Regular advice on when registration is due and any penalties issued, tips on caring for dogs, when and where microchipping clinics are held

Dog microchipping

If your dog was registered for the first time after 30 June 2006, then it legally needs to be microchipped (with the exception of working dogs). The Council offers a free microchipping service. Your dog must be registered with Selwyn District Council to be microchipped.

Microchipping clinics are held on the last Friday of every month, excluding December (date to come) with the below timetable. They are held at our Leeston, Darfield, and Lincoln service centres, and at Te Ara Ātea in Rolleston

For updates, keep an eye on this website, our weekly newsletter Council Call in Selwyn Times and Council's Facebook page.

Clinics held on the last Friday of every month

Please note clinics are not held in December.

Leeston Library and Service Centre

76A High Street

No clinic

NOTE: This clinic location has been postponed until August 2026.

Lincoln Library and Service Centre

22 Gerald Street

No clinic

Te Ara Ātea

56 Tennyson Street

11.00am to 12.00pm (extended time)

Darfield Library and Service Centre

1 South Terrace

9.00am to 9.30am

Please note the following:

  • Your dog will be microchipped only if it is currently registered with SDC or registered on the day
  • Microchipping will not take place if there is wet weather. If it is raining on the day, we will move the clinic to the following Friday.

If distance or dog numbers prevent you getting to a clinic, please contact us.


Tips

Remember: If you get a dog from someone else and it is not registered for the financial year, then you will have to pay the full registration fee regardless of how many months are left.

Email addresses

We need your email address to make it faster to get information out to you. To provide your email address, please contact us.

Keep an eye out for information on our found/adoptable dogs page regarding dogs that have not been claimed and are due to be rehomed.

Please watch for new notices and microchipping clinic times each month.