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There are many designated beaches throughout the city where your dog is free to exercise off-leash.
Even when exercising on the beach off-leash, dogs must be under control of their owner at all times.
Use the maps below to see specific beach areas you:
Click on the image below to see dog exercise and restricted areas in an interactive map.
Click on the links below to see dog exercise and restricted areas for that specific beach:
Balaena Bay Beach | Freyberg Beach | Hataitai Bay Beach | Houghton Bay Beach | Island Bay Beach | Kio Bay Beach | Little Karaka Bay Beach | Lyall Bay Beach | Makara Beach | Oriental Bay Beach | Palmer Head | Princess Bay Beach | Scorching Bay Beach | Seatoun Beach | Taputeranga Island | Tarakena Bay Beach | Weka Bay Beach | Worser Bay Beach
No
Balaena Bay Beach (453KB PDF)
Freyberg Beach / Oriental Bay Beach (789KB PDF)
Yes - before 10am and after 7pm from 1 December to 1 March - all the time in winter
Hataitai Bay Beach (352KB PDF)
Houghton Bay Beach (525KB PDF)
Yes
Island Bay Beach (527KB PDF)
Kio Bay Beach (439KB PDF)
Little Karaka Bay Beach (512KB PDF)
Lyall Bay Beach (541KB PDF)
Makara Beach (419KB PDF)
Palmer Head (902KB PDF)
Princess Bay Beach (75KB PDF)
Scorching Bay Beach (632KB PDF)
Churchill Park - yes - but with summer restrictions of only on-leash before 10am and after 7pm from 1 December to 1 March - all the time in winter
Seatoun Beach (533KB PDF)
Taputeranga Island (433KB PDF)
Weka Bay Beach (347KB PDF)
Worser Bay Beach (607KB PDF)