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There are areas in the city where it is prohibited to take your dogs. This page details these areas.

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. 

Areas where dogs are not allowed at any time. 

Commercial Areas

Dogs are not permitted at any time in these commercial areas;

• The Octagon,
• Civic Centre  Library Plaza
• Princes Street from the Exchange to Knox Church on George Street.
• King Edward Street, South Dunedin between Hillside and Macandrew Roads

Beach Areas

Dogs are not permitted on the following beaches around the city

• Designated areas of bathing beaches (other than St Clair Beach and Brighton Beach) between the lifeguards flags.
• St Clair Beach and Esplanade area including 
  
  • 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
  • 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
• Buskin 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)