Sick of walking your dog round the same old streets?

Explore Wellington's many off-leash areas instead. We have the info!

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Wellington’s first fenced dog exercise area

Kainui Reserve.

At long, long last Wellington is to have a fully fenced off-leash dog exercise area: Treasure Island in Hataitai, across the road from the sea.

Tagged as: fenced, Hataitai, off-leash

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Cummings Park

Cummings Park.

Cummings Park off-leash area is in Ngaio in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s a small, flat area of grass well away from roads, beside a small stream and near a playground, cafes and shops.

Tagged as: Ngaio, off-leash, Wellington

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Maupuia Walkway (Old Prison Road)

Maupuia Walkway in Miramar. South entrance.

Maupuia Walkway (Old Prison Road) off-leash area is in Miramar in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s a short track through a grassy area on the hillside above Shelly Bay Road with beautiful views across Wellington Harbour. Plenty of room for dogs to play, but not a long walk.

Tagged as: Maupuia, Miramar, off-leash, Wellington

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Reef Street

Reef Street off-leash area in Island Bay.

Reef Street off-leash area is a triangle of grass on flat land on the corner of a couple of streets in Island Bay in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s across from the beach and Shorland Park.

Tagged as: Island Bay, off-leash, Wellington

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Newtown Park

Newtown Park off-leash area.

Newtown Park is a grassy area of land near the Zoo and athletics ground in Wellington, New Zealand. It runs alongside Russell Terrace from approximately Angus Ave to the north end of Edinburgh Terrace.

Tagged as: Berhampore, Newtown, off-leash, Town Belt, Wellington, zoo

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Te Ahumairangi Slopes

Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori) Slopes.

Te Ahumairangi (Tinakori) Slopes is a grassy area on the hillside in Wellington, New Zealand.

Tagged as: off-leash, Thorndon, Town Belt, Wadestown, Wellington

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