Tikipunga Shopping Center (Whangarei) Tikipunga, North Island, New Zealand
By
MiniMaxy and Riser5 on 06-Feb-11. Waypoint GC2NDCE
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Logs
Had a good look around for this one today, but as the previous cachers , we also had no luck finding it.
Maybe the CO could check on it please.
Maybe the CO could check on it please.
Nice hide although the logbook is full, I just managed to jump into bed with someone else's signature.
TFTC
TFTC
A quiet area today. The cache was smaller than expected - very cute indeed. We were down below and looking up into the sun made the hide all the better. Thanks for another smile 
Lots of muggle traffic around but WD and I managed to look fairly inconspicuous leaning against the rail. TFTC!
Found it this time. Radio car races were being held nearby so stayed for a while to watch. TFTC
Bit sad couldn't find it, very hard to not make it obvious we were looking for something... No book or micro :/
A straight forward find here so it was quickly retrieved, signed and replaced with very few muggles nearby. Thanks for the cache and another smiley face.
Last for the day. Nice and quick find as we went to the supermarket for dinner.
Cruising around Whangarei, and its environs. A lovely fine day to be away from work!
Thanks for effort put your hides.
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Cruising around Whangarei, and its environs. A lovely fine day to be away from work!
Thanks for effort put your hides.
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Here from Auckland for work....so doing some exploring around Whangarei. This one took me a little longer than it should have :-p
After an excellent game of golf with friends, we popped in to grab some groceries and were rewarded with the opportunity to grab a cache at the same time 
! Not a lot of muggles around on a quiet Sunday afternoon. TFTC MiniMaxy.
! Not a lot of muggles around on a quiet Sunday afternoon. TFTC MiniMaxy.(110)
Yay, found it after a DNF last time.. The countdown was definitely on for our return!
TFTC.
Yay, found it after a DNF last time.. The countdown was definitely on for our return!
TFTC.
I stopped by for an early morning cache, but needed a different perspective to see it even though its location was obvious. TFT(nano)C.
Thank you Riser5 for replacing. Hopefully still there next time, neighbours were watching.
Found this cache after the near-by CITO event.
Recent logs suggested the cache had gone and this was the case as we searched in the location disclosed by the hint without success. However the cache owner was on hand and once he confirmed the cache was missing it was replaced. So HotRodPete and Liz got a "first to sign" in the new log. TFTC
Recent logs suggested the cache had gone and this was the case as we searched in the location disclosed by the hint without success. However the cache owner was on hand and once he confirmed the cache was missing it was replaced. So HotRodPete and Liz got a "first to sign" in the new log. TFTC
Not sure how to not look inconspicuous while searching for this. If it's meant to be a quick and easy one its not here 
Located while on an impromptu trip to the supermarket. Car racing taking place. TFTC.
The sixth day on a geocaching holiday away to the north.
More good finds today around Whangarei.
Soon had this cache located.
SL TFTC
More good finds today around Whangarei.
Soon had this cache located.
SL TFTC
Found as part of my Post Mega northen road trip. Really enjoyed a part of the country I hadn't seen before. Thanks to all those who have placed cacahes to encourage us southerners to come your way!
Found with Moneydork, Rediguana and Bladesedge during a road trip to the Far North. TFTC
This entry was edited by Hello Mrs on Friday, 08 November 2013 at 04:48:54 UTC.
This entry was edited by Hello Mrs on Friday, 08 November 2013 at 04:48:54 UTC.
I used to live in Tikipunga (1998 to 1999), so it was interesting to revisit. TFTC
#6198. The last of a long day's caching. We must have been flagging as it took a bit of finding. Right, supermarket then home. TFTC.
This supermarket is close to where we were staying while in Whangarei so we visited several times during our stay. Didn't notice the cache was here on our first visit, but did today so decided to make it our 40th and last cache of the day. Took a few minutes to track down, but we got there in the end. TFTC.
