Dog Registration Now Open
2 June 2025
Our 2025/26 dog registration fees are now available on our website. If you have a four legged best mate, please complete your registration and pay fees by 31 July 2025 in order to avoid penalties. The table below shows the new fees, for full details please visit Dog Registration | Tararua District Council
| Urban Domestic Dog | $160.00 |
| Urban Domestic Dog - desexed | $125.00 |
| Over 65 Companion Dog - only for urban dog owners that are not already preferred owners. Owners will have to apply for the over 65 fee and provide proof of their age | $93.50 |
| Preferred Owner (including Urban Dogs NZ) | $85.00 |
| Preferred Owner (including Urban Dogs NZ) - desexed | $75.00 |
| Rural Domestic Dog | $85.00 |
| Dogs NZ Rural Domestic Dog (proof of Dogs NZ membership required) | $60.00 |
| Working Dog | $65.00 - first 5 are $65 each, subsequent dogs are $7.00 each (tag fee only) |
| Dangerous Dog | $240.00 |
| Dangerous Dog - desexed | $187.50 |
| Rural Dangerous Dog | $127.00 |
| Working Dangerous Dog | $97.50 |
| Disability Assist Dog | No charge with organisation certificate |
| Any dog that is less than 3 months old after 1 August will be charged a pro rata of the 2025/26 dog registration fee | |