At this time, no further information is available.”Hato Hone St John told the Herald three people were injured in the attack. Second serious dog attack in a weekThe incident comes after 62-year-old Mihiata Te Rore was killed in an attack that involved three dogs at a Kaihu property on State Highway 12 in Northland on Tuesday. Police conduct searches and hold cordons at a property near a dog attack in the Northland settlement of Kaihu. The 62-year-old’s death was the third fatal dog attack in Northland in the past five years. In October 2023, Elizabeth “Effie” Whittaker died after a dog attack in the backyard of her Moerewa home.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 21, 2026 04:26 UTC