Dog Exercise Areas in Palmerston North
- Drainage Reserve – Rugby Street
- All City walkways with the exception of Riverlink and Otira walkways
- Railway Land zoned ‘future development’ in the District Plan
- Frederick Krull Reserve
- Pinedale Park except within 30m of the playground
- The Ruamahanga Wilderness Area
- Pari Reserve (previously known as Mangotane)
- Such parts of Pit Park as may be indicated by signs
- Awatea Terrace Reserve
- Ashhurst Domain – Terrace Walkway.
Dog on-leash areas
Unless a dog is being exercised in a designated dog exercise area, dogs must be exercised on lead. Exercise on a lead may involve walking or running the dog whether in public or on private property.
Exercise on a lead provides the opportunity to incorporate some basic training which if done on a regular basis creates a good relationship between dog and owner.
Dog on leash areas in Palmerston North include:
- All streets, roads and footpaths within the district except those within the prohibited areas or dog exercise areas
- Turitea walkway
- Anzac Park (also known as Pork Chop Hill)
- Clyde Crescent Drainage Reserve
- Pioneer Highway Drainage Reserve
- Non-playing areas of sports fields and parks not prohibited
- Ashhurst Domain
- Hokowhitu Lagoon (also known as Centennial Lagoon)
- Riverlink walkway
- The walkway around the racecourse except the prohibited time between 5.00am and 9.00am daily
- Such parts of Pit Park as may be indicated by signs
- Otira walkway.
Dog off-leash areas
Off the lead exercise is only permitted in designated areas within the City. Off lead exercise is when you are with your dog and the dog is allowed off the leash but remains under your supervision and control.
Exercise off the lead may involve giving the dog an opportunity to run around a fenced property. Exercise off the lead provides an excellent opportunity to observe the dog’s general health and also provides the chance for play and socialisation with the owner.
If training is to be incorporated with exercise then it is advisable to do the training at the outset followed by exercise off the lead. This is more rewarding for the dog than letting it loose then confining it on a lead to do some training. An association by the dog between on lead training and restriction of its movements can damage the effects of previous work on alead and create a setback with basic training.
However one undertakes to exercise a dog, it is important that exercise be done on a daily basis and be suited to the size and energy of the dog.
Prohibited Public Places
As a general guideline you may exercise your dog in the majority of the City’s many parks. You may not exercise your dogs in the prohibited public place:
- Any swimming pool or other bathing place owned or controlled by the Council, including all areas within the fenced boundary of the swimming pool
- Within 30 metres of any child’s play equipment, play area, paddling pool or aviary in any area zoned for recreation purposes in the District Plan andincluding the Skate Park
- The playing surface of any sports ground or field owned or controlled by Council, including the surrounding area associated with the sports ground or field
- Palmerston North Holiday Park
- The Central Business District, including the Square, bounded by and including from the intersection of Grey and Princess Street due south along Princess Street to Ferguson Street, then due west down Ferguson Street to Pitt Street, due north along Pitt Street and Bourke Street to the intersection with Walding Street, then due east along Walding Street and Grey Street to the intersection with Princess Street where the boundary is the mid-line of theroad reserve
- The Council Crematorium and all Cemetery grounds
- Memorial Park
- The Turitea Westland Reserve
- The Ashhurst Domain Wetlands Conservation Area
- Ashhurst Domain Playground and adjacent picnic area
- The walkway around the racecourse between 5.00am and 9.00am daily
- The Central Esplanade area (the aviary, the conservatory, the children’splayground and kiosk areas)
- Turitea Water Supply Area
- Such parts of Pit Park as may be indicated by signs