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From:
Alice Ash
To:
Daniela Biaggio ; Gabby Lowe ; Denise Clements; Kate Baoumgren
Cc:
Jacqueline Murray; Bradley Schroder
Subject:
Dog Policy clarification - changes to exercise areas
Date:
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 9:54:00 am
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Hi team,
Clarification on Dog Policy re temporary restriction of dog exercise areas due to wildlife concerns:
New policy: For the first time, the 2024 dog policy includes provisions on how wildlife and breeding considerations may influence council decisions to disestablish or prohibit a dog exercise
area (see section 5 of 2024 policy). This supports any future amendments to off-leash areas based on wildlife concerns. For example, we can now reference relevant clauses in the policy to
justify proposed changes, stating, "As per policy, section 5, we are looking to amend based on wildlife concerns."
Limitations of the Policy: The policy does not allow for formal (and therefore enforceable changes) to an exercise area without formal consultation, as mandated by section 10 of the Dog
Control Act , which has strict requirements for consultation, including requiring councils to follow the special consultative procedure.
Actions we can take:
Advisory signage and communications: If there are significant concerns, we can put up advisory signage and communications to inform and deter people from keeping their dog off-leash
(with Lyall Bay, as the area is on the far side I expect more compliance and there is still a good stretch of off-leash area. Our approach may change depending on the size and popularity of the
off-leash area). The aim is to educate the public and dog owners about the risks and encourage them to modify their behaviour. However, if a dog owner continues to let their dog off-leash,
we cannot issue an infringement for this specific action. Nevertheless, other infringements could be issued if applicable, such as if the dog injures protected wildlife or is deemed uncontrolled.
Formal Consultation: We can initiate a formal consultation process to amend the policy for a specific site. If changed, this would allow us to provide stricter messaging and also issue
information if a dog was off-leash. This process involves going to committee, writing a Statement of Proposal and allowing for oral hearings and it could take approximately four months if
prioritised. We might consider grouping several sites for a dog exercise area-specific amendment. Future amendments are likely, particularly following Ella’s Coastal Management Plan and the
construction of Te Ara Tupua - Ngauranga to Petone shared path.
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From:
Aston Mitchell
Sent:
Thursday, 5 June 2025 2:35 pm
To:
Daniela Biaggio; Denise Clements; Damian Nunns; Thomas Mayo; Kate Baoumgren
Subject:
RE: Penguin from Greta Point
Hi Daniela,
Realistically we would not look to forward plan a formal consultation until about March next year.
Largely this is because: we have just adopted the policy in the last year; we are in an election year which
causes significant disruption to the process; the significant resource required (FTE) for a formal
consultation and no current capacity; and that we will have significant disruption internally from move
into the new building.
In consulting on amending the dog exercise area restrictions, we would also want to bundle in multiple
amendments to consider at once – so would look to simultaneously consider things like that Ngauranga
to Petone walkway development which may want to be considered for either off-leash or restricted
classification.
Kind regards,
Aston Mitchell
Senior Policy Advisor, Policy | Strategy, Policy & Research | Wellington City Council
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From: Daniela Biaggio <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 5 June 2025 8:49 am
To: Denise Clements <[email address]>; Aston Mitchell <[email address]>; Damian Nunns
<[email address]>; Thomas Mayo <[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: Penguin from Greta Point
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Kia ora Aston, yes following that same advice the question is how can we go ahead with a formal
consultation?

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From: Denise Clements <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, June 5, 2025 8:45:01 AM
To: Aston Mitchel  <Aston.Mitchel @wcc.govt.nz>; Damian Nunns <[email address]>; Daniela Biaggio
<[email address]>; Thomas Mayo <[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Penguin from Greta Point

Kia ora Aston,

Greta Point area is not an off-leash exercise area and there is penguin specific signage in place already.

