A young boy has been attacked by a pack of dogs in the Eastern Bay of Plenty township of Taneatua this morning.

A police spokesperson says they were notified by ambulance staff of the dog attack on the 12-year-old boy shortly after 9.50am.

'A 12-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with minor dog bites.Police are speaking with him and his mother, as they work to determine exactly what happened.

'The boy was not badly injured.”

The spokesperson says at this stage it's not yet known how many dogs were involved or what led to this morning's attack.

SunLive will update this story once more information is available.