bridging the gap Patea, North Island, New Zealand
By Zappyrenee on 29-Sep-16. Waypoint GC6TRVT

I am archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in a prior reviewer note.

Hi ZappyreneeThis geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit and after my previous reviewer note, there has been no owner response. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache. If a month passes without seeing a response, then I'll assume that this listing should be archived.Please note, that if a cache is archived due to lack of owner maintenance, the cache is unable to be unarchived.RegardsTheCoddiwompler

Don't know where this possible nano is today.

Second DNF for today in Patea so far

No luck here

Looked everywhere

dnf, log later

No luck on this blustery day.

Finally had the time to stop here and search for this one. Didn’t take long to figure out where it was and soon had our names on the log. Had a look over the bridge at the old works before carrying on. TFTC

A quick find today with trayc.g. TFTC

#12,963. I have been at a conference in New Plymouth over the weekend and it was time to head back home today. The plan was to stop along the way and pick up some caches if they were along our main route. Heavy rain set in at Stratford and only stopped when we arrived in Patea. So this ended up being the last find for the day. Fortunately it was in the second spot checked as I was not expecting to find a nano. Signed the logsheet and returned the cache as found. Thanks Zappyrenee for hiding the cache here.

I don't often get to travel through Taranaki, so when I discovered I had a reason to go to New Plymouth today I thought it would be a great chance to try to avenge my DNF of some two and a half years ago.

The rain was trying to put a dampener on my plans as I parked up close to GZ, but luckily there was a small break which allowed me to get to the right location where I made a quick find.

The cache is no longer as described, but otherwise no issues at all here and the log was swiftly signed so I could run back to my car before the next downpour got me.

Thanks for keeping this one going.

Heading off for a long weekend to New Plymouth with tmann421.
The Naki put on perfect weather for us.
Some wonderful caches found and great sites seen.
All logs signed tm/ww NZ
Thanks to the cache owners, without their efforts this game would not be possible.

Looked everywhere. Gutted we couldn't find it

Not a pill bottle anymore definitely smaller… takes a little searching but worth the hunt

First time finding a GeoCache! Really enjoyed this and will definitely be keeping up with such a cool thing.

TFTC interesting views of old buildings down river

Thomas _477

On my way to the Taranaki I found this box.
Thanks
Good some one wrote about a Nano

This one took a bit of searching, but perseverance paid off. Tftc

Took quite a while to find but got there eventually. Cache not what we were expecting. Tftc

**17,409**
Tried a few obvious spots initially, fortunately, we had the information about the change in cache type to a nano. TFTC

Loads of places it could be but no luck for me

I walked to G Z and enjoyed the view of the river until the traffic passed before making my search. I tried a few places before looking where I would hide it and making the quick find.
T F T C Zappyrenee.

I decided to find a few caches along my drive today in pleasant weather to make a dent in the current souvenir. I ended up finding eight caches, one of which was a puzzle, and two Adventure Lab stages.

Up in the area on my regular weekend trip to Wanganui (from Wellington), and with some time to spare today, it was time to get some caches.

Another cache found today that it's taken me two visits to find, but I'm pretty sure this one was missing last time I was here. Having seen a few recent finds I was feeling good, but I did spend far too long searching through the sad amount of rubbish in the area before actually reading through the recent logs and learning the the cache container is no longer a pill bottle, and is now much, much, smaller. Armed with that knowledge, I changed my search area and style and soon had the cache in hand

All safe and dry here, TFTC.

Had to bring it back to the van to open with pliers. Don't do up too tight please.

River very brown today following storm. Cleanup along the way in progress

With the sunny weather and school holidays it was time to team up with Kelly0 and kids to get some cachers done.

This one took some searching. With three of us on the cache! I trolled it, we did some weeding, uncovered plenty of rubbish.
And right when it was time to concede Hubby put his hand on it.

