3 Feb 2021
BAKER v WHAKATANE DISTRICT COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 66
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 66
- Court
- High Court
Applying Auckland Council v Hill, the circumstances of the attack were not exceptional, post-attack measures and a one-off gate failure are not sufficient to satisfy s57(3), and therefore the statutory default of destruction applies to both dogs.