Rangitoto (Auckland) Ohinerehia, North Island, New Zealand
By St. Ouens maintained by the.pud on 11-Feb-08. Waypoint GC19A5N

Yay, I finally remembered to log this Earthcache!.While here with Gorby and rustynz for Gorby's milestone , I wondered why I hadn't logged it back in the day!I was here with a big group of geocaching mates on 25/10 /14Nearly 10 years ago!Ric1942 sent the answers in on behalf of both of us as he had more skills than I did. Here are my photos from then and now!

Tftc

Lovely day for a rangitoto trip, will message answers to CO. Thanks for bringing us here

Hard walk and it wasn't too hot a day today! 12km covered in 5hrs 40mins. Answers sent but extra photo sent with this log (no spoilers!) TFTC

Logging as note to preserve order. Will change to a find once answers submittedGreat to make the top of Rangitoto - surprisingly not too arduous a climb, though maybe because I took the gradual route from the back.Required calcs completed but will need to grab a PC to look at the GPS logs.Thanks

Made it !!

Brilliant EarthCache. We have done some excellent ones in NZ and this one is up there. Answers sent to ECO. TFTC

Greetings from Canberra, Australia! Today we walked 18.9km from our accommodation, to the Rangitoto ferry, then around the Island and back again. An absolutely stunning Island, the vegetation is beautiful and the volcanic rocks and caves are awesome. The views from up top were incredible, not only of the crater but for all of the urban and rural beauty that New Zealand has to offer. We had lunch at the summit and walked around to look at the war bunkers whilst measuring the distances that were required for the Earthcache. Answers sent to and approved by the CO. TFTC!

What an amazing hike! I lost my group finding the rim track length but it was worth it TFTC!#5 of the day

Our 6000th find was fast approaching and we wanted to make it special so we set our sights on this Earthcache.
Today was our second ever visit to Rangitoto Island despite living in Auckland for most of our lives. It was also the first time we have been to the summit as we decided not to walk up there the last time we visited. This was mainly due to the huge number of people visiting on that day and all of them had headed up the summit track so we decided it would be very busy up there and instead stayed down the bottom to explore the other tracks in peace.
But today our mission was the summit and we were pleased that the ferry was a little less full than last time so there were less people to contend with.
It was a nice walk up the track, finding geocaches along the way which we had planned carefully so we would be up to 5999 when we reached this one.
Once at GZ we were pleased to have the area to ourselves and enjoyed looking at the view across the crater and reading the information.
We struggled a bit with some of the questions as we are not used to using all the features of or GPS, but this has inspired us to make better use of it in the future and maximise its full potential.
We walked the crater rim walk and attempted to get accurate information, coming up with some figures which we hoped would be correct, or at least close enough.
The information was sent off to the CO who kindly gave us permission to log.
This is an amazing place and it really shouldn't have taken us this long to come here. We will definitely be back soon to explore more of the island because there is a lot to see and it will no doubt take multiple visits.
Thanks for a great Earthcache and a day of multiple milestones.
A favourite point from us.

Finally made it up here after living in Auckland for 15 years! TFTC

Today was the last day we were here on the Island with team HeMaLuDy, and as this was my first time here I thought I need to get to the top.....so I set out around 7:30am for the summit, which saved me being out in the heat of the day, and dealing with many muggles that would arrive with the ferry sailings.....good choices, as I had the trail all to myself.....

Let's see how far I get....

Gathered all intel/learning, and have messaged the CO my findings.....
Nice little adventure....

TFTC.

24 hrs in NZ on a layover - time to discover nature and go to Rangitoto - despite having little time, I climbed all the way up and could find 9 caches as well as a few lab stages.

A very nice earthcache at a beautiful location.


Vielen Dank an the.pud fürs Legen und Pflegen
Thanks to the.pud for placing and maintaining this cache.

Found on 6. Nov 2022 11:24 as cache # 4679

TFTC
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Discover me! FGXRFV

Cool find

Out for a walk on Rangitoto today, aim was to walk as much as possible and grab caches that I hadn’t grabbed before.

