Blown PHU PHU VALVE (West Coast) Omoto, South Island, New Zealand
By Pinot Noir on 30-Nov-08. Waypoint GC1JHNE

As this cache has been out of action for too long and the cache owner has not responded or performed any maintenance, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to un-archive it.
 
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Status Quo
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I noticed this cache has a string of DNFs prior to a [blue]Needs Maintenance[/blue] log which was posted on 13 OCT 2014. As the cache owner has not maintained this cache in a timely manner in accordance to the guidelines, I am temporarily disabling this cache.

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Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it (using the [blue]archive listing[/blue] link in the upper right) so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location.

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Worked our way from Derek to Battle of the Planets II- bush bashed to Punga Hell and then this cache. Nothing we could find, but at gz spot found lots of ideal places a cache could hide in. Still a nice day with great views and even better we found a much easier mountain bike track to take us out.

I think the cache is gone. It needs to be checked.

No find. Third attempt.

After doing Ponga Hell we bush bashed our way to here. Once there a very long and substantial search took place to no luck. Not sure what we missed. Was able to find the track out and will make that easier for next time.

Bushwhacked out way to this cache from a nearby cache (definitely the hard way) once there we searched and searched but came up empty handed, sadly left with no smiley.

Searched for quite some time right over where my GPS was saying. No luck. Will have to try again some time.

This one has been on the list for too long. We were waiting for a good stretch of sun to dry up the clay so we wouldnt end up on our bottoms but that also had to coincide with a weekend we werent already booked with something else. The time had finally arrived. The track was nice and dry and the climb not that unpleasant today, not as much huffing as I anticipated. Cache found quickly. Thanks:)

Great view & effective camo, beware CITO

Not too many problems here, after strolling over the hills today. I saw the plastic bags the cache was hidden in, and then ran into the muggle at his house down the bottom that is aware of geocaching, and who found this cache and put it in the bags for protection. Cheers Gav [9555]

Tough, wet slippery walk - good fun really. Located the cache after a short search. SL TFTC

Last one for the day. THIRD TRY. First time we bailed because it had been raining for days and it really wasn't a goer with a 4 and 7 year old. 2nd time was earlier tonight. 100 m from the cache, I get a new cache notification and decided to FTF race so turned back. After the FTF (yes, thank you ) I returned for my 3rd try, and this time made it to the cache. Neat view. Odd cache "camo", but effective for a while as I didn't think it would be a cache, I guess. Great cache, thank you for placing it.

Visited today to rescue a travel bug. Cache seems well, but a little tricky to get out of it's hiding spot!
We took the TB Julie (a red plastic elephant.)

this was a great group find, found with my geomutt, ribsc and bowza including mr bouza too!

Had a great time finding this, even if we did take the hardest possible way, it was an awesome adventure with ribsc, mongyspeed, buddy the dog and my honey mr bowza! xox

Great adventure with mongyspeed, Mr & Mrs bowza & Geomutt TFTC

Last of a bunch of caches found on a walk this afternoon. Enjoyed the exercise stomping up the hill, fortunately it was mostly under bush cover and fairly cool. Found the cache after about 10 minutes search. Fantastic view, thanks for the cache and for bringing me here!

A great day for a stroll up the hill a little hot

Thanks pinot noir, we almost needed a new valve after this cache. Cheers TFTC

Hmmm what to do on your birthday?, walk a\up a hill of course and find a cache, the track was dry apart from one 20m stretch, would like to see the bikes going over some of the jumps.

Thanks Bitsprayer

My first cache find with my Garmin Oregon 550 GPS.
Great day for a waddle up the hill, but very slippery.
Did Path of Destruction after this cache.

A great day for a stroll up the hill with Dad.

Recent rain it was. Lots of slipping, but a great view at the top! Thanks.

Stumbled upon the right street while looking for the acces to another cache nearby. Walked straight up to this one and each intersection took the right choice. At GZ started the search in a methodical way and inside of 2 minutes turned up the cache. This caching experience was the opposite to the normal which is to get half lost and complete 3 u turns and that's just in the car getting the general area normally and then the real trouble begins..

swapping trackables. +Peter TB -travel gnome coin

My phu phu survived without too many issues. Ten minutes walk to the cache, with no problems picking the right path. Getting there was the easy bit. Hunted and hunted for the cache. Checked online. Hmmm no hints to help either. Hunted some more, and after 20 mintues and on the point of giving up finally found it. RIght where the gps took me initially. All very inexplicable on my behalf. Left 3 x coins. Onwards up the hill. TFTC.

Well, we had the opposite experience to BK&J who were, we think, about 20 mins ahead of us on this mission. We made the find in about 2 or 3 minutes, but took longer than them to walk up. We suspect we did not take the quickest path though, and we did have one little detour as well, but got to the right location in the end. Great spot. TFTC
- GME geocoin (Left the other two as I think we have had both of them before, plus it might tempt others to visit.)

FTF This is the first FTF ive had in a while. Very nice bush walk, been up here afew times so I sort of knew where I was heading, great view of the town. Found with Tano1000 one of my cousins who is really interested in geocaching. Pinot Noir, you have your revenge after I made you walk all that way to find my cache Thanks for bring along this new cache TFTC
- Yoyo - Glow in the dark rugby ball
+ Maze Game + Draco Magnet

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