A rescue operation is still underway at Abbey caves near Whangārei after a group of students got into trouble in the bad weather.
Emergency services were called there at about 10:30am. The group from Whangārei High School included 15 Year 11 students and along with the teacher and instructor.
The school says most of the students have been reunited with their whānau, but one teenager is still unaccounted for. Whangārei Mayor Vince Cocurullo joins Lisa Owen.
