Dog control statistics
This data brings together information from national sources, including registration, injury, and enforcement data, to give an overview of dog control in New Zealand.
The data used to develop these profiles came from three sources:
- the National Dog Database (NDD) from the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions, and Transport
- dog-related injury claims and their cost from the Accident Compensation Corporation
- prosecutions and dog destruction orders under the Dog Control Act 1996 from the Ministry of Justice
The information has been taken as reported from these sources. In reviewing the information shown in these profiles readers should be mindful that the information has:
- only been presented in a consistent way; and
- has not been analysed or adjusted to allow comparisons between councils to be made.
Latest release
Dog control statistics for November 2025
To request National Dog Database statistics, contact ndd@mcert.govt.nz