You can exercise your dog in the following areas around Gisborne city and Wainui.
You must keep your dog under control at all times in a public place.
Don't forget to pick up your dog's droppings.
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Dog friendly exercise areas with no leash required
You can exercise your dog without a leash as long as you keep them under continuous supervision and control.
- Midway Beach and foreshore from Pacific Street to Waipaoa River
- Ayton Park - corner of Balfour Road and Aberdeen Road
- Coldstream Road Reserve
- Heath Johnson Park - the strip on Paraone Road side of park
- Nelson Park - area adjacent to the footbridge
- Wainui Beach - except during school and public holidays
See the map below, the green pins show these areas.
Exercise areas on a leash
You can exercise your dog off the leash between 6am - 9am or on a leash any other time, at:.
- All city and Wainui beaches except during public and school holidays. Dogs are prohibited between any 'swim between the flags' areas.
| Alfred Cox Park | Awapuni Stadium - exercise areas |
| Atkinson Street Park | Ballance Street - road end reserve |
| Blackpool Street Reserve - on the Childers Road side | Centennial Crescent Reserve |
| Fox Street - road end reserve | Fitzherbert Street - road end reserve |
| Grant Road Reserve | Hall Street - road end reserve |
| London Street Reserve | Titirangi Reserve - Kaiti Hill |
| Nelson Park - other than the area adjacent to the footbridge | Reynolds Creek Reserve - Childers Road through to Blackpool Street Reserve |
| Sheehan Street - road end reserve | Stafford Street - road end reserve |
| Waikirikiri Reserve | Waikanae and Midway beaches to Pacific St includes walkways |
| Kaiti Beach |
See the map below, the purple pins show these areas