OUR PLANS FOR

POOcheSAND PARkS

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Hamilton has more than 10,000 registered dogs with numbers increasingDogs need regular exercise to stay happy and healthy. It relieves boredom, releases pent up energy and may even stop unwanted behaviour such as excessive barking. Walking the dog is a social activity too, both for pooches and their owners.

Dog-friendly outdoor spaces are especially important for inner city dog dwellers, where there’s not as much space for them to exercise. We also understand that some people don’t like dogs, and others are afraid of them. Some of our residents may feel that having dog-friendly parks will mean there will be dogs running amok and there will be poop that isn’t picked up. We want to ensure that doesn’t happen.

WhAt We kNOW

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We WANt to proviDe fAmily AND Dog frieNDly pArks by mAkiNg AreAs sAfe AND fuN for people AND their poochesWe know dogs bring joy and companionship, and for many of our residents their pooch is part of the family. It’s important for dog owners to have areas where they can exercise their pets, both off and on a leash. This plan outlines where new dog exercise areas will be established in the city along with two new fenced dog exercise areas. It also discusses how we intend to make the central city more dog friendly and provides an overview of actions to launch an etiquette campaign aimed at both people who own pooches and those who don’t.

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WhAt OUR cOmmUNity hAS tOLd US

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WhO Led the PROceSS

The working group comprised Deputy Mayor Gordon Chesterman, Cr Angela O’Leary, Cr Leo Tooman, Zoe Toombs from Sport Waikato and Clare Browne PHD student in dog training and behaviour. We also established a focus group with representatives from Hamilton Dog Obedience Club, Phoenix Dog Training Group, Kool K9 Training, NZ Police and Hamilton City Council’s Disability Advisor.

We asked the community how well the current dog exercise parks are working for both dog owners and other park users.

We discovered that:

most people exercise their dog daily or a few times a week

dogs and their owners love Days’ Park and Hamilton Gardens

Minogue, Braithwaite, Resthills and Claudelands Parks are popular too

people and their pooches go to dog exercise areas outside their local neighbourhood

most dog owners drive to a dog exercise park and are happy to drive for 15 minutes or longer to get to the right park

typically, they’ll stay for less than an hour.

You told us you appreciate what we have in Hamilton but would like:

better dog etiquette awareness

better signage

more dog exercise areas close to home

existing off-leash boundaries to be realigned so they’re more logical

the extras that are important to dogs and their owners, like more bins, waste disposal bags and drinking water for our four legged friends

a fenced area just for dogs to exercise

a large destination dog park.

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cReAte A dOg-FRieNdLy ceNtRAL city

Our four-legged friends are welcome in the central city, provided they are on a leash. We’d like to make the city even more dog friendly, and to make that happen, we’d like to encourage more dog friendly businesses.

Ideas include:

stickers which dog-friendly businesses can display in their windows

hitching posts so dog owners can keep a careful eye on their pets while they’re inside shops

more outdoor dining areas so diners can bring their dogs

bring back the Caro Street dog run

forming partnerships with businesses to provide more rubbish bins, waste bag dispensers, park benches and drinking fountains in the city.

dOg etiqUette cAmPAigN

We plan to launch a public education programme to ensure responsible dog ownership is the norm and dog owners, dogs and everyone else get along well together. We want to make sure dog owners are well versed in the care and control of their pets, and to ensure the public knows more about issues such as safety around dogs.

We’ll work with dog obedience clubs and other service providers in the city to ensure this is a successful campaign.

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NeW dOg exeRciSe AReAS

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We need signs that provide effective and clear messages. They need to be welcoming, informative and provide the kind of information all park users need.

the Right SigNS

We need to ‘paws’ to think about this. We expect dog owners to clean up after their pets, and that means picking up their poop. To make it simple to dispose of once it’s collected, we plan to install bins and waste bag dispensers at all off-leash parks.

PickiNg UP the POOP

We plan to work with dog agility groups to create two fenced dog exercise areas at Innes Common and Melville Park.

