogs
- Dogs being used by security guards
- Working dogs
- Confined dogs
- Dogs securely confined in or on a vehicle
You are allowed to walk your dog through a prohibited area to an exercise area if it is securely controlled with a leash or chain.
The areas listed below are not for dogs at any time.
Commercial Areas
The Octagon, Civic Centre, the Library Plaza and Princes Street from the Exchange to Knox Church on George Street.
King Edward Street, South Dunedin between Hillside and Macandrew Roads.
Beach Areas
Designated areas of bathing beaches (other than St Clair Beach and Brighton Beach) between the lifeguards' flags.
St Clair Beach and Esplanade:
The entire beach from the Salt Water Pool to the nearest piles on the beach to the north.
The park on Victoria Road adjoining the playground area, the playground area itself and the sealed area from the Esplanade to the beach track.
The Esplanade area, which runs parallel to the sea wall as far as the Salt Water Pool.
The Esplanade car park.
The reserve between the Esplanade car park and Bedford Street.
Conservation Act 1987 Areas
- Otago Peninsula
- Okia Reserve
- Boulder Beach
- 41 Peg Road
- District Road
- Paradise Road
- Ridge Road
- Nyhon Road
- Bacon Street Extension to Nyhon Road
- Bacon Street side road to Portobello
- Blueskin Road
Taiaroa Head
- Lighthouse Reserve
Outram
- Woodside Glen
Parks, Tracks and Reserves
- Dunedin City
- The Botanic Garden
- Woodhaugh Gardens (unless on defined bush walking tracks)
Peninsula
- Highcliff Road to Hoopers Inlet
- Lime Kilns
- McTaggart Street
- Mount Charles
- Okia (Victory Beach)
- Paradise Road
- Pipikaretu Beach
- Quion Cliff
- Sandfly Bay (DOC)
- Sandymount to Sandfly Bay (DOC)
- Sandymount Track Network (DOC)
- Seal Point Road to Sandfly Bay
- Taiaroa Head (DOC) (DCC)
- Allans Beach north of where the access track enters the beach
West of Dunedin
- Deep Stream Scenic Reserve (DOC)
- Grangers Road Track (DOC)
- Hyde-Middlemarch Rail Trail (DOC)
- Mill Creek Track (DOC)
- Outram Glen to Lee Stream (DOC)
- Sutton Salt Lake Scenic Reserve (DOC)
- North of Dunedin
- Aramoana north of Keyhole Rock (also known as Lion Rock) to Heyward Point
- Aramona Ecological Area (salt marsh and wetland)
- Careys Creek (DOC)
- Grahams Bush Walk (DOC)
- Hawksbury Lagoon (DOC)
- Leith Saddle (DOC)
- Matanaka (DOC)
- Organ Pipes (DOC)
- Mount Cargill (DOC)
- Orokonui (DOC)
- Sir A H Reed Memorial Track
South of Dunedin
- The Green Island Nature Reserve (DOC)
- Tunnel Beach (DOC)
Dunedin City
- Burns Park (Signal Hill) (DOC)
- Goat Island (DOC)
- Quarantine Island (DOC)
Last reviewed: 16 Feb 2009 4:59pm
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