Make sure your trainer has your furry friend's best interests at heart! Look for an accredited trainer who uses positive reinforcement training methods – select a CANZ accredited professional for the best behaviour training techniques.

Does your cat live in:

• Buller
• Hutt City
• Nelson City
• Palmerston North
• Ruapehu
• Selwyn
• Tararua
• Tasman
• Wellington
• Whanganui
• Whangarei
• Porirua City 
• Far North
• Kaikoura

Then they’re required to be microchipped and registered on the NZCAR. Sign in now and check your cats details are up to date!

A microchip can only get a lost pet home if it is registered! Join over 1.5 million Kiwi animals and register your pets microchip today!

Did you know the NZCAR is part of Companion Animals NZ - a charity working on positive animal welfare?

We're committed to ensuring a good life for our pets in NZ and deeply appreciate your support. If you are able, please consider making a donation to help us continue our important work.

Donate here. 

Saturday 11 April is National Pet Day and to mark the occasion, we’re asking pet guardians to take a moment to log in to the NZ Companion Animal Register and check that their contact details are up to date. To say thank you for taking part, everyone who confirms their details will go in the draw to win Animates vouchers! Read more here.

Click here to check out our NZCAR top list of pet names for 2025!

Lost your pet? Found a pet? Make a free listing on LostPet. SPCA lists all found animals here.