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Senior Firefighter Sean Stocker (left) with Roy and his owner Lyndon Stott. Photo: FENZ
The squad was deployed after a member of the public called to say a terrier was about 50m down a cliff, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said.
The call was received about 6.30pm and a rescue operation was conducted on a property near Cliffs Rd.
Roy the terrier was successfully retrieved about 8.15pm and reunited with its happy owner, he said.