Nice weather today, we ended up doing a good loop and grabbing a dozen or so caches.

Thanks to all the COs for their placements!

Cache specifics:

Always good to have a nice EarthCache at the top of a nice mountain.

Enjoyed my walk around the crater and the views from above.

Thanks for a little extra for our experience!

Good to go.

Disabling our caches until the level 4 lockdown period for the Covid-19 virus is finished.
No found logs will be accepted during this time.
Stay safe, stay home & stay healthy.

Spent a half day on Rangitoto finding a few caches and seeing the sights. Thanks to the CO's for the variety of caches, and nice to see some large caches in great spots. Some great views wandering around the rim track. Answers sent to CO. TFTC

We were lucky enough to be able to book one of the DoC baches on the island for a couple of nights so we worked on finding the caches around the bach and on the way to the summit (as much as the reluctant caching teens would allow. We have sent through the answers to the CO and are logging in anticipation of them being correct. Photos are included here as they are too big to email.

I write "WRITE NOTE" because it's a time when we can't go on a long adventure, so I travel in the memories of my visits. That's why I'm only stretching the Travel Bug from the adventures in New Zealand. Writing "Found it" is no longer correct, but it wasn't today.

I am sending a beautiful greeting from the Czech Republic.

Answers sent on 2 Jan following my visit to the crater that day. Fantastic cache thank you. My first visit to Rangitoto and I loved it.

Fascinating earth cache on a v young Volcano. TFTC.

For our morning walk we decided to get the caches up near the summit and then return for lunch before the forecasted rain. We just made it back before the forecasted rain but we did not make it back for lunch. Getting back at around 4pm. Did the summit ones then decided we would just get a few around the edge of the island. What an Epic walk. Have been to Rangitoto a number of times but this is the first since I started caching. Thanks for all the hides on this Island

Back again now we're in Level 2.
Cache safe everyone.

Disabling our caches until the level 4 lockdown period for the Covid-19 virus is finished.
No found logs will be accepted during this time.
Stay safe, stay home & stay healthy.

Found with MrsC on our NZ travels, from the UK. Thanks, Answers sent to CO.

It was a great birthday treat to walk up this volcano. We went up by the wilsons park track which got away from the crowds. The lava fields on the way were immense. It was a shame that the lava tunnels seem to be closed at present. Found with mr c on our travels from the uk thank you.

During our walk up to the Rangitoto we found some Cache, but this on was our main cache for today. We climbed the hill, walk around the rim, found the answers, sent them to the owner and got the permission to log.
Thanks for these nice earth cache says js333 from germany

Over for two weeks and while the wife is at work for the first week I get to go play. A few people had recommended that I visit the island and I am glad I listened. I had a fantastic hike. I am also glad I brought my hiking boots (they got a nice clean when I declared them on the way in!) as I had hiked on lava previously in Hawaii, so I knew they would make life easier.

Loved the walk around the rim. Gathered the information and have sent to CO. TFTC.

No Isla as left in UK, while we come exploring. A bit sweaty, by the time I reached the top. Disappointed with crater, but the views back to Auckland were great. Answers sent to CO. TFTC

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That was fun but really missed seeing boiling lava at the top.

That was fun but really missed seeing boiling lava at the top.

Today I went for a day trip to Rangitoto. I did a lot of caching over there. After hiking up the top I had to do the crater walk twice, because I didn't meassure it the first time. Nevertheless it was a real pleasure. Tftc says Mafrika from Germany

While walking uphill we wondered why we were doing this. Somehow each vacation we spend at least one day hiking to the top of something. Today it was hot and sunny and since we have been in and up craters before... But we were rewarded with a different view than we expected or had seen before!

We then reset our trip computer on the gps and started walking around. Almost half way we discovered we apparently forgot to hit enter because the amount if meters we had walked was in km instead of m. Oops, but noticed just in time to give it a second try. Now we walked around, saw some nice views and ended up with the right circumference.
TFTC!

