DISGUSTING: "Poo Corner" in north Invercargill, on the corner of Kildare Dr and Orkney St.

It has been labelled "Poo Corner" – one of the smelliest and dog poo-covered street corners in the city.

An Invercargill man, who yesterday contacted The Southland Times, said he walked daily in the Waikiwi area, in north Invercargill, and invariably the grass verge on the corner of Kildare Dr and Orkney St was covered in dog poo.

"I think it's disgusting. Some of it has been there a long time and it oozes over the concrete," he said.

"I would expect the houseowners to do something about it and I would expect the neighbours to do something about it.

"And it's not just their problem. It's what everyone in the neighbourhood does with their dogs."

When the Times visited the site yesterday, more than 50 large dog poos covered an 18-metre grass strip at the front of the section.

"It's always like that ... there's a black dog that lives there," a neighbour said.

"I can't cope with it myself."

The owner of the property adjoining the verge was not home when the Times visited.

However, the property owner said last night he had never received any complaints from neighbours who were concerned about the problem.

He was surprised people were so upset about the issue.

"No-one's left a note, no-one's called, no-one's approached us, no-one's knocked on the door, nothing," he said.

He "pooper-scooped" his property whenever he mowed the lawns, he said.

"Obviously, it's not a good mowing-the-lawns time of year, so we probably don't do it as often as we should."

However, he took exception to claims his dog was the only one responsible for the problem.

"Every neighbourhood has dogs, and all you have to do is look outside on the corner of my section to realise it's not just from my dog; it's from several dogs," the man said.

The Invercargill City Council's environmental and planning services director, Pamela Gare, did not respond to calls and emailed questions on the issue yesterday.

However, the issue of dogs leaving a mess on city streets is ongoing, with many dog owners seemingly not getting the message that they are supposed to cleanup after their dog in public places.

evan.harding@stl.co.nz