NZ's pooch population rising faster than people
They say a dog is man's best friend and that certainly seems to be the case in New Zealand.
Dog ownership has soared over the past five years, outstripping the growth in people in all the main cities apart from Auckland.
The country is home to more than 560,500 registered dogs – enough for about one in nine to be a proud owner. That's a pooch for roughly every third household.
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