Found with stairman1. There weren't too many muggles here today so it was easy for us to find the cache. Stairman1 signed this one then we placed it back and headed off. TFTC
The cache was still in place when we did a short walk after our shopping. There is lot of things needed for a holiday in a Campervan, this is going to be our first night! Tftc.
after a lot of pointless searching i found it... completely oblivious to the fact that there was a top bar as well as a bottom bar to the fence (LOL) 
also im kinda new to geocahing and dads car was parked behind me... and behind dads car... were two MUGGLES!!!!! (din din dinnnnn) i didnt see them but after i found and re-hid the cache it was then inoticed that they were WATCHING me..... so if the next few peple can't find it i not suprised...(also very sorry if it does go missing...)
Slight detour on the way back from site to hunt out a few more caches...and what do you know another nano...tftc
didn't find it but im only new so i dont know what they look likecan someone take a photo of one and e-mail me at [email protected] (i would prefer a photo of the tikipunga one or one in whangarei...)
awesome hide, was training some ex muggles in the art and they put their wee finger right on that little black hide - nice - dont you hate it when they are instant experts - sadly no pen could be found in the car so couldnt sign the log - and no one would give me any blood!
Located on an early morning cache hunt (4.30am) and therefore all quiet in the area, not too bad without the presence of muggles however was suffering from a slight case of cache creep, so placed back where I thought it should be according to the hint, TFTC
Wondered why the kids using the area as a skatepark weren't in school. A quick find
After finding the shopping centre where the takeaway was where I wanted to buy dinner, I realised that there was a cache not too far for this area, so decided to order dinner and while they were making it, it was a great opportunity to drive over to GZ and see if I could grab this one while I was waiting. Arriving near GZ and noticed that this end of the car-park was totally deserted, this made it so much easier as I was able to park the car within a metre of GZ, step out sign and return it without any issues, after returning the cache I managed to get back and pick up my dinner as it had just finished being cooked, thanks for placing a cache in such a convenient location very much appreciated, also decided to bring Dream, Passion and Journey Travel Bug along to visit this cache as well, TFTC TNLNSL (3664)
Decided to drop a Travel bug for a quick visit while it was passing through as it is in a race
Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.
200th cache find. Visiting relatives in Whangarei and introduced them to geocaching. TFTC.
Forgot to mention that the log is full, we didnt have any paper with us to replace it.
This entry was edited by Phasevisitor on Monday, 21 November 2011 at 17:49:24 UTC.
200th cache find. Visiting relatives in Whangarei and introduced them to geocaching. TFTC.
Forgot to mention that the log is full, we didnt have any paper with us to replace it.
This entry was edited by Phasevisitor on Monday, 21 November 2011 at 17:49:24 UTC.
200th cache find. Visiting relatives in Whangarei and introduced them to geocaching. TFTC.
Forgot to mention that the log is full, we didnt have any paper with us to replace it.
This entry was edited by Phasevisitor on Monday, 21 November 2011 at 17:49:24 UTC.
Forgot to mention that the log is full, we didnt have any paper with us to replace it.
This entry was edited by Phasevisitor on Monday, 21 November 2011 at 17:49:24 UTC.
#4865
We could not be tempted by the shopping center nearby, a rapid find found after day had turned well into night, that proved to be helpful as there were not many muggles around, also enjoyed litening to the garage band playing across the road.
TNLN TFTC
We could not be tempted by the shopping center nearby, a rapid find found after day had turned well into night, that proved to be helpful as there were not many muggles around, also enjoyed litening to the garage band playing across the road.
TNLN TFTC
We are on our second caching holiday in New Zealand and today was our last full day of caching. We have been limited with the caches we could search for after Marco badly sprained his ankle at Cape Reinga and is on crutches – but this one was easily accessible so we decided to give it a go. Thanks to a good hint, this one was a quick find – thankfully as this is a busy place. TNLNSL TFTC
Parked the camper close to GZ and managed a quick find then stocked up on groceries T4TC.
Great! Stopped to watch the remote controlled cars which was very entertaining. They are there on some sundays
2.45pm. Thanks to the log photos I now knew I was looking for a Nano so had no trouble today.
Thank you. David.
Thank you. David.
