CSGQ: Sumner (Canterbury) Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
By dan.reilly on 03-Dec-11. Waypoint GC2ZBA9

The time has come to archive this series. I apologise to the Christchurch Geocaching community for letting it fall into disrepair. If you have found some of the caches and not others, and you want to find the final, email me the codes you have already got and I will reply with the location of the final (if you have emailed previously for help with this series and I haven't replied, please email again). I will archive the final at the end of the year. Regards, Dan.

This entry was edited by mrdan01 on Monday, 28 July 2014 at 05:33:53 UTC.

AAARRRGGGHHH! Here's hoping it's replaced so I can get that pesky code

The cache will be replaced, can't say exactly when at this stage though. Been a bit busy recently.

Phew! I shall keep my eyes peeled then

As there's been no cache to find for months, 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 unarchive it.

Just a nudge to the CO: This is one of 5 in the series I still need to complete it. Also need to get Burnside, if you're out replacing missing caches
I'd hate to see the reviewers archive this for lack of contact
Cheers

Appears to be muggled.

Found some sticky uppy cut off things, but not the cache.

Found gz, a laminated '8 1'
but no cache

Despite two attempts, before and after lunch, we just couldn't locate this one.

Stealth required today. Tftc

An entertaining spot, popular today with the coast to coast finishing here later today.

Quick find by Scrib on her birthday, along with Grandad Tomtom. TFTC.

Easy as... TFTC

Well that was a good find. No one seemed to care what I was doing. Tftc.

Quick find before a beach BBQ with some buds. Lots of surfers out today which made it a tad trickier. TSLO!

It has been a long while since I was last out at Sumner. Today, I used the cachemobile rather than the bike as I intended to also find some of the caches higher up in the hills behind Sumner. All the Mr Whippie vans were along the beach front today doing a roaring trade in ice creams. Very nice too. This cache, one of the last of the series that I had yet to find, was found in good condition. The number was confirmed as being what I had deduced earlier. Thanks for the cache and the series.

Very windy - being sandblasted this evening!

Pretty tricky without the hint. TFTC

Found it but had no pen with us

Ooh, fun, a new adventure. This was our first of the series, so we'll try to find the others in time. TFTC.

It took us a little while to find it. We're excited to go to all the suburbs. TFTC.

Nice quick find in a lovely spot. TFTC

01/01/2013 12:49:00 AM
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Second one of this series... I really do wonder how long it will take to complete... but hte exciting part is, FIRST CACHE OF 2013 for me!!!

We decided to go to spend our New Year at the beach. We spotted some people with a bonfire, and thinking it was awesome and what we would have done had we been any organised, we joined and hung out with them. Heaps of other people came and went, and we had a ball! Yelled the countdown, and then jumped into the water for a midnight swim! Was fantastic! Probably the best New Years so far. We then went and warmed up by the fire before saying goodbye to our newly formed friends and heading off to find the first cache of 2013!!

Closest one to where we were, and part of this series I will complete one day, so a good choice for find.

It took us quite a while to locate the hint item, and even when we did, my mate took a look and said it wasn't there. We searched for a wee bit longer, but still no luck! So then I went back to the hint place and took a look, and it was there! My mate must have just missed it!

So the two of them sat on the wall looking guard for passing muggles while I squated and signed the log...
As I was signing though, I heard these people coming past, and one of them looked over the wall, (They were on the other side) and said, "AH! The New Years Squat!!" And the bunch of them had a bit of a laugh, and so did my mates... I tried to fight in defence and yelled No!! Not even!! But they didn't believe me, and they had already kept on walking not wanting to stick round... awkward!! But at least they will not go to GZ now... and they didn't know me, so it's alright... LOL!

But YUS!! Only took me 49 minutes from the strike of midnight, and I had a cache for 2013!!

TFTC!!

Tftc

My mate and I initially thought that the cache had been muggled, as a plastic bag with the geocaching disclaimer note was sitting on top of the bark garden; we ended up locating the actual cache and put the log back in the plastic bag with the disclaimer note before putting it back in the hiding spot. Thanks!

Another good outing and good excuse for an ice cream in the way

A quick find for the start of the day. tftc

Easy find once the hint object found
T4tc

1336 Geocaches found
Logged with a Samsung SII GT-I9100

Found while doing a few caches in the area

Was easily visable when found. Better hidden now. With Skunkgal.

Found it - honest - but forgot my pencil!

TFTC, found with Czech girl.

Found on beautiful day with my kiwi friend. Thanks and greetings from CZ:-)

Quick find.

Log