Different areas have different rules on if you can take your dog there or not. Some areas allow dogs, others require a permit, and some do not allow dogs at all.
Disability assist dogs have different rules for access to public conservation land.
Conditions for hunting dogs being taken onto DOC managed conservation land, including information about permits.
Kiwi and bird aversion training helps reduce native ground-dwelling birds being killed or disturbed by dogs.
Our native wildlife needs as much protection as we can provide. Even the most obedient, domesticated dogs and cats can reveal their predatory instincts in the wild.