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A feral dog (file image).
Photo: Unsplash / Raychan
The Department of Conservation (DOC) has suspended public access to Twilight Beach Campground and Te Werahi Beach Track; Twilight Beach Track; Te Paki Stream Track; and Te Werahi Loop Track.
While it is unclear how dangerous the dogs are, DOC believes they could be threatening on more than one level.
DOC Kaitaia acting operations manager Abraham Witana said the animals may be disease carriers and could pose a risk to people and livestock. We re not too sure - obviously - how dangerous they are, but at the end of the day we don t know about their health checks.
Friday, 29 January 2021, 6:50 am
Te Kahu o Taonui Iwi Collective Leaders – Urge Whānau
and Manuhiri to stay at home while we understand the full
impact of recent cases of COVID19 in the
community
Several hui have been postponed and
cancelled over the last 24 hours and it is important that as
things escalate to remain calm and proactive in our
Iwi/Māori response to COVID. Protecting our whakapapa,
whānau, hapū, marae and communities is our primary
responsibility. This is a role that cannot or will not be
abdicated to others.
Harry Burkhardt Chair of Te Kahu
o Taonui says that “with the cancellation of Waitangi for