Poisoned dog's test results due today

Environmental officers were today hoping to see test results which might help explain the mystery deaths of dogs and marine life in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

Two dogs, hundreds of fish, some penguins and five dolphins are known to have died in the gulf or on North Shore beaches in the past month.

Several dogs which have been walked along North Shore and other beaches around Waitemata Harbour have also contracted illnesses. MORE>>