Denise Clements
Kaiwhakahaere Ratonga Papa Rēhia | Park Services Manager
Papa Tākaro Hākinakina |  Parks, Sport & Recreation
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From: Aston Mitchel  <Aston.Mitchel @wcc.govt.nz>
Sent: Thursday, 5 June 2025 8:33 am
To: Damian Nunns <[email address]>; Daniela Biaggio <[email address]>; Thomas Mayo
<[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren <[email address]>
Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Penguin from Greta Point

Hi Daniela,

From a Bylaw/Policy perspective, Alice liaised with legal in July last year to confirm what we can and
can’t do for restricting/prohibiting or otherwise changing the classification of an area for dog access
(email trail attached). The legal advice was:

“We are good to go ahead with the signage, but we have to be careful with the messaging in that it is
more asking dog owners to keep their dogs away from the rocks area because of the risk to penguins.
This would have to be in the form of a request or guidance; a breach of this request would not be able to
be enforced as a breach of the bylaw.
If we want to make it enforceable, we have to go through a special consultative procedure. I recommend
we go ahead with signage as I hope public information would be enough to influence behaviour and limit
danger to wildlife, but we will have to make sure our ACO are fully briefed that they cannot issue
infringements if a dog is off leash in this far section. ACO would still be allowed to issue infringement if
any other aspects of bylaw were breached (if applicable).”

Alice’s advice at that time is still relevant for today’s situation -
Actions we can take:

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  Advisory signage and communications: If there are significant concerns, we can put up advisory signage and
communications to inform and deter people from keeping their dog off-leash. The aim is to educate the public
and dog owners about the risks and encourage them to modify their behaviour. However, if a dog owner
continues to let their dog off-leash, we cannot issue an infringement for this specific action. Other infringements
could be issued if applicable, such as if the dog injures protected wildlife or is deemed uncontrolled.
  Formal Consultation: We could initiate a formal consultation process to amend the policy for a specific site. If
changed, this would al ow us to provide stricter messaging and also issue information if a dog was off-leash. This
process involves going to committee, writing a Statement of Proposal and allowing for oral hearings. Given we
are currently in an election period, and following the dust settling from this will be moving into the Xmas/NY
period and a Council building move, if this work were to be prioritised, I anticipate this level of work would take
approximately a year given all of the disruptions. We might consider grouping several sites for a dog exercise
area-specific amendment. Future amendments are likely,  particularly following Ella’s Coastal Management Plan
and the construction of Te Ara Tupua - Ngauranga to Petone shared path.

Kind regards,

Aston Mitchell
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From: Damian Nunns <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 5 June 2025 8:15 am
To: Daniela Biaggio <[email address]>; Thomas Mayo <[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren
<[email address]>; Aston Mitchell <[email address]>
Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Penguin from Greta Point

Hi Daniela, Patrols are being conducted and have been on a regular basis since the previous incidents.

Thanks Damian

From: Daniela Biaggio <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2025 2:35 pm
To: Thomas Mayo <[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren <[email address]>; Aston Mitchell
<[email address]>
Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>; Damian Nunns <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Penguin from Greta Point
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From:
Helen Jones
To:
Aston Mitchell
Cc:
Geoff Lawson ; Kate Baoumgren ; Shane Binnie ; Denise Clements ; Bradley Schroder; Anna Blomquist
Subject:
RE: Dogs policy on shared paths
Date:
Thursday, 3 July 2025 2:55:12 pm
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Hi Aston,

Thank you for your feedback on this. My apologies – I do take your point that the new walkway
will be covered under the blanket rules. In that case its more of a reminder to note that this
area will more than likely need some specific signage to emphasise that point.

Helen

From: Aston Mitchell <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2025 3:36 pm
To: Helen Jones <[email address]>
Cc: Geoff Lawson <[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren
<[email address]>; Shane Binnie <[email address]>; Denise Clements
<[email address]>; Bradley Schroder <[email address]>; Anna
Blomquist <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Dogs policy on shared paths

Hi Helen,

I have been forwarded the below email as the Policy SME for the Animal Bylaw & Dog
Policy.

I am seeking some clarification on what action you are suggesting for amendment on
the Dog Policy.

Our Dog Policy advises the access for dogs to public places. As Kate noted, clause 5.2
states essentially dogs must be leashed at all times, which is a blanket rule across the
City that applies. Exceptions exist under the Dog Policy, such as where a particular area
is specifically permitted as an off-leash area, or specifically restricted or prohibited;
these exception areas for more or less freedom for dogs are specifically noted under
the Policy.
We do not specifically name areas which are on-lead in the Policy, as this is the default
state.