Found during my Australia/New Zealand Adventure With the group, NZGA2019.
Nosy Nabor has sent the answers for our group. Several of our group hiked up to the summit and found several of the geocaches along the way.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Squirrel! I am one of the 30odd cachers and i am visiting from Tennessee , with muggles, and friends traveling to New Zealand and Australia. We signed or stamped the logs as NZGA2019 aka New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019. It is a 25 day adventure through 9 different cities between the two countries.

Answers sent in by one of our group -- Geo-tek

all is good, so cache on!

It was a workout to get to the top of Rangitoto Island and back in the interval we had between ferries, but I managed it. Touring the island with the NZGA 2019 group and enjoying the views while we hiked. Nozy nabor sent in the answers for our group. Thanks for the interesting Earth cache up here!

It was a huff and a puff or this old lady to reach the top, but then invigorated by the views. Great information boards. Did the walk around calculating the rim distance. Here with 33 geocachers and muggle spouses calling ourselves NZGA2019 or New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019 group from the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, traveling together on land and sea from Auckland to Sydney. Answers sent, photos taken. TFTC

queenofscsots are taking a land/sea tour of New Zealand and Australia with a group of geocaching friends. We are having a great time exploring these great counties. Logs are stamped with NZGA2019.
Answers will be sent in for the group for the earth caches and virtuals. Pictures will be posted when available.
Caches should be fun and creative, not evil.
Exploring the world one cache at a time.

Greetings from St. Louis, MO. Traveling with other geocachers from USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. Catching up on logs since I'm back in the states. Geo-Tec sent in the answers to the CO. Signed the log as NZGA2019. Enjoyed doing the earthcache. TFTC

Arrived in New Zealand from Vancouver, BC, Canada for a couple days before our cruise.
There are 33 in our group so we signed NZGA2019

Last day as we leave on our cruise today, but first a trip to Rangitoto island
Answers sent in by nosyneighbour for our group

Found with our group, New Zealand Geocaching Adventure2019. Nozy nabor sent the answers for our group. This afternoon we embark on our cruise to some other ports in New Zealand and Australia. TFTC

I am visiting from Beautiful British Columbia, Canada along with others from Canada, the USA, and Puerto Rico. We are signing logs as NZGA 2019 on behalf of the group. Thanks for placing these caches for us to find and for adding to our fun day. New Zealand is an awesome place to visit. Karba1 sent in the answers on behalf of this group.

Found during my Australia/New Zealand Adventure With the group, NZGA2019.
Nosy Nabor sent the answers for our group. Thanks for the smiley and for adding to our fun by placing and maintaining this cache. Tumbleweed2 from West Richland, Washington State, USA

queenofscots & bobstaf will be geocaching & sightseeing for the next 2 1/2 weeks with over 30 other cachers from USA, canada & puerto rico....... we leave auckland on 11/8 aboard the celebrity solstice......cruise around new zealand and over to tasmania, finally arriving in sydney, australia, ......after that, the two of us will continue to explore southeast australia while we enjoy our final week at a time share before returning to virginia

today our group explored rangitoto island before boarding our cruise ship.....will try to post photos once i'm home & can download from my digital camera......signed logs NZGA2019......TCTF, queenie

several of our group has sent answers...... i will post photos as soon as i can

i also have an earth cache on santorini greece dealing with volcanic eruption and how the island was formed

Catching up on logging now that I have access on cruise ship. Answers were sent by one person in the group. Signed in as NZGA 2019. TFTC

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Greetings from Puerto Rico. Signed as a group NZGA2019.

Our group stamps logs NZGA2019, which stands for New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019. We represent Puerto Rico, Canada, and my home, the USA. Thanks for adding to the joy of visiting your wonderful country with this nice Earthcache:) Karba1 has volunteered to send in the info for our group

I am traveling with 32 other people, most of whom are geocachers. We are from all over the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. We are signing logs NZGA2019 (New Zealand Geocaching Adventure). Today we are going to Rangitoto Island and then we board our cruise ship. Geo-Tek and/or NozyNeighbor will be sending in the answers. Beautiful place but not easy to walk on those volcanic rocks. Fav given.

