You went to New Zealand from where? New Zealand is more pre-Hindu than Buddhist.
You stated that you got mauled by a dog. Were you eating a diet consisting of lots of red meat?
What scent did you have that day on yourself?
He was drinking alcohol and most likely abusing the dog.
You might have offended one of the rules of the ancestral lands over in New Zealand. Are you an outsider and adherent to Buddhism?