5 Feb 2018

Teen who died in flash flooding was a 'fantastic student'

From Checkpoint, 6:14 pm on 5 February 2018

A funeral will be held on Saturday for Mitch Woolley, one of the teenagers who died in flash flooding in the Waitakere Ranges. Cherie Taylor-Patel is the principal of Flanshaw Road School which Mitch and his twin brother Denver attended as boys, and where their mother, Tracey, is an associate principal. Dr Taylor-Patel says the family are being well supported by family and close friends.