I’m a Canadian Cacher with a group of 32 others we are from US, Puerto Rico and Canada heading out on a cruise ship today. This is day 3 of caching and enjoying our visit to Auckland. Signing logs NZGA2019 Answers being sent in by Geo-trek for our group. TFTC

I am visiting from Rhode Island with a large group (31) of Geocachers from USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. We will be signing as NZGA 2019 (New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019) to save room on the logs. We are out caching on this beautiful day in your wonderful country. If answers or pictures are required one if us will send them soon. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache! This gets a favorite!

I am traveling with a group called New Zealand/Australia Geocaching Adventure 2019. We are from all over the USA and Canada. We are stamping the logs with NZGA 2019 to save time and space on the logs. If answers are required for this cache, at least one of us will be submitting them for the group. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for the rest of us from the other side of the world to enjoy finding!

Love earthcaches and this one in particular. Nosy neighbour of our NZGA group has sent in answer. TFTC

TFTC
Heute wieder Millionen teure Satelliten Navigation genutzt um Rangitoto (Auckland) zu suchen. Ein Dankeschön an St. Ouens maintained by the.pud fürs verstecken und pflegen.
Grüße aus der Steiermark, das grüne Herz Österreichs (Austria).

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Danke für die Dose - Thanks for that Cache- Merci pour la Cache - Dzieki za Cache - Grazie per questo Cache - Takk for at Cache - Obrigado por isso Cache - Gracias por el Cache - Díky za keš - Aciu už ta talpykla - Paldies par šo Cache - Aitäh selle eest Cache - ??????? ?? ?? ??? - Kiitos, että Cache - Tack för att Cache - Tak for denne Cache - Hvala cache - ???a??st? ??a t? µ??µ? cache -- Önbellek için tesekkürler - Köszönjük, hogy a cache - Bedankt voor de cache - Graças para o cache - Dankon pro la kasmemoron

A big day on Rangitoto for us!

We had tickets for the (cancelled ) Metallica concert but the airfares were paid for and accommodation booked, so we decided to still come up for a look around (& some caching). I'm the mad cacher, Not Manly Jack (my wife) somewhat more reluctant though she tolerates me. It! I mean she tolerates it! 

Unfortunately we were travelling light, with only carry on bags, so my caching gear was still in Christchurch. All I had was a pen (+ a spare) and a pair of plastic tweezers. No spare logs, bags, or containers, so I couldn't help with maintenance on any caches that may have needed it, I'm afraid.

Apologies, too, for the cut & paste portion of my logs (for those COs who have multiple caches I've found), I'll add a personalised bit below.

We approached this from the boardwalk, so I had a bit of extra walking to do to get the circumference measurement. Caused by a lack of planning on my part, of course! Other than that I pretty much had the tools I needed to get some answers and send them off. Yay! Learning!

TFTC St. Ouens maintained by the.pud
Find number 3996

Very impressive. Fav point.
Greetings from Wales
TFTC

I ended up walking part of the rim more than once due to the fact that the first time I got diverted by the view so went round again to get a more accurate measurement for the distance. Part way round I was stopped by a woman who had seen the gps in my hand she was a fellow cacher and has found most of the caches on the island. She was on the island with a school group and after a short chat she suggested I carry on ASAP if i wanted a peaceful walk as a group of kids were making their way noisily up the hill, a second group had already taken over the summit for their lunch break, took her advice and continued. An interesting earthcache and I loved the views from the top. Thanks for the earthcache the.pud

#8768

Its been many years since I have been up. The view is even better than i remember! Stunned how many people were up here as we had taken a less conventional path to the top and had hardly seen anyone all day. Walked the crater rim track to gather the info. Always good to find a bit more about the world we live in. TFTC

**Find #2615**

**NZ #83**

Answers sent. A fantastic place to visit, and a great Earth cache. Have spent 2 days caching all over the island. This is what caching is all about. A Favorite Point given.

Thanks **the.pud**

TFTEC.

Answers sent to the CO, thanks for bringing us here.