Absolutely agree that Hutt & WCC should be lined up on this if practicable. If the dog
access is recommended as being prohibited to dogs, or conversely an off-leash, or an

off-leash sometimes area, that would warrant looking at putting the Dog Policy onto the
Policy Work Programme for a review. If not, operational changes such as signage and
website updates (GIS map, etc), should cover the track as an on-lead area?

Kind regards,

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From: Anna Blomquist <[email address]>
Sent: 26 June 2025 12:39 PM
To: Helen Jones <[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren <[email address]>;
Shane Binnie <[email address]>
Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>; Bradley Schroder
<[email address]>; Geoff Lawson <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Dogs policy on shared paths

Wonderful thanks everyone for your responsiveness.
From: Helen Jones <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2025 4:36 pm
To: Kate Baoumgren <[email address]>; Shane Binnie <[email address]>;
Anna Blomquist <[email address]>
Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>; Bradley Schroder
<[email address]>; Geoff Lawson <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Dogs policy on shared paths

Hi Anna,

In relation to Te Ara Tupua, this new area will need to be included in the dog policy when it is
ready for public use.  Whilst Kate is right in that any area is deemed to be ‘on lead’ unless
specifically designated as off-lead, The Policy should be amended so there is no
misunderstanding in relation to this area.  The Policy team will need sufficient notice to get
the Dog Policy amended to incorporate this.

I have already had a couple of conversations  with the Te Ara Tupua Project team on this issue
and we have had primary discussions around the following points:

1.  As the pathway falls into the jurisdiction of both WCC and Hutt City Council we need to
ensure that we line up in terms of our policies (i.e. we don’t want a dog walker to get
half way along and then find out the rules have changed because they have crossed
over the WCC/HCC boundary)
2.  Given that this pathway will be multi -use we will be strongly recommending that this is
an area where dogs must be on lead at all times.

Happy for you to let NZTA know that both myself and Kate will be contact names for dog
walking as the project progresses.

NB: copying in Geoff Lawson from the policy team so he is aware also

Helen

From: Kate Baoumgren <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2025 2:24 pm
To: Shane Binnie <[email address]>; Anna Blomquist <[email address]>;
Helen Jones <[email address]>
Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>; Bradley Schroder
<[email address]>
Subject: RE: Dogs policy on shared paths

Kia ora Anna,

Shane is correct, dogs need to be on lead and under control, the relevant parts from the
dog policy 2024 below.

5.2 Controlled public places Dogs must be kept under the control of their owners at all
times while in public places. The general rule in Wellington City is that dogs should be
on a leash at all times unless otherwise specified.

5.8 Unattended dogs Dogs must not be left unattended in any public place, including
the Central Area of the city. They must always be accompanied by their owners. Dogs
under the control of their owner may stop in public places, including the Central Area of
the city.

Please feel free to contact me for any further questions.

Thanks

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Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2025 11:25 am
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Cc: Denise Clements <[email address]>; Bradley Schroder
<[email address]>; Kate Baoumgren <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Dogs policy on shared paths

Kia ora Anna

I hope you are well

Denise, Bradley or Kate may be in a better position to help you with your question or know whom
has managed this space in the past

Dogs are allowed on the waterfront as long as they are on a lead and under (constant) control by
their owner.

Thank you
Shane

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Subject: Dogs policy on shared paths

Kia ora,

I expect this is possibly not sitting with wither of you but I'm hoping you can direct me in the right
direction. My colleague at NZTA is working on the use of Te Ara Tupua and looking at how/if dogs
should be permitted. See below:

Are you able to share the approach WCC took for dogs on the shared paths around
Wellington, such as Evans Bay Parade, Oriental Parade, etc? Keen to make sure we
understand what has already been done on similar paths.

Any insights greatly appreciated.

