Abbey Caves coronial hearing questions Whangārei District Council’s role after death of Karnin Petera
Multiple witnesses have given evidence over the tragedy, which involved a Whangārei Boys’ High School excursion into Abbey…
Abbey Caves tragedy: Coroner told of no safety plans or Whangārei Boys’ High School leadership oversight
Northland had been under an orange weather warning for days and it was upgraded to a heavy‑rain warning…
Whangārei Abbey Caves inquest hears teacher’s fight to save students
“I was pinned against the rock with the water holding me in place. I had one hand free…
Abbey Caves inquest focuses on ignored MetService orange heavy rain warnings
The inquest, conducted by Coroner Alexander Ho in the Whangārei District Court, is examining how the risks of…
Abbey Caves tragedy inquest probes MetService alerts and school caving decisions
“When I saw the entrance of the cave, the water was two or three metres high,” the man,…
Girl, 11, Died of Brain Cancer. This Is What Her Parents Wished They Had Known Sooner (Exclusive)
NEED TO KNOW A family in Australia lost their 11-year-old daughter to brain cancer, and they are now…
When disaster strikes: What schools do when left to deal with NZ’s traumatic events
Murray Burton still remembers the horror of the first phone call from police on the evening of the…