Panguru

A pack of six dogs were involved in the attack on Neville Thomson, with the 69-year-old man later found dead at his home in the remote community of Panguru ...

She said the friend had been housesitting for her father and had brought his dogs. Her father had been "down the line" helping her brother, she said. The primary breeds of the dogs were neo mastiff and bull dog cross. "It's unknown why there were that many dogs on site. When I found out, I felt like the air had been taken from the room," she said. "We’re surviving, just.

A police scene examination is set to be completed on Friday evening after the death of an older man, who reportedly had 25 dogs on his property, in the small Far North town of Panguru. A post-mortem examination of the man is due to be carried out on ...

Police assessed the dogs as a risk to their safety and – in the process of trying to contain them – shot and killed one of the dogs. “It was very sad for the community to lose him, because he was very kind and generous.” ‘Otutaha said the man lived alone and “his dog was his comfort in a sense – his companion”. “He was very active in the community and a big support to people,” ‘Otutaha said of the retired builder. “It’s a shock. Locals said Thomson was “kind and generous”, a person who found comfort in the company of his canines.

Family members speaking to One News on Friday evening said 69-year-old Neville Thomson had been attacked by dogs he was housing for a friend on his Panguru ...

Police assessed the dogs as a risk to their safety and – in the process of trying to contain them – shot and killed one of the dogs. “It was very sad for the community to lose him, because he was very kind and generous.” ‘Otutaha said the man lived alone and “his dog was his comfort in a sense – his companion”. “He was very active in the community and a big support to people,” ‘Otutaha said of the retired builder. “It’s a shock. Locals said Thomson was “kind and generous”, a person who found comfort in the company of his canines.

A third dog is still on the run after a Far North man was fatally mauled on Thursday.

The one thing he loved was his dogs." "I can't believe it was his dogs. The first report was that there were about a dozen dogs on the property, including six puppies. St John Ambulance and Kohukohu Fire Brigade responded but with aggressive dogs still on the loose, they were unable to attend to the man until police - who armed themselves for protection - had made the property safe. He kept to himself but everyone knew him and his dogs. While his dogs looked "scary as" she had never known them to be aggressive and couldn't believe they had been responsible for the attack.

A rural Northland community is in shock and disbelief following the death of a man who was mauled by a pack of dogs. The Far North District Council confirm.

So if these dogs had gone to ground then until they come back it could be a real struggle to try and locate them." About 25 dogs at the property where man mauled to death Police responded to a sudden death at a house on Puketawa Road yesterday afternoon and initial indications suggested a man found dead was subjected to a dog attack. About 25 dogs at the property where man mauled to death Three other dogs that escaped the property when the man died are still on the loose. A 69-year-old man was attacked at this property about 2pm yesterday and police shot dead one dog during attempts to control four dogs.

The grisly death occurred on Thursday afternoon in Panguru, a remote town 300km north of Auckland, with police warning locals to be wary of dogs on the run. A ...

"Police are urging the public to avoid any stray dogs, and to let us know if you have any information of their whereabouts." A man has been mauled to death by his own dogs in Northland, New Zealand. TVNZ reported the death was of a 69-year-old man who owned six dogs.

A man's death as the result of a suspected dog attack is the latest tragedy to befall the Panguru community this year. About 100 people live in Panguru.

A man was reportedly subjected to a dog attack on Thursday afternoon.

The council does not have any animal control officers in Panguru today, he said. A number of marked and unmarked police cars and vans, and several other vehicles can be seen at the house on Puketawa Rd in Panguru at present.

So if these dogs had gone to ground then until they come back it could be a real struggle to try and locate them." The one thing he loved was his dogs." The first report was that there were about a dozen dogs on the property including six puppies. "I can't believe it was his dogs. He kept to himself but everyone knew him and his dogs. "We understand this is a tragic and concerning situation for the community and police are providing support to the families of those involved," Dalzell said. He reiterated earlier advice for the public to avoid any stray dogs in the area and anyone with information on the location of the dogs should ring 111. He died at the scene. "At this stage, police are still working to establish the wider circumstances of the incident and a scene guard remains in place at the address on Puketawa Road, Panguru. "A search for the outstanding three dogs has resumed in the area this morning." "Just like police who can't be on every street, our animal control officers can't be everywhere and it takes a while for them to respond, given the enormous area they cover," Court said. While his dogs looked "scary as" she had never known them to be aggressive and couldn't believe they had been responsible for the attack.

The man, who was believed to have been mauled to death on Thursday, had 25 dogs on his property and three are still loose.

Members of the public are urged to avoid any stray dogs in the area and to call 111 immediately if they are seen. The other three dogs are still on the loose, with police resuming the search for them on Friday morning. Police assessed the dogs as a risk to their safety and – in the process of trying to contain them – shot and killed one of the dogs. People in the small Far North town of Panguru are in shock after the death, and are on high alert for three dogs still on the loose in the area. Four of the dogs on the property got loose and were behaving aggressively. Everyone in the area is on high alert for the three dogs which are still missing, Karena said.