New Zealand police suspended until morning the search for a high school student missing after getting into difficulty on a school trip to caves on Tuesday as heavy rain and thunderstorms cause flash flooding and landslides in the country's North Island.
New Zealand Police Superintendent Tony Hill said one student was missing at the Abbey Caves, near Whangarei, after a group of 15 high school students and two adults got into difficulty. The remaining 16 are accounted for.
Police rescue teams suspended operations at 5 p.m. (0500 GMT) after an all day search of the area, which was hit by heavy rain throughout the day. A cordon will remain around the site until the search resumes at first light.
