20 Feb 2026
Vets call for mandatory register of dog attacks and bites
There are growing calls to overall dog control laws that are almost three decades old, with pressure on government ramping up after a fatal dog attack earlier this week. 62-year-old Mihiata Te Rore was killed by three dogs while a property in the Northland town of Kaihu. She is the third person in the region to be killed by dogs in the last four years. Felicity Jefferies from the New Zealand Veterinary Association spoke to Lisa Owen.