“We will get through this. We will support Auckland through it,” he told reporters. “We know that it's tough coming on top of everything else that they've been dealing with, but right now my request to people is just to keep yourself safe.”
Police said a group of 15 students and two adults had been at the Abbey Caves in Whangārei when they got into trouble. Search and rescue crews tried to find the missing student, police said, while the other students made it out safely.Local media reported the missing boy had been swept away by floodwaters.
"In time we will seek to understand how this situation occurred, but for now I ask that we stay united as a WBHS community and provide support where required," the principal wrote.
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