Tauranga man jailed for assaulting daughter and hitting dog with shovel
Sunday 21 December 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated 
Hawaiki Dean Little has been imprisoned following his sentencing in the Tauranga District Court. He was convicted of assaulting his daughter in her 20s and repeatedly hitting his dog with a large square shovel. A judge described his treatment of the animal as callous and cruel.