Four-year-old boy killed in Katikati dog attack

Saturday 29 March 2025 · 5 outlets · 11 reports · updated Sun 30 Mar 2025, 7:37am

Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan died following a dog attack in Katikati on Friday afternoon. Another person sustained moderate injuries in the incident, which police were alerted to at approximately 2.50pm. Animal management staff have taken the dogs involved and are making enquiries for the coroner.

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1. NZ HeraldSat 29 Mar 2025, 12:45pm

   Dog attack death: Child believed dead after incident in Bay of Plenty (opens in new tab)

   • Dog attack: Young boy victim of fatal Katikati incident (opens in new tab) Sat 29 Mar 2025, 8:53pm
   • Fatal dog attack Katikati: Grieving family name Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan as killed boy (opens in new tab) Sun 30 Mar 2025, 7:37am
2. StuffSat 29 Mar 2025, 12:56pm

   Young child believed to have been killed in a dog attack in Bay of Plenty (opens in new tab)

   • Family distraught after 4-year-old boy with ‘heart full of cuteness’ killed in dog attack (opens in new tab) Sat 29 Mar 2025, 6:22pm
3. 1NewsSat 29 Mar 2025, 1:05pm

   Person dead, another injured after dog attack in Katikati (opens in new tab)

   • Child under four dies after dog attack in Katikati (opens in new tab) Sat 29 Mar 2025, 1:05pm
4. RNZSat 29 Mar 2025, 1:22pm

   Person dies after dog attack in Bay of Plenty (opens in new tab)

5. Otago Daily TimesSat 29 Mar 2025, 1:36pm

   Child reportedly dead after dog attack in Bay of Plenty (opens in new tab)

   • Person dead after dog attack in Bay of Plenty (opens in new tab) Sat 29 Mar 2025, 1:36pm
   • Young boy victim of fatal dog attack in Bay of Plenty (opens in new tab) Sat 29 Mar 2025, 1:36pm