Today we visited Rangitoto and of course looked at the geology lessons.
Thanks for providing those information.

On our last week in New Zealand we visited Rangitoto Island. We thought this crater was fabulous, we walked all the way round and had a great time. Answers sent to CO and permission to log given. Tftc.

After days elsewhere in NZ, we weren't ready for the big city yet. A ferry ride and hike around this island were in order. Crater rim trail was mostly empty, except everyone was packed into the summit spot for their lunch. TFTEC

FinOrio and I went to Rangitoto island today. We really enjoyed the walk to and around the crater rim. Infos have been send to CO. Second picture will be added from home as app just supports one.
Thanks a lot to the.pud and greetings from Germany.

Meanwhile this is my third geocaching-trip to Middle-Earth . And I love it! [:X]
Still there are routes and places in this beautiful country, that are on the 'discover-me' list and want to be visited and explored. - e.g. Rangitoto Island [:X]
Day #12:
A trip to the Island was already planned to be part of the last NZ-visit 2 years ago
But unfortunately, due to awful weather-conditions [xx(], the prepaid ferry-trip had to be cancelled .
So this year the island called for a visit again [^] - and the weather was awesome! .
Out there mainly for the NZ-geocaching license challenges[:o)]. But with a 16+km walk I managed to find quite some more interesting geo-treasures, just like this cool earthcache [^]!
An amazing scenery on top of the mountain, once you made it up there [^].
Thanks to the owner [:X] for maintaining this this more than 10 year old earthcache and for the lesson learned [^].
Best regards from Germany!

#16755 11:22

Today our friends invited us to visit Rangitoto. It was was a very nice place to hike and we thought the kids how to geocache.
It was a great morning! Thanks for the lesson about Rangitoto.

the.pud, thanks for creating and maintaining this cache!

Heute gabs einen mehr oder weniger spontanen Ausflug zum Rangitoto. Also die Fähre geschnappt (knapp noch die frühere geschafft) und los gings auf die Insel. Erst mal musste ich mich aus der ganzen Menge rauslösen, um überhaupt mal gemütlich laufen zu können und nach den Caches suchen zu können. Zu Cachen gabs ja vieles auf dieser Insel.
Am Nachmittag bin ich dann auch noch auf eine nette Gruppe Cacher, Neucacher und Muggels gestossen

On our 45th day in New Zealand we stayed in Auckland. We took the ferry out to Rangitoto and had a look at this great volcano so close to the city. We had also time to look for some caches.
What a great view from the top it was and definitely worth the climb. It was a very interesting site and the walk around the crater rim was great. We also enjoyed the view from up there. We sent the answers to the cache owner.
TFTC and greetings from Switzerland

Zusammen mit apaspa wurde der Gipfel erklommen. Empor nahmen wir den Weg, den die meisten gingen. Nachdem wir unsere Antworten gefunden haben, folgten wir den Mr. Wilson Track hinunter. Wir genossen einen prächtigen Tagesausflug - TFTC

Attaching pics.

TFTC!
This was a stinking hot day but we loved the tree cover up at this altitude.
Answers through to CO!

Completed on a day excursion with Ilmari the Red to the summit of Rangitoto. Thanks to the CO for the very rapid response, and for an enjoyable afternoon. TFTC

Found with Trefolia Argentea (they sent the answers!). The walk up to the top of Rangitoto was a bit draining on this hot day, but the scenery was amazing! I've never been in another place like it. Thanks for the cache.

Second earth cache for that walk. Absolutely beautiful spot to walk to - even if it is up a huge hill. Tftc.

Future finders please note the tasks you must complete to log this EC and the tools you’ll need to complete these tasks.
I have had far to many finders sending incomplete info when clearly they have just turned up and hoped for the best.
Earth caches are there for a reason, or learn smoething.
All the info about earth caches is here. http://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Education_Careers/Field_Experiences/EarthCache/GSA/fieldexp/EarthCache/start.aspx
I will not be accepting finds on this earth cache if you do not supply the correct info.

