14 Mar 2025

First council operated dog adoption centre opens in Auckland

From Checkpoint, 4:52 pm on 14 March 2025

In an effort to get thousands of roaming dogs off the streets and into forever homes - Auckland Council is opening the country's first council operated dog adoption centre in Pukekohe. The need is more pressing than ever - with all of the city's dog shelters at capacity and less than half of roaming dogs in Auckland reclaimed by their owners last year - the lowest level in a decade. Louise Ternouth went to Pukekohe for a sneak peak.