A happy ending for a fox terrier stuck in a drain near Taupo is being put down to a "stroke of Kiwi ingenuity".
The dog was chasing a rabbit yesterday morning when it got stuck three-quarters the way down a 30m drain.
Taupo fire officer in charge Henry Reihana said the crew was called out to Waitahanui, south of Taupo, about 8.30am.
"We got the call saying a fox terrier, named Honey, had been trapped in a storm water drain.
"She had been chasing a rabbit with another dog and obviously the rabbit ran straight through the drain. The other dog, which was smaller, was also able to escape, but Honey found herself trapped."