By RNZ A month-long rāhui has been placed over Abbey Caves, where a Whangārei Boys’ High School student died in a caving incident on Tuesday. Year 11 student Karnin Ahorangi Petera died after a...
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Abbey Caves death: Mangatepopo canyoning survivor asks ‘why were they out there in that weather?’
The death of a teenager on a school trip to Abbey Caves has left a survivor of the 2008 Mangatepopo canyoning tragedy feeling like “nothing has been learnt”. On May 9, Whangārei Boys’ High...
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Northland Mall in metro Detroit demolished to make room for Amazon
Northland Mall was demolished Thursday to make room for new Amazon headquarters. Southfield Mayor Kenson Siver said, “We … source...
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Whangārei father who pulled son from fatal school caving trip says it should not have happened
A father, who stopped his son going on a fatal school caving expedition because of safety concerns, says the trip should never have gone ahead and someone needs to be held responsible. Whangārei Boys...
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WorkSafe visited Whangārei Boys’ High School after machinery incident in March
Whangārei Boys’ High School. Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver A Northland school facing scrutiny after a student died on a trip is also in the spotlight after revelations of another safety incident. WorkSafe is...
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WorkSafe visited Abbey Caves tragedy school weeks ago after machinery injured teacher
Stuff can reveal Whangārei Boys’ High was visited by workplace safety inspectors two months before a student died on a trip to the Abbey Caves. In March 2023, WorkSafe visited the school to carry...
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Abbey Caves tragedy: Whangārei Boys’ High dad emailed school, pulled son out of trip night before
A father who pulled his son out of the deadly Abbey Caves trip at the last minute because he was concerned about the weather was “horrified” to find out the trip went ahead after...
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Small food pantry making positive impact in Northland community
Ernie Martel encourages seniors like him, to help their community. He started his own ‘Little Food Pantry’ near the City Park in the … source...
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School board breaks silence after Abbey Caves tragedy
The board of the Whangārei Boys’ High School has broken their silence after the Abbey Caves tragedy, where a 15-year-old student died. Karnin Petera was on a trip to the caves with 14 other...
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Local hapū and whānau gather to place rāhui on Abbey Caves
The entrance to Abbey Caves, Whāngarei, where searchers looking for a missing student recovered a body, after a school trip to the cave network. Photo: RNZ / Tom Taylor A month long rāhui has...
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