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Woman hospitalised after dogs attack
A Gisborne woman suffered serious facial injuries in what's been described as a "horrific" attack by two dogs.

Dog attack: Council yet to decide on pet's fate
A 5-year-old boy is in a stable condition in hospital after being bitten by a dog in south Auckland last night.

Boy, 5, bitten on face by family pit bull
A 5-year-old boy has been hospitalised after being bitten on the face by a pit bull, believed to be a family pet, in South Auckland.

Dog owner faces prosecution
The owner of a dog that ripped a large chunk of flesh from an elderly man's arm is to be prosecuted if the animal is not released to dog control officers.

Sentencing adjourned in dog attack case
Sentencing for Rotorua's Philomena Marcelle Matthews, 37, who has pleaded guilty to being the owner of a pitbull that attacked a toddler causing serious injuries, has been adjourned.

Dog attack victim still wary of canines
Mauled by a dog one year ago, a Rotorua primary school pupil says she is still wary of canines.

Dogs involved in Otaki attack to be destroyed
Two pitbull terrier cross dogs involved in a vicious attack on two Otaki women are to be destroyed.

Baby hospitalised after dog attack
A baby girl has been hospitalised after being attacked by her family dog.

Dog attack toddler: 'He didn't look like our baby'
Rikiau West-Pakuria has a smile that lights up the room. But as the 3-year-old lay in an...