A 19-month-old girl is being treated for deep injuries to her face caused by a dog, in the second similar attack in two days.
Today's incident occurred in Tapawera, near Nelson, where the girl is believed to have been bitten by a family pet.
She was accompanied by her mother
on the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter at 3.15pm on the flight to Nelson Hospital for treatment.
Her facial injuries were "very deep'' but were not life threatening, said pilot Tim Douglas-Clifford.
"She was bandaged up. She was in shock and she was obviously stressed,'' he said.
