Dog attacks Northland kiwi, sparking warning from bird rescuer 4 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 3 minutes to read This kiwi is lucky to be alive after being mauled by a dog near Kerikeri. Photo / Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre. Mike Dinsdale is Northern Advocate deputy editormike.dinsdale@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat A Northland bird rescuer and advocate is urging dog owners to take more care of their pets after a kiwi was lucky to survive being mauled near Kerikeri. Robert Webb, of the Whangārei Native Bird Recovery Centre, is angry after a woman took her dog for a walk off the leash near Kerikeri and it ran into bush and grabbed the kiwi.