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Local hapū and whānau place rāhui after teen dies in 'harrowing' cave incident
Karnin Ahorangi Peter died after a group of students were trapped in Abbey Caves.
Abbey Caves tragedy: School board breaks silence; Educators say now's the time for aroha - not blame
Leaders in the Te Tai Tokerau education community are focused on supporting the whānau.
Disaster-fatigued? How to manage the mental impacts of storms
An expert explains the signs of disaster fatigue to watch out for after the latest storm.
Ōpononi, Ōmāpere residents urged to keep conserving water
Flooding from Tuesday’s deluge has hampered efforts to find the pipe break.
'Our beautiful boy': Teen who died in cave tragedy mourned by family
The 15-year-old boy was swept away by rising floodwaters during a school trip.
'I had a feeling': Cave guide tells of search for missing student
Just hours before helping emergency services he postponed another school trip.
Business manager facing sex charges claims he is ‘unlucky’ victim of lies
The man has been accused of indecently assaulting multiple women.
Empty dinghy with outboard running in Bay of Islands sees search operation
Boatie considered himself 'very lucky to be alive', police officer says.
'Horrified' dad emailed school, pulled son out of Abbey Caves trip day before tragedy
When the father raised concerns about the worsening weather, he got no response.
Abbey Caves tragedy: Lawyers say school board may be liable for prosecution
WorkSafe confirmed it was investigating the death at Abbey Caves in Whangārei.
Police and NZ Post urge Northlanders to report thefts from letterboxes
Frustrated Ngunguru residents take to social media about the theft of letters.
'Water was just so intense': Community demands answers after death of student
Questions swirl about why the trip went ahead considering there were heavy rain warnings.
Floods, closed roads a stark reminder of Northland’s vulnerability
Officials feared for Moerewa and Ōtiria but flooding subsided in time.
Pretty unreal: Northland teen lands apprenticeship with Northland Rescue Helicopters
Psalm Blockley just started her apprenticeship as an aircraft maintenance engineer.
Caves death: Witness recounts teacher’s anguish, boys’ frantic dash for help
Caleb Salisbury, a concreter who was working nearby said schoolboys ran to him for help
Student recalls fatal caving trip, describes moment water rose in matter of minutes
The boy's family were grateful his body was returned and thanked the emergency services.
Whangārei Civic Centre update: Lab results show toxic black mould no longer present
Toxic black mould in Whangārei Civic Centre no danger to workers, the council says.
'Every parent’s worst possible nightmare': Hipkins on Abbey Caves tragedy
A WorkSafe investigation into the school trip tragedy has begun.
'One way in and one way out': Veteran guide describes Abbey Caves
Search and rescue teams recovered the missing student’s body last night.
Abbey Caves tragedy: 'Wrap-around' support offered to whānau
Cultural and spiritual support is being provided to the whānau and school community.
Thousands of dollars raised for whānau of Abbey Caves victim
'Words cannot express the storm of emotions we feel today for our grieving whanau.'
Abbey Caves tragedy: Family of Northland student who died issue public statement
Rāhui put in place at Abbey Caves after body of missing student found.
Body of missing student recovered from caves; school comes under fire for allowing trip
The boy's body was recovered late last night.
Northlanders advised focus on the things they can control as rain pours down
SH1, 10 closed yet again; expert describes rainfall in Mid North as “astounding”.
Heavy rain tracking to Bay of Plenty; Auckland remains in state of emergency after day of deluge
There's no reprieve for the top of the country with heavy rain forecast this afternoon.
Missing student: School chose caving trip because of 'forecasted rain', leaked email shows
Fifteen students and two teachers were reportedly in the cave when the bad weather hit.
‘Significant' delays across Auckland’s flood-affected motorway network
'We urge Aucklanders to take extreme care when travelling.'
Search for missing student in Whangārei caves suspended
Fifteen students and two teachers were reportedly in the cave when the bad weather hit.
'Astounding' rainfall causes chaos: Vital state highways closed
Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit today, bringing intense downpours in some areas.
Auckland State of Emergency declared amid widespread flooding; warning more rain to come
Severe thunderstorms bringing torrential rain for Auckland and Northland.
Going the distance to raise money for hospice
$27,710 for North Haven Hospice from 90 More Miles challenge.
Retired officer traumatised by 1963 bus crash mortified police still left to suffer
Officer had to strip and number the dead but had no support after the scarring job.