Results from dead wildlife tests due

Test results are due to be released today which it is hoped will identify what is causing the deaths of dogs and sea life on the Auckland region';s beaches.

Two dogs have died others have become ill after walking on mostly North Shore beaches, but birds and fish have washed up dead on beaches as far north as Omaha.

Authorities are warning people to keep pets and children away from beaches and to keep out of contact with the sea until authorities can work out what is causing the problem. Toxic algae is one suggestion.

Some Hauraki Gulf water sport events were cancelled last weekend, but many people were out fishing as usual, saying they were happy to eat what they caught.

- NEWSTALK ZB