Waitomo District Dog Registration Fees 2025/26
28 Mar 2025, 3:31 PM
Public Notice is hereby given that the Dog Registration Fees for the 2025/2026 financial year have been set by Council resolution in various categories as set out below:
Registration Fee (including GST) where paid by or on 31 July 2025. Fees apply to dogs aged 3 months and over, and are for the year 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 registration.
| Urban owner (as per definition) | $134 |
| Urban spayed/neutered dogs | $101 |
| Special owner (Dog Control Policy) | $79 |
| Gold card holder for urban dogs | $117 |
| Rural owner | $57 |
| Rural Dogs > 5. For every 5 rural dogs you register, the 6th dog registration is free if paid on or before registration date. | |
| Dangerous dog: 150% of the fee that would apply if the dog were not classified as a Dangerous Dog. | |
| Late registration: 50% of the fee that would have been payable if that dog had been registered on the first day of the registration. | |
| Disability Assist Dog registration. Note: To be eligible, the dog must be certified as a disability assist dog in accordance with Schedule 5 of the Dog Control Act 1996. | No charge |
| Replacement tags | $5.40 |
| Seizure (per dog seized ) | $70 |
| Impound - First (registered) | $80 |
| Impound - First (unregistered) | $115 |
| Second | $154 |
| Third and subsequent | $230 |
| Sustenance (per day) | $20 |
| Veterinary costs | Actual costs |
| Surrender/disposal (in addition to applicable impounding charges and sustenance) | $90 |
| Microchipping fee | $35 |
| NOTE: Impounding Fees The owner of an impounded dog that is not claimed or signed over to Council remains liable for all impounding and sustenance fees, veterinary costs, irrespective of the fate of the dog. |
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| Re-homing of unwanted/ unclaimed dogs (unregistered) dogs will be the applicable registration fee and micro-chipping fee and all other reasonable associated costs. | |
| Consent to keep more than 2 dogs in the urban area. Provided that if more than one inspection is required prior to approval, a further fee of $30.00 will apply per inspection. | $65 |
| Special owner property check | $40 |
| Barking collar | $45 |
| Battery for barking collar | $8 |
| Small collar | $10 |
| Medium collar | $12 |
| Large collar | $14 |
| Extra large collar | $16 |
This notice is given under sections 37 and 68 of the Dog Control Act 1996.
Dated at Te Kūiti this 28th day of March 2025.