8 Aug 2022

Missing dogs recovered after fatal mauling at Northland property

11:52 am on 8 August 2022

The last of the dogs missing from a Northland property where a man was killed in a suspected mauling has been found.

A Neapolitian mastiff dog

File image of a Neapolitan mastiff dog. Photo: Wikimedia

Northland dog mauling victim Neville Thomson

Neville Thomson Photo: Supplied

Neville Thomson, who was 69, was found dead at the rural Pānguru property last Thursday.

Three dogs escaped the Puketawa Road property when police arrived at the scene.

Two were found last week and the Far North District Council said the last dog had now been located.

Twenty-five neo mastiff crosses and bulldog crosses were rounded up at the property.

They are being held at the Far North District Council's animal shelter, while another dog was shot at the scene.