“A review of the physical surveying and footage captured by the cameras has shown no evidence of the dogs on the tracks which triggered the closure, so the tracks have reopened to the public,” said Hardy-Birch. Up to four packs of feral dogs were sighted earlier in the year in the Far North that led to the decision of closing the Northland tracks. Robert Kitchin/Stuff Popular Northland tracks are to reopen one month later after sightings of feral dogs. (File photo) Earlier this year, five kiwi died due to a suspected dog attack in Northland’s Tapuaetahi beachfront at Purerua.