11 Feb 2026

Growing calls for overhaul of dog control laws

From Checkpoint, 4:50 pm on 11 February 2026

There are growing calls for an overhaul of dog control laws with people in some communities forced to walk with weapons so they can fight off aggressive strays. Meanwhile Auckland Council's campaigning for changes to the thirty-year-old dog control act saying they need stronger powers to tackle unprecedented levels of roaming dogs and attacks that are putting communities at risk. Local Government Minister Simon Watts spoke to Lisa Owen.