The area earmarked for Melville Park is adjacent to the Waikato Dog Agility and Hamilton Dog Obedience Club and will be for bigger dogs that are still being trained. The Innes Common site will be for smaller dogs, shy dogs, and puppies.

FeNced dOg exeRciSe AReAS

Our community has told us they are happy with Hamilton’s dog exercise areas, but they would like more areas closer to home. To cater for our existing dog lovers, and the increasing number of future pooch owners, we plan to introduce eight new dog exercise areas in parks over the next 10 years. They’ll come with the right signage and extra bins, waste bag dispensers and dog drinking fountains.

We aim to work with funding partners to establish the new facilities. When funding has been secured, we will roll out facilities in our existing parks first.

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dOg exeRciSe AReAS

Rototuna

Te Manatu Park

Tauhara Park

Braithwaite Park

Pukete Farm Park

Rotokauri

Waiwherowhero Park

Bristol Park Days’ Park

Porritt Stadium

Claudelands Park

Beetham Park Hamilton

West Cemetery

Minogue Park

Te Kootii Park

Aberfoyle ParkHamilton Lake

Domain

Innes Common

Melville Park

Hamilton East Cemetery

Hamilton Gardens

Hammond Park

Chelmsford Park

Peacocke

Resthills Park

Till’s Lookout

Templeview Reserve

Crawshaw Park

Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park

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Aberfoyle Street

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Proposed Dog Exercise Areas

Existing Dog Exercise Areas Temporary Dog Exercise Areas

Dog exclusion Areas

Improved Signage

Bins

Dog Bag Dispensers

Drinking Fountain

Agility Course

Fenced Area

Swimming

Seating

Dog Wash Station

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Dog exclusion areas

Dogs may be excercised off-leash in these areas but must be kept under control at all times.

Dogs are to be kept out of these areas at all times.

