Student missing on caves trip as New Zealand declares floods emergency

Fire and emergency crews said they had responded to more than 200 calls, most of them in Auckland

Authorities in Auckland have declared a state of emergency as flooding again hits New Zealand’s largest city (Jason Oxenham/New Zealand Herald/AP)

Authorities in Auckland declared a state of emergency on Tuesday as flooding again hit New Zealand’s largest city.

Further north in the city of Whangarei, a student was missing after a high school group that was exploring caves got into trouble when floodwater hit.