2011 Dog Control Policy and Bylaw                                                                          HDC Policies  |  HDC Consolidated Bylaw

The Council has recently completed the review of its Dog Control Policy and Part 3 of the Hauraki District Council (HDC) Consolidated Bylaw (Chapter 6 the Control of dogs and schedule 6 and 7). The Council approved the draft Dog Control Policy and proposed amendments to the Consolidated Bylaw earlier this year in May. These were subsequently released for public comment and the Council received an impressive 34 submissions on the proposed dog control policy and bylaw.

Based on the submissions there was roughly the same number of people in support and opposition to the proposed policy and bylaw. The majority of the submissions were in relation to beach access for dogs at Whiritoa, although there were several concerning the Kaiaua coast as well. The Hearing of Submissions took place in Paeroa on 27 July 2011. A Councillor Working Party was established to consider the various dog control options for Whiritoa and Kaiaua that were identified by the submitters.

The 2011 Dog Control Policy and Part 3 of the HDC Consolidated Bylaw were adopted by Council on 17 August 2011and are effective from 19 September 2011. The 2011 Dog Control Policy and Bylaw replace the 2007 Dog Control Policy and Part 3 of the HDC Consolidated Bylaw (Chapter 6 the Control of dogs and schedule 6 and 7) as well as the Franklin District Council’s Dog policy and Bylaw.


New dog controls for Whiritoa Beach (effective 19 September):

Dogs will be prohibited from Whiritoa Beach (including the lagoon) from December 20 in any one year to March 1 of the following year and on public holiday weekends, between the hours of 9:00am and 7:00pm. Outside these hours but within these dates dogs may be exercised without a leash but must be under control of the person in charge of the dog.

A dog must be on a leash on Whiritoa Beach from March 2 in any year to December 19 of the same year between the hours of 10:00am and 3:00pm. Outside these hours but within these dates a dog may be exercised off leash but must be under control of the person in charge of the dog.


New dog controls for Kaiaua area (effective 19 September):

Dogs are prohibited from the beach area (defined as east of the boundary of the East Coast road to mean low water spring) from the District boundary at Miranda to the Southern boundary of Kaiaua (defined by the southern 50km per/hour speed limit sign).

A dog must be on a leash on public land between the southern boundary of Kaiaua (defined by the southern 50km per/hour speed limit sign) and the southern boundary of the Wharekawa Recreation Reserve (defined by the Waihopuhopu Bridge).

A dog may be exercised off leash on public land between the northern boundary of the district and the southern boundary of the Wharekawa Recreation Reserve (defined by the Waihopuhopu Bridge).

Copies of the Dog Control Policy and the HDC Consolidated Bylaw are available on the HDC webpage and can also be viewed at HDC offices. If you have any questions or queries regarding the policy or bylaw please contact the Council and ask to speak to Mark Buttimore or Tiffany Williams.