Ngā Mihi Nui

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From:
Harry Singh
To:
Aston Mitchell
Subject:
Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw
Date:
Thursday, 3 July 2025 3:55:32 pm
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Hi Aston,
Thanks for the chat over the phone. Please see below summary of the points discussed
1.  Te Ara Tupua has obligation to work with HCC and WCC to ensure dog control is
established on the new shared path between Ngauranga to Petone - the project
resource consent requires dogs only on leads and restricted to the formed
section of the path.
2.  Aston confirmed that point 1 is also the default position of WCC policy, as such
no further action will be required from NZTA / Te Ara Tupua with respect to the
dog control policy.
3.  Dogs on lead is the common approach for dog control on other shared paths of
WCC used by pedestrians and cyclists.
4.  NZTA requested WCC expectations re signage, surveillance, markings, and other
means to ensure that dog control requirements are communicated and enforced
in a manner consistent with other paths in the Wellington city.
5.  There are no known health and safety risks or incidents on shared paths where
dogs are walked with leads.
Would appreciate if you can get back re point 4 and confirm that above is consistent
with our discussion.
Regards
Harry
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Sent: Thursday, July 3, 2025 2:29:02 PM
To: Harry Singh <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw

Hi Harry,

I have time for the next hour, I am on leave tomorrow.

It’s s7(2)(a)

Thanks,

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From: Harry Singh <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 3 July 2025 2:07 pm
To: Aston Mitchell <[email address]>
Cc: Geoff Lawson <[email address]>; Alice Ash <[email address]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw

Hi Aston,

Thanks for getting back to me. Would you have time today or tomorrow for a call?

Also I tried your mobile number below, but it didn’t work

Regards
Harry
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Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 3:15:52 PM
To: Harry Singh <[email address]>
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Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw

Hi Harry,
Sorry for the delay in coming back to you; I am the best person to chat with on this and have
only just been forwarded your email.

Happy to discuss on teams/phone.
I have time before 9am or 11-12 tomorrow; or some time on Thursday. Much more availability
next week if those limited times don't work.
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Sent: Thursday, 26 June 2025 9:47 am
To: Alice Ash <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw
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Hi Alice,
Trust you are doing well.
We connected last year re the dog bylaw for the new shared path. At the time, the
conversation was focussed on HCC, and I'd like to re-connect with you to pick up the WCC
aspect.
Are you still the best person for the initial discussion and if so, would you sometime today or
tomorrow to catch up over phone / teams?
Regards,
Harry
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From: Harry Singh
Sent: Friday, 1 November 2024 1:44 pm
To: Sam White <[email address]>; Corryn Elliott

<[email address]>; Alice Ash <[email address]>
Cc: Rachel Houlbrooke <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw
Hi Sam,
Thanks for your email below on this subject last month - I connected with Corryn and got to
know that Taranaki Whanui have developed a draft Reserve management plan which they
have shared with HCC. I have requested a copy directly from Taranaki Whanui but still
awaiting that.
NZTA's main interest in this subject is to ensure we get the opportunity to provide input into
specifics / details of the dog control bylaw in the reserve and the main shared path, part of
which falls in HCC authority. We are envisaging a large spike / uptake of users (cyclists) once
the new facility is open, so dog control both in the reserve and on the main path will need
careful consideration to ensure there are no disbenefits or risks introduced for cyclists (for
e.g. use of extendable dog leads, dog litter etc) and pedestrians that end up negatively
impacting the path use and uptake.
We can discuss details when the timing is right, so requesting we continue to be kept in the
picture when the specifics are developed.
Regards,
Harry
Harry Singh
Owner Interface Manager
Email: [email address]
Phone: s7(2)(a)
Te Ara Tupua Alliance
Honiana Te Puni Reserve
Lower Hutt
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From: Sam White <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 6:23 PM
To: Harry Singh <[email address]>; Corryn Elliott
<[email address]>; Alice Ash <[email address]>
Cc: Rachel Houlbrooke <[email address]>; Michael Siazon
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw
Hi Harry,

