Waiwaka Reserve (Taranaki) Merrilands, North Island, New Zealand
By NZWide on 13-Dec-08. Waypoint GC1JVNC

This cache hasn't been here for some long time, but thought I'd look anyway. This was the first geocache I'd ever found, being shown it by Juty Bug when rogaining in the area some couple of years ago. Disappointing it's no longer here, considering the location. I grew up in the area as a child of the fifties, and learned to ride a push bike here. Vivid memory of doing a u-turn without ending up in the river. Dad also taught me to cast a surfcasting line here. Of course that was when this part of the reserve was the end of the trail - before the footbridge was installed. TFTC & the memories.

Unable to maintain it

11.40am. Bit muddy in places walking from the half way seat. Another quick find then back to the car.
Thank you. David and Noeline.

A nice stroll through the cemetery and down to the reserve to fin this one after hockey one day... Thanks for bringing me down here... First entry in the new log book

I replaced the log book today

Had fun finding this cache. Found with tasuki201

Hey Great cache. Hard when your GPS loses power before you get to the site but used geocaching skills to find. Found with Just_Jessy

Nicely hidden. Book still damp. tftc

Visiting from Palmerston North and my first find in the Taranaki region.

Took a bit longer than expected as had trouble finding a good access point to park and get down to the cache area.

Once there, it was a very quick find. The log book is a little damp (had no spares with me today sorry).

A nice quiet spot.

TFTC NZWide.

Easy cache walked round in circles following the compass but found it eventually

Find number 2 of the day. I have walked past the monument location many times without realising that it was even there

Easy. Good cache.

Interesting information, lovely walkway. TFTC.

Our fifth and last find for the evenings walk. A nice part of the walkway and a monument we never knew was here. Cache container a bit bigger than expected, so left a tiger patterned rubber ball, and signed the log. Thanks for the cache.

I made this one way too hard for myself, actually it couldn't have been easier. Thanks from this Canadian!

Seeet first find for ages.

Found today with our friends, during a trip down memory lane (we used to live here). As they are French and we are surrounded by hundreds of butterflies it seemed only apt to leave Papillion TB. tftc!

Found soon after other people. Have removed Papillion TB (4K9210) and left Champagne miniture. Will take Papillion on our next travels up North. Never knew this exsisted. Thanks for bringing this one to our attention. TFTC.

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I found this today, a nice easy find in a fantastic little hidey-hole. I bet not many know of this little plaque! TFTC

Random place for a plaque! Tftc

Nice to see a cache at a spot that would otherwise go totally unnoticed. TFTC

I was very wet by the time I got to this cache... who would think this was summer? t4tc

Tricky little spot. Almost didn't see this. TFTC.

nice spot on the walkway

Greets from Germany

LordFisch

Hi from Tauranga... Always interesting to see where the trail leads and this one we double-guessed quite wrongly, so we got a more interesting walk than usual. Cache found in good condition. Out: 2 TB. TFTC

Found this morning while out for an early bike ride, still very windy but at least the rain has stayed away so far, This "Coastal Cycle track" is something I make good use of every time I am back down this way and the Te Henui track was a nice diversion

TFTC

Quick find on this lovely sunny day. TFTC P.

This memorial is not obvious from the walkway, but a nice quick find after a walk down the trek from the halfway seat...then I took a "shortcut" back to the car...straight up the hill - good stretch for the legs - lol. tftc

Lovely area around here and intertwining with the coastal path as well. Pretty cold tho'.

Enjoying a couple of days down in the 'Naki'. A nice walkway that I haven't been to in over a year. TFTC.

I'd walked right along the waterfront then onto the Te Henui path - only had this one in the GPSr and no phone access with Telstra ripping everyone off for data roaming at $20 a MB - they are not getting any more from me! A few walkers and runners in the late afternoon light and this was a lovely area. Walked straight up and it was in the first place I checked. A nice change.
Signed and replaced. Didn't see the TB in there.

Thanks!

A quick find for the end of the day. The last three were missing, so good to finish with a find. TFTC.

Just time for a couple on the way to the airport, an out of the way plaque you wouldn't spot from the path.

TFTC

Found it!

A good landmark to cache

Enjoyed the Walkway and the caches along it. May have bypassed the plaque if we hadn't been caching. -TB TFTC

We seem to be following bandit49 - keep signing below his. Would sure never have seen this plague without the cache. Very pastoral part of the track. NINO TFTC

Senior Bandit found this one

dropped Off caterpillar want to grow up .went to this cache as I missed the other one up the track

An easy find many thanks

Nice walk to cache with ozlad.

tftc

Found @ 12:37pm with hccatcher11415


A nice walk from "The Halfway Seat", this was a nice quick find. An interesting location too. Thanks for bringing us here NZWide!