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Totara Drive

Challinor S

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Munro Place

Kohekohe Place

Tanekaha Place

Pohutu

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Woodburn Avenue

Fuchsia Avenue

River Oaks Place

Ashford Mews

Selby Mews

Alandale Avenue

Kendall Place

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Bristol Place

Longrun Lane

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Boundary Road

East Street

Gillies Avenue

Young Street

Kitchener Street

Thames Street

Piako Road

Union Street

Stanley Street

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Pearsons Avenue

Peachgrove Road

Claude Street

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Dyer Street

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Denz Street

Stadium Lane

Goldsmith Street

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Odlin Crescent

Baver

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Lloyd Drive

Breckons Avenue

Crawshaw Drive

Aileen Place

Penn

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Pringle Place

Bishops L

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Reuben Place

Rotokauri Road

Antrim Place

Johannes Court

Kim Lane

Christine Lane

Sunnyside Road

Stable Lane

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River Road

Braid Road

Comries Road

Donny Avenue

Sandwich Road

Vardon Road

Taylor Terrace

Beerescourt Road

Pollock Drive

St Andrews Terrace

Heath Street

Wym

er T e rr a ce

Arran Road

Duncan Road

Dover Road

Hilton Road Perin

dale

Driv

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Chequers Avenue

Sapphire Place

Ann Street

Pearl Place

K e lly Place

Chelsea Place

Porta

l Crescent

Kingsley Street

Braithwaite Avenue

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Conway Place

Chartwell Cre scen

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Cobham Drive

Hungerford Crescent

Grey Street

Sillary Street

Fox Lane

Weston Lea Drive

Nixon Street

Cotter Place

Melrose Place

Galloway

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Cobham Drive

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Chelmsford Street

Leeds Street

Sheridan Street

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Rimmington Drive

Alison Stre

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Howell Avenue

Cobham Drive

Hudson Street

Weston Lea Drive

McCracken Avenue

Johnsview Terrace

Malcolm Street

Silva Crescent

Flynn Road

Callard Place

Echo

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Peacockes Road

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Milburn Lane

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Clarence Street

Palmerston Street

Fow Street

Hunter Street

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Avalon Drive

Storey Avenue

Tui Avenue

Mangaharakeke Drive

Garnett Avenue

Mitcham Avenue

Forest Lake Road

Karaka Street

Wall Street

Hinton Avenue

Ridout Street

Dominion Road

Dalgliesh Avenue

Seifert

Street

Rawene Street

Walsh Street

Hollow

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Te Rapa Road

Kingsway Crescent

Mew

s Place

Moore Street

Carey Street

Dori emus

Drive

Longford Court

Westney Place

DalrayCresc ent

Christie Street

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Model Railway

Lake Rotokaeo

Playground

Temporary areas will be until Celebration of life Forest is planted or sports fields are developed

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Wairere Drive

Snell Drive

Crosby Road

Tramw

ay Road

Winstone Avenue

Fairview Street

Carrs Road

Ryan Ave

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Ascot Road

Fernleigh

Street

Stella Place

Hal berg Crescent

Love

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Susse xStreet

Herita ge Avenue

McM

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Cowen Place

Watkins Street

Wattle Place

Breidis Place

Lydiard Place

Read Place

Magee Place

Hukanui Road

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Bellwood Place

Eucalyptus Place

Sharpley Place

Ascot Road

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Maui Street

Pukete Road

Te Rapa Road

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River Road

The Boulevard

KaimiroStreet

Totara Drive

Ashurst Avenue

Tawn Place

Tupelo Street

Te Huia Drive

Balmerino Crescent

Challinor Street

Moreland

Avenue

Fuchsia Avenue

Clematis Avenue

TaksanPlace

Minnie Place

Kapuni Street

Riverside La

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Wisteria

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River Oaks Place

Ronald Court

Chanan Place

Lickfold Lane

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The Rocks

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Em

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Udy Place

Kohekohe Place

Hen sley C resc

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Jean Place

Barnett Place

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Parkinson Place

De Leeuw Place

Millthorpe Crescent

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Waikato River

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Cobham Drive

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Slim Street

Lorne Street

Montgomery Crescent

Jones Crescent

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Trigg Place

Allenby Street

Dillon Place

Willis Street

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Waikato River

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Ayrshire Drive

Brymer Road

Friesian Place

Limou

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Angu

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Guernsey Place

Glensid

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Jersey Place

Hereford Place

Harr

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Poin

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Glen

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Barrington Drive

Rene

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side

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The Ford

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Oldfield Court

Land

mar

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Wai

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Gordon Davies Lane

Christobel Circle

Limerick Lane

Holcr

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Hors

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Buch

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Pla

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Somerton Driv

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Jane Way

Eddl

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Newbury Place

Kingfisher Place

Plov

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Tupe Lane

Compton Grove

Rewiti Lane

Trim

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Lan

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Shaun Lane

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Hukanui RoadBramley D

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CallumBrae Drive

Wairere Drive

Rototuna Road

Cairns Crescent

Glen

CreeAvenue

GavinHeights

Drumfearn

Place

Coleraine Drive

Gilb

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Cherie Close

Bircham Rise

Mickelson Avenue

Chartwell G

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Kilm

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lace

Sovereign Isle Lane

F l ora Way

Kenneth Place

Merlot Place

Burleigh Place

San Marco Lane

Harrowfield Drive

The Palms

Cadman Court

Oakmont Place

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Ohaupo Road

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Sunnyhills Avenue

Exeter Street

John Webb Drive

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Oban Avenue

Pelorus Street

Reynolds Drive

Surre

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Forth Crescent

Daw

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MacDonald Road

Caesar Roose Drive

Lorr

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Forth

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Mears Road

Cecil Stre

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Garland Drive

Larnach Street

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Dale Place

Bryant Road

Man

gako

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Hugh

Pla

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Maahutaupeke Place

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Amanda Avenue

Culverdon Street

Carlingford Rise

Salmond Place

Hatea Place

Birch Hill Place

Prinnbank Terrace

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Foster Road

McKay Drive

Mar

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Deseret Road

May

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Cowley Drive

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