Earth caches aren’t there just to pad you ‘found it’ numbers

Logging my find having sent my answers to the CO - I hope they are correct as this is my second visit to complete this earthcache having completely forgotten to complete one of the tasks last time! A great spot and our third visit to Rangitoto since starting geocaching three years ago, it really does take you to the best places.

Had a sidekick today, Bennett24 to help and that meant we had two GPSrs - luxury! I did one task and he did the other, made it very efficient.

A great earthcache and well worth a visit. Thanks for the earthcache.

Continuing the Rangitoto adventure with Tuolei we made it to the summit about 11AM. Enjoyed the walk around the rim and sat down for a bite to eat at the viewing area as we made our way around. Tuolei took the distance from the waypoint while I recorded the took total distance of the rim walk, but noticed it had gone up 2m as we sat for lunch so GPS must have been bouncing around a little.

Answers and pictures have been sent to the CO and permission to log given, thanks for keeping this great cache alive.

Note: will log find once I get to send the earthcache answers to the CO.

I'd been eyeing up this area of caches for a while but living in Palmerston North makes it a little difficult to get to them. I was staying in Auckland for a few weeks with the family and discovered another lower North Island cacher, TwigNZ, also holidaying here. We made a plan to travel to Rangitoto for a days caching and walking when the weather was fine. In fact, it was a rather hot day but the cool breeze was welcome.

#16 of 22 today. I've just met up with my family after they took the shorter route to the summit. After a quick read of the sign I started gathering the other required information. Right, got that. Impressive crater and views from the summit. Now I have a request from Mr 5 to find a book on volcanoes so he can learn more about them.

Ein schöner Track bis zum Gipfel (Earthcache) und ein toller Blick auf Auckland. Der Krater selbst ist ebenfalls beeindruckend. T4TC from Germany

It was a wonderful day so I was not alone at the summit Great to see what nature forms in hundred of years and great to be here. Enjoyed the walk around the rim and let my GPS track the path. Wonderful island and thx for placing this EC!

Love Kate

We had a lot of fun finding the answers to this EC although we had to improvise a bit due to lack of a GPSr.
Unfortunately, it was very cloudy today so that the views from the summit were not as awesome as they are for sure on a clear and sunny day. Still we enjoyed our trip to Rangitoto Island very much.
Tftc!

THis was Pratchetfans 2000. cache. Definitly a worthy cache for this aniversary with stunning views. Pratchetfan sent the solutions for both of us. Thanks for the cache!

We visited Rangitoto to go for a hike away from the hustle and bustle of the city and to find some Caches.

The summit was the highlight of our day. What stunning views! We had some time before the boat departed, so we attempted to collect the answers to this Earth Cache. Unfortunately, we didn't have a full GPS device, so we had to improvise a bit. The answers were sent by Geocaching Message.

As coincidence would have it this was my 2000st Cache! A worthy place for such an anniversary

Thanks for this Cache!

# 2000

Answers sent, Hello from Australia, found this cache on day 25 of my new Zealand holiday. We decided to visit Rangitoto today so we caught the 12:15 ferry across and were disappointed at first that there was no room left to book the tour but after finding the lava caves nearby the walk was made so much better. A great view from the look out and this has been the 2nd volcano we have been to on our tour of New Zealand, the other volcano didn't have such a good view or even any trees around. thanks for this Earthcahe and for bringing me to this amazing place. A Favorite point from me.

Visited Rangitoto island today and walked the rim. Great views from the lookout. Answers have been sent to CO. tftc.

Loved this earthcache atop Rangitoto, the walk around the rim is met with spectacular views and I highly recommend it. We did this while on the volcanic tour and had just enough time to complete this and find two other hides, overall a great day on the island before rain set in, answers sent to CO.

Thanks from Australia
379Jonti379 and Girlfriend (From Australia)

Always wanted to climb Rangitoto, so stoked to finally get the chance! Super proud of the mini cachers (7,6 and 2) for their epic effort in not only making the summit (1 hour), then taking the long way home because Mummy wanted to get more caches (an extra 3 hours!). Great views, and great to see a rainbow at the summit! TFTC

Amazing hike.