All good, thanks.
I don't think the draft pre-engagement material will be of much interest. With pre-
engagement we are essentially reaching out to ask the public questions rather than honing in
on specific issues/topics.
That means no mention of Honiana Te Puni at this stage (contrary to what I may have
mentioned earlier). That said, it will feature in our draft bylaw (once it has been developed)
and consultation material (which will go out in 2025). What I mean by this is that it will be
posed as a potential change for the public to engage on and for Elected Members to make a
decision on in 2025.
@Corryn Elliott<mailto:[email address]> is probably best placed to answer
the question about Taranaki Whanui. My understanding is that their current preference is to
have dogs on-lead in Honiana, and that the Reserve Management Plan will be completed by
December 2025. The RMP is subject to change, so we will rely on Corryn to keep us updated.
Cheers,
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From: Harry Singh <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 4:10 PM
To: Sam White <[email address]>; Corryn Elliott
<[email address]>; Alice Ash <[email address]>
Cc: Rachel Houlbrooke <[email address]>; Michael Siazon
<[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw
Hi Sam,
Trust you are well, and things are ticking along to plan on this subject.
I was reaching out to see if you can share pre-engagement material and find out how the
engagement with Kara / Taranaki Whanaui is looking. Have they shared any early draft or key

points re reserve management plan?
Regards,
Harry
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Email: [email address]<mailto:[email address]>
Phone: s7(2)(a)
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:53:01 AM
To: Corryn Elliott <[email address]>; Harry Singh <Harry.Singh@te-ara-
tupua.co.nz >; Alice Ash <[email address]>
Cc: Rachel Houlbrooke <[email address]>; Michael Siazon
<[email address]>
Subject: Honiana Te Puni - HCC Dog Control Bylaw
Kia ora,
Great to meet with you all today.
I've attached the Bylaw and Policy review timeline and the map that we have of the reserve.
Let me or Rachel know if there are any questions on the timeline.
Corryn, it would be great to get a copy of the draft that Taranaki Whanui have developed as
soon as possible to help develop our draft engagement material. Note: we will start our pre-
engagement in October (an informal survey on HCC's website) and do formal consultation in
2025. I will share our engagement material during September if not before.
Rachel will wait for your invitation to meet with Kara et al so we can iron out an issues.
Also, we're keen to know what Brad Cato from legal thinks about your proposal, so let us
know how that progresses.

Regards,
Sam
P.S. I am away between 27 July and 19 August.
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From:
Aston Mitchell
To:
Kate Baoumgren
Cc:
Harry Singh
Subject:
Te Ara Tupua - Shared Pathway to Hutt
Date:
Thursday, 3 July 2025 4:02:37 pm
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Hi Kate,

I’ve just had a chat with Harry from NZTA regarding the shared pathway being constructed
along the water Ngauranga to Petone (Te Ara Tupua). He is CC’d as seeking some further
information I thought you would be able to provide, or if you could point me in the right
direction that would be fab.

We discussed that once completed, the pathway will automatically be dogs on lead as
per the default position in our Dog Policy, which is the preferred NZTA position due to their
resource consent requirements. Having only just reviewed our 2016 Dog Policy last year
to adopt our 2024 Policy, we have no plans to change this at this time.

We also discussed if there have been any issues on shared pathways with dogs on lead &
cyclists (+ walkers/runners). As far as I am aware, we do not have an issue with this
anywhere across Wellington in relation to dogs on lead. You will know more about this
than me Kate, so if this is not accurate, please correct me.
Oriental Parade was bought up as an example – the footpath along the entirety of Oriental
Parade by default under the Policy permits dogs on-lead at all times without restrictions.
Along the path we have cyclists, pedestrians, etc and dogs-on lead which I understand
co-exist well. We do have restrictions for dogs on the beach itself at certain times, we also
have the opposite with some off-leash areas again along the beach itself at certain times –
which is to do with the different types of usage and the different numbers of users at
different times of the day & year.
Harry would like to connect to discuss “WCC expectations re signage, surveillance,
markings, and other means to ensure that dog control requirements are communicated
and enforced in a manner consistent with other paths in the Wellington City.”
Hoping you are the right person for this query Kate or alternatively know who is.
Many thanks,

Aston Mitchell
Senior Policy Advisor, Policy | Strategy, Policy & Research | Wellington City Council
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