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New Zealand

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/browse_vw.asp?content-set=pal_statutes

Applies to	Guide, Hearing, and Service Dogs
Accessibility	“Notwithstanding anything in any Act or regulations or bylaw prohibiting or regulating the entry or presence of dogs, any guide dog [hearing ear dog] or companion dog accompanying a blind or partially sighted person [a deaf or hearing impaired person] or a person with any other disability or any person bona fide engaged in training the guide dog [hearing ear dog] or companion dog may enter and remain— (a) In any premises registered under regulations made pursuant to section 120 of the Health Act 1956; or (b) In any public place,— subject to compliance with any reasonable condition imposed by the occupier or person having control of the premises or public place, as the case may be.”
Importation	The importation of dogs is controlled, except that, “. . . any guide dog, hearing ear dog, or companion dog accompanying a blind or partially sighted person, a deaf or hearing impaired person, a person with any other disability, or a person genuinely engaged in training the guide dog, hearing ear dog, or companion dog” is exempted.
National Parks	“Any blind or partly blind person who uses a guide dog may, without being the holder of a dog control permit, take that guide dog into a national park.”
Penalties	“Every person who contravenes subsection (1) [regulation on importation of dogs] commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $3,000.”
Summary	New Zealand law makes special provisions for the blind or partially sighted, the deaf or hearing impaired, or persons with any other disability when accompanied by a dog.