Out for a day of caching on Rangitoto, me and rusty. We hopped on the first boat and arrived here at 8am to the island and took the very last one back at 4pm, so all in all, we walked a solid 8 hours and 16km in beautiful weather! We’re not mucking around either, rusty wants to get as many caches as we can today for a goal of hers.
Rustynz and I have come up to the summit via the wooden pathway but there is no rest for us, we're on a mission! So info gained, took some fotos here, then off to walk the rim. Picked up 'Bloody Red Sky' while we were at it then more fotos here and there. Called in to the bunker across the info signs and then down the mountain we go! Thanks for the earth cache, now we're about to head to another one at the caves.

On a caching adventure to Rangitoto with gorby

Its a beautiful day, its stunning. Auckland is putting on a glorious show. But.... we are on a mission finding the old traditional, and taking photos whilst we walk the rim circuit. Spotted 4 quails right of the published co-ords, and then near the ruins a Saddleback (Tieke)

Answers collected and calculated, sent to CO, so hope they meet requirements. Thanks for the Earthcache St. Quens and encouraging us to walk the rim.

Got up early this morning to meet Tramyard for our big trip at Rangitoto Island. The weather was perfect - in contrast to the previous days - so we could enjoyed awesome landscapes, beautiful views and, of course, a couple of nice and fairly hidden Geocaches.

That place was one of the highlights today. I have not often seen such a beautiful place so we stopped for a while and had a nice lunch break. In meantime we try to find the answers, was not to hard. Thanks to the owner for the quick reply and showing us this nice place!

Sunday trip to Rangitoto Island with companion of Janno216. Beautiful day on the island , blessed with good weather. We had pleasure to find several caches on the Island of Rangitoto this one was one of them. All caches found fairly quickly thanks to accurate coordinations and helpful hints. 16.2 km hike not too bad! Thanks for all placements on this interesting place ----- About this find -----> Many thanks to Janno216 for doing all hard job here with answers to CO. TFTC!

Lively walk to the top with stunning views across to Auckland.

(3070) Out with 0B80B8 and the cache hound today to collect as many caches as possible between the first Ferry and the last Ferry for the day to the Island. Had a great day and enjoy this Earth cache with fantastic views of Auckland and the surrounding Island. Thank for bringing us to this beautiful place

In our holidays to New Zealand, we also visited the Rangitoto Island and the crater.
Thank you for learning a thing or two about this wonderful place.

TFTC,

JuStMeMi

A hike on the edge of the volcano. That was an experience on an eventful day on Rangitoto.
says the JuniorSenior CapRekar.
April 8, 2018 14:03

With the Planetary challenge currently on and the need to get a good number of caches to achieve all the souvenirs, a plan was made a while ago with DaffyNZ, to make an assault on Rangitoto Island today. Planning two weeks out, we hoped the weather would be good and thankfully today, is was just about perfect, except for the squally front that arrived just on ferry boarding time at 5:00pm.

Rangitoto was a place I had never been before, so I was keen to experience the unique geology and this caching game gave me a good reason to make the trip from up north. With DNZ’s partner along as well, we left before 5:00am to make sure of catching the 7:30 early ferry and once we set foot on the island, it was all go to find as many caches as possible during the day.

All up during the 9 hours before catching the last ferry back to Auckland, we clocked up over 33,000 steps for a distance of 22km, including almost 2km across jagged lava flows. We actively looked for 40 caches and managed to find 39 of them, with just one DNF, and this probably due to the rapidly approaching ferry departure time.

Thx to all the COs for placing and maintaining these caches and giving us an extra reason to make the journey to this neat place.

After coming up from McKenzie Bay we headed back down the Wilson track before looping back up here to the summit. Awesome views and amazing how the flora has colonized the volcanic lava so quickly. Answers sent to CO. TFTC

Logged with permission. Great site.

Good view from up here. Interesting to think that only 150 years ago there was no bush here at all. Logged with permission. Thanks!