4th and final find for the day. A lovely area to be walking through. If there is one thing I have found with the New Plymouth area it's the beautiful walking tracks and areas that are here.

Thanks for bringing us here.

2nd in the little cache trail by the river. There was some swimming gala or something noisy happening behind a fence on the opposite side of the river. Nice little find, but not where I was expecting! TFTC

Good hide in nice park.

Magical area. so green. TFTC NZWide

great walkway ty

Pleasant stroll on a sunny day along one of New Plymouth's great walkways

Plaque so well hidden no one would know it was there, is it a secret?
Nice walking paths in New Plymouth, thanks for bringing us here.

TFTC

Learn something new every day! Didn't know this was here until I went looking for the cache!

+ Pirate duck

2nd of 5 today
TFTC!

There seems to be quite a few tracks around here, but luckily StreetWalker's navigational skills were up to the challenge.
The camellias have all finished flowering now, must be a lovely sight in spring.
Didn't take long to track down with the hint. Seems an odd place for a plaque?
TFTC.

#2817. Very pleasant spot. TFTC.

Was visiting nearby this morning so went for a quick walk along the walkway to find this. Took the wrong turning on a couple of occasions and ended up coming directly down the bank from above to the cache. Interesting and historic but surprisingly obscurely-placed plaque. Signed log and returned via the route I should have taken to get there. TFTC and for bringing me to this interesting and pleasant spot - you wouldn't even know you were in a city when you're here!

Lovely walk to a nice spot. Thanks for the cace.

Nice walk cache found nice n dry

found cache while caching in the new plymouth area with ghost gums

TFTC NZWide

This was a quick find for us after reading the hint. There was no one around so we were able to do our business quickly.

We then decided to take a short cut back to the motel via the cemetery.

TFTC NZWide

A pleasant walk to the GZ from the Devon Hotel, my temporary lodgings. TFTC

Easy find with hint. TFTC

Another quick stop while biking. TFTC

One of many caches on my morning Te Henui walk,got wet feet getting here throu the long grass, now continuing down the track.

lovely dell with many camelias starting to show. Cache had quite a bit of water in it so replanted it upside down.T4tc.

Enjoying the walkway shame not more people know about the cache!

What a lovely walk to this find - TFTC!

A lovely morning for a stroll to this one. TFTC

1.30pm. An almost forgotten insignificant plague today but remembering a major historic event of yesteryear. A quiet and peaceful place. Found a few treasures for the grandchildren.
TFTC
[8d] M&P.

What a walk-way!! Found a Travel bug!!!(:D)

Nice hide,left tracker. TFTC

Easy find with good coverage - cheerz Jumboz

I agree with others that it seems strange to have such a memorial tucked away where few (other than the geocaching community, that is) will see it. Netty found the treasure while I was searching on the other side.

Another "Well, I never knew this was here!" moment. TNLN.

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Shame that such an important plaque is hidden away from general view. Thanks for bringing me here and TFTC

Interesting bit of NZ history here. TFTC.

Nice quick find after long walk!! TFTC

A quick find at this very nice memorial. TFTC #1884

Lovely area. A great place to let the dog loose. TFTC

Our first find in New Plymouth. TFTC

Great spot for a cache, strange place for the memorial. Thanks for this one

TFTC

One of 42 found on round trip to New Plymouth tftc

Enjoyable walk to GZ and a great place for a cache T4TC.

TFTC

#705 Another New Plymouth Xmas for us and enjoying the walkways. Interesting history. SL. TFTC

Loved the box. Fitted the area well. A horrible rainy day. Thanks for the cache.

New container and is now back in place

Interesting place Nice park. NINO TFTC

I have removed the cache to dry out the log. Will replace in a couple of days

Logbook is wet and need replacement.

Quick and easy find during my business trip just before I flew out. Took TB.

Walked in from Warangi St. A nice stroll through the wet grass to the main track. TNLN SL TFTC

Very nice walk with Grandma's A Team

TFTC

tb drop

great little walkways... dropped off Tiny Turtle TB... TFTC

Quick find on a very wet morning TFTC

nice easy find and a lovely walk in the park - nice way to spend mother's day!
Left a pet rock - a duck

Quick find, and quite a good hiding spot... Quite a few bugs and insects on the cache, and the inside was slightly damp, but not enough to make writing in the log difficult. NINO TFTC

Enjoyed our day today on the Walkway. Te Henui Walkway is great. Easy find. Topped up the cache.
+ Pencil sharpener
+ Pink treasure chest
+ Christmas hat
+ Blue bag
TN TFTC
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