Open and controlled dog areas in Canterbury

Submissions are now closed. It is expected that hearings will be held for this in late January/early February.

Background information

We are in the process of identifying 'open' and 'controlled' dog areas on Canterbury's public conservation land and would like your feedback.

'Management of dogs on land
administered by the Department of
Conservation' document cover

The discussion document 'Management of dogs on land administered by the Department of Conservation' was made available for public comment during spring 2008 (listed as a PDF file below).

This document was prepared as the initial step in identifying those areas of land, administered by the department, for use by dog walkers.

The document outlines and explains the reasoning behind the proposed classifications of either ‘open’ or ‘controlled’, and any conditions associated with those classifications. It includes a series of maps (listed below) to show the locations of these areas. 

Canterbury dog policy document and maps:

Management of dogs on land administered by the Department of Conservation (PDF, 280K)

Area map 1: Mahaanui north (PDF, 366K)

Area map 2: Mahaanui south (PDF, 340K)

Area map 3: Raukapuka central (PDF, 398K)

Area map 4: Raukapuka north (PDF, 445K)

Area map 5: Raukapuka south (PDF, 343K)

Area map 6: Waimakariri central (PDF, 480K)

Area map 7: Waimakariri north (PDF, 494K)

Area map 8: Waimakariri south (PDF, 483K)

Area map 9: Twizel north (PDF, 436K)

Area map 10: Twizel south (PDF, 459K)

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