The grieving family of a 4-year-old killed by a dog in Katikati say the boy’s late mother will be waiting for him. He was Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan, described as having “a little mischief in his smile, a little wild in his eyes, but a heart full of cuteness”.

A family has been left with 'broken hearts' after a four-year-old boy was killed in an attack by three dogs. New Zealand Police said they were alerted to two people in the Bay of Plenty who were injured after being bitten by a dog on Friday at around 2.

The victim of a fatal dog attack in Katikati was a young child, a local marae spokesman says. Spokesperson for Tuapiro Marae Shaan Kingi said the death of a young child has sent shockwaves throughout the small Katikati community.

Police were alerted to two people sustaining dog bite injuries. One person was transported the Katikati Medical Centre in a critical condition, where sadly they died a short time later. Another person received moderate injuries and was transported to hospital,

Police said they were alerted to the incident where two people sustained dog bite-related injuries in Katikati at about 2.50pm. “One person was transported to the Katikati Medical Centre in a critical condition,