KEA Kids News meets Awatea Moeke who has had over a thousand people sign her petition asking for more accountability from the owners of dogs who attack sheep. We also visit the glorious world of Big Boys Toys, home of massive machines.

Nine-year-old Awatea Moeke was devastated when her pet ram Buster died after being attacked by a dog.

Awatea told Kea Kids News reporter Te Maia Hall Puke that roaming dogs had killed six sheep on her family's property near Waimarama in Hawke's Bay. Watch the video above.

Kea Kids News Te Maia Hall Puke spoke to her Te Mata School classmate Awatea Moeke.

Since then Awatea has been gathering signatures calling for a law change that would force dog owners to take greater responsibility for their animals' behaviour.

She has gathered over a thousand signatures but is aiming for 10,000.

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Hastings District Council's community safety manager John Payne says over two hundred sheep have been killed in Hawkes Bay in 2019.

Awatea has paid tribute to Buster with a heart scaped stone collection that includes the message, "I ❤️ U".

Also in this edition of Kea Kids News, eight-year-old Nelson visits the Big Boys Toys expo, a huge celebration of motoring culture.

Kea Kids News Te Maia Hall Puke spoke to her Te Mata School classmate Awatea Moeke.

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