Pamper your pets with a picnic

This Sunday is the one day of the year when dogs en masse are welcome in One Tree Hill Domain - it's the annual Pets' Picnic in the Park, complete with a sausage sizzle for the humans.

More than 100 dogs and their owners are expected to take part in the event to raise funds for the Epsom-based Humane Society.

Pack a picnic and the family and enter your dog with a gold-coin donation. Having a pooch on a lead is compulsory.

Competitions include curliest tail, curliest hair, cheekiest face and best dog and owner lookalike.

The event takes place by the Observatory at the Manukau Rd entrance, and officially begins at noon.

Judging starts at 1.30pm.

Contact: Humane Society (09) 630 0510