Certainly a needle in a haystack.
TFTC

Second time looking for this cache and despite 2 extra pairs of eyes this time we were still coming up empty handed. As we went to leave BIL laid his hands on it. Cache is definately still in place, coordinates seem to be off slightly, maybe 2m. Also cache isn't a pill bottle, its a nano. Hopefully this helps other finders a bit. TFTC

No luck again for me. Ame here about a year ago to look for this one. There's definitely a space at gz where I suspected it would have been. Looked around in the weeds and growth but nothing stood out to me.

Not for us today.

A quick find while out with Popmac. Thanks for the cache

Cache number 4413

Park and grab on our way to Hawera. Thanks Zappyrenee for the cache.

TFTC, Found with Riser5

Must have been replaced. Fresh log and an easy find. POI E County.

Could not find, looked all over and under bridge.

Looked all under & over bridge but did not find.

Sadly there didn't seem to be anything to find here.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Coudnt find it anywhere

Hard one it got washed away idk lawns have been mowed too..we came back to try again but no luck Mumrow

North Island Campervan trip Day 1

After the fantastic holiday I had a few months ago traveling around the South Island, making the most of one of those incredibly cheap campervan deals available at the time, I figured it was worth taking a week off work before the stresses of the usual holiday period to enjoy some of the delights to be found around the top of the North Island.

So seeing as I have to get to Auckland to pick the camper up it seemed like a great opportunity to break my drive up there up by going via the Taranaki to seek out some targeted caches there such as the TMGT ones, as well as some that would help me with my Jasmer grid, missing minutes (for a couple of challenge caches I'm working on) and any other caches that caught my eye.

Today was simply the drive up to New Plymouth. Leaving work after half a day there meant I had a few hours to leisurely make my way to the holiday park I was staying at tonight. The weather was glorious and making the journey very pleasant. You could even see Mt Egmont properly!

I thought this one would be nice and easy, but after a solid 10 minutes searching all the obvious places (well obvious to me) I had to admit defeat and more on.

My wife and I along with Arcane Junior are heading up to New Plymouth for a concert tonight. Naturally we planned to do some geocaches along the way!

A quick and easy find.

TFTC Zappyrenee!

Quick find

Thanks for this straight forward hide which is safe to walk to on this busy highway.

nice sunny day for a cahe trip in the bag

Replaced cache

Teamed up with Cats&Dragons, for an overnight mission down the West Coast focusing in and around Hawera. It's been awhile since we've done a trip like this and it was great to be out finding caches again. We left Hamilton at 7pm Friday night and returned midnight Saturday, with only a few hours of sleep needed we managed 116 finds for the trip. A big thanks to all the cache owners for their placements.

Had a good look here, no luck for us either.

Sadly we spent a long time looking to no avail.

searched far and wide for this one but alas no luck maybe sun has fryed the little gray cells to much today

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Cheers

Stopped here on the way to New Plymouth this afternoon. A quick find here in the first place checked. Signed log, TFTC.

Done

Turning a two hour drive into a whole day affair from Wanganui to New Plymouth! Quick find, TFTC!!

Heading home after an enjoyable week working and caching around the Whanganui area. Interesting seeing all the old buildings and industries along the river. TFTC

A quick park and grab on the way to Whanganui.

We are exploring Patea but the rain is back again. Found the log soaking here so added a RITR temp log to keep this one rolling along. Cheers.

Day 3- Monday, 16 December. Wanganui to Hawera today.
The morning spent around Wanganui picking up a few more interesting caches before heading towards Hawera stopping off at most caches along the way after getting out of Wanganui.

The Seagnoid, Zara, Toby and I are spending Christmas exploring Taranaki via geocaching. Its been an amazing 3 week adventure. Rattls BBQ was a great event, meeting many other cachers. But also managed to fit in a few more events, especially New Years Day celebrating the start of 2020. Lots of caches - over 500. Lots of cache maintenance. Lots and lots of kilometers. And lots of amazing places visited along our journey. Mt Taranaki remained elusive for much of our travels and the caches on it at the top. Loved Pukekura Park Night Lights Show and the the Wooden Mechanical toy exhibition at NP Info centre.

It's raining. And the cache log is sodden. Well, at least we can do something about that - the dragon installed a shiny new florist's paper log. It's still raining though.

Day three of Taybeedragon's and my big 3 week circumnavicaching trip around Mt Taranaki. Today is Wanganui to Patea - it's going to be a slow trip!!
Highlights:
* 3 weeks, 536 caches
* Mt Taranaki had been removed for washing, which was a bit of a shame. Even after it had been returned we were only allowed to see it for it was less than half an hour a day.
* High percentage of caches with crappy coordinates
* Amazing Pukekura Park
* AMAZING Pukekura Park light show
* Pukeiti Gardens
* Lots of cache maintenance!

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* And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

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(# 5579). Decided to come up this way on a weekend jaunt from Wellington. The primary aim was to get some of the GeoTour caches. A quick find in the logical spot. Everything in order. TFTC

A quick find with a view to the abandoned plant. TFTC

Find number 6429. After dropping off a German friend in Wanganui yesterday it was time to start to head towards home to Hamilton today and collect some caches along the way. I ended up in Hawera and collected 46 caches in doing so.
All quiet at GZ unless you count the passing cars. Stood and enjoyed the view while signing the log. Thank you for the placement.

Heading towards Palmerston north slowly. Stopped here amongst underground digging and traffic. Thanks for the placement Zappyrenee.

On tour getting some TMGT caches...this o e was real handy ...parked up the road and walked back for a quick find thanks zappyrenee for the cache

Found 10.55am
Day 2 of Squirrel Nutcase and my road trip south, now from Whanganui back to Rotorua.
Mission completed with collecting TMGT caches, and as to day 1, great history.
Will have to come back at some stage as there are so many caches in area.
Thanks to cache owners for the cache placements. SLTFTC

With Gap (of Fap and Gap)... This weekend’s mission was about completing the North Island leg of the TMGT. It involved a fairly extensive road trip through the Wellington, Manawatu/Whanganui, and Taranaki regions. We also made a plan to pick up other caches along our driving route...

A short walk up to the bridge - this makes for a good viewing platform for the old works down river. A quick find... Thanks Zappyrenee and TFTC.

The sun has come out, nice spot to walk to get the cache

The main focus of todays trip was the Geo Tour caches, but I did stop to look for the odd other one or two along the way. TFTC

Finding the cache
Did not take very long to find this one. The cache container was a bit worse for wear the lid was a bit jammed and it broke when I finally got it open luckily I had a spear in the car and replaced like for like

The plan for the day
I have decide to get the caches in Patea over the next month or so to help with my dot days for my calendar matrix also look for places to place my on geocaches

Goals towards my Project GC Badges
This cache helps me to fill in one of my missing dot days on my calendar matrix, however getting my calendar matrix completed is going to take some time, as many of the missing dot days are on work days which makes it difficult to get out and get a cache for the day and making thing harder there are not many caches left within five kilometers of home , so I plan on saving these ones for when I have very limited time on that day, as for the next nearst cashes they are at least 30 minutes or more from home

Ewe-Jean Grey the Sheep in the Red Woolly Jumper
Ewe-Jean is my Geocaching mascot who likes to have her photo taken on our geocaching travels
For the moment Ewe-Jean has team up with Maroon (a travel bug TB1R9HG ) and until she finds a cache she wants to be drop off at Maroon will continue to travel with us

I am now on my way to Wanganui, but I still have time to grab a few as I travel. The cache is really, really rusty and should be replaced. TFTC.

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Be sure to join the Facebook page: NZ Mega 2020.

Planning for the NZ Mega 2020 event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. It's going to be a massive celebration of geocaching:

20 years of geocaching worldwide.
20 years since New Zealand had the very first geocache hidden outside of USA.
And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

Talk to your geo-friends and start planning to be part of this event - you won't want to miss it!

Took longer than it should have, GZ was 5m away, but Tui came up with the goods. All snug and dry inside. TFTC

On a road trip from New Plymouth to Wellington today, collecting as many Geo Tour caches as I can find.
I collected this one as I was leaving town having found the new freezing works cache just down the road.
TFTC

Our second visit to this one didn’t find it last time but now with a wee bit more experience under our belt we found it easily. Thanks

was in a good spot took a bit to find (we where looking in the wrong spot ) but was a good finds

Quick find while heading to New Plymouth.road busyish. TFTC

Quick grab. TFTC

Found on my trip north enjoying the caches in the area

on a mission 50 caches in one day, getting to 1000 caches and getting to the oldest cache in NZ, cache 979, cache number 12 of trip. nice park and grab, , TFTC.

A nice quick find here on our way to Stratford.
Tftc
Tim and Viv - ddm

Today we're on our way over to Warea (near Mt. Taranaki) to visit friends we met during our holiday. Nice park and grab...

Found it

Quick find on a weekend away with mimuss

Parked on the side road and then a quick walk back to grab the cache. TFTC

Easy grab

On our 24th day in New Zealand we travelled from Wellington up north to New Plymouth. On this route we had a number of geocaches on our bucket list, old ones we need for Jasmer Challenge and some challenge caches which are very valuable for our 81-matrix. And then there were many others to break up this long journey for us. Unfortunately there were a number of DNF's for us here on this route, also because we just did not have the time to search very long, and with others we just had to pass by because there was a lot of traffic today. But we had another great day and enjoyed also the nice weather. This was a short stop and a quick find.
TFTC and greetings from Switzerland

Heute fuhren "apaspa" und "axapa" von Wellington nach New Plymouth.Es war ein längerer Weg, immer wieder unterbrochen einen GZ zu finden. Meistens waren wir erfolgreich, bei einigen strichen wir die Segel. Es war einfach zu viel Verkehr um anzuhalten oder die Zeit für eine längere Suche fehlte. Trotzdem waren wir neun Stunden unterwegs.
Ein Stop ein Go Fund. TFTC

There was only one likely place for this cache, and it was certainly there. A nice easy find and TFTC.

Up for the Mega for the week, headed up the coast for a couple of days on family stuff, but did get few caches in for the day. many thanks to the cache placer's - Bitsprayer

Nice easy find for our last Taranaki cache of the day. T F T C Zappyrenee.

First full day in the area after arriving fairly late yesterday evening. I wanted to improve my spare Taranaki caches, have only found 3 in that area before and that was over 10 years ago -back in the day. So we decided to head out towards Waverley and grab a few and so it was. Got most we looked for and saw some interesting black-sand beaches too. Thanks to all the CO s for their hides.

I have had some holiday leave booked for a while now and we are heading North on the ferry, along with the Cache-Qai, and off to Rangitikei to visit our daughter, her partner and our son. First time this many members of the family have been together for a few years so should be good. The plan was half day in work followed by heading off after lunch, then arriving early evening in W(h)anganui to catch up with kids. We're on the North island for a week so there will sure to be some cache found whilst in the area. My Marlborough and Tsman finds have been inching slowly but surely towards my Manawatu/Rangitikei finds but this trip will be sure to redress tha balance again for a few more years I'm sure.

TFTF

This has been awhile since I wanted to find
Finally had a crack and there it was
TFTC

Ambling our way home from Wanganui via the coast road. We have cleaned up Patea previously so had to stop to get this relatively new one, can't leave one lonely green box. Mrs S went for this one, and waved to the nice policeman in his pretty car.

Thanks Zappyrenee.

Nice little find. In an eclipse mint tin. It was a little damp. Beautiful day, just completed the Patel River Walk too. Great stop.

Saw the cache but had to wait for a muggle walking by who then stopped and chatted! TFTC.

A quick find (cache and log dry as a bone). Signed as Team IE. TFTC

2 June 2018 10:00. Tftc, found with EthNz, on our adventures today.

Workmen nearby. Had to explain what we were doing but fortunately quick find.

Dropping the geokids to their mums so did a bit of cache exploring along the way. 1st stop of the drive and a quick find by master 12. Tftc

Heading south and getting some caches. This find was pretty quick once I started looking on the right side of the road. TFTC.

# 470

Called in here quickly on my way through to whanganui for a day geocaching, this was spotted from a distance so I tucked it in a little better

Needed some help but good find once we were on the right track