A man who lives near the Abbey Caves has described the moment a teacher did a headcount of his students after the cave network flooded and broke down in anguish as he realised one...

David White/Stuff Flowers were placed at the entrance to Whangārei Boys’ High School on Wednesday after the death of one of their students while on a class trip to Abbey Caves. The 15-year-old schoolboy...

Police at Abbey Caves. Photo: RNZ / Tom Taylor A man who was at Whāngarei’s Abbey Caves where a group of students got trapped earlier this week says the teacher in charge collapsed in...

Chris McKeen/Stuff Secondary school and area school teachers across the North Island will be striking on Thursday. Secondary school and area school teachers from the Central Plateau to the top of the North Island...

Whānau of the Whangārei Boys’ High School student who died in Abbey Caves say they are overwhelmed by the aroha from around New Zealand for their tragic loss. A whānau member said the family...

Abbey Caves are about 5km east of Whāngarei city Photo: RNZ / Tom Taylor An inquiry into a fatal school caving trip in Whangārei will focus on why it went ahead despite heavy rain...

Descendants of James Reddy Clendon gathered at Clendon House in Rawene to accept the certificates presented by Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Willow-Jean Prime, stating the Clendon Papers have been added to...

A parent of a Whangārei Boys’ High School student says he didn’t let his son go on the fatal Abbey Caves trip because he was concerned about safety. During the school trip, a 15-year-old...

Phil Round/Supplied An image taken inside Abbey Caves a few years prior to the tragedy. Following a tragic end to an outdoor education trip in the Abbey Caves, an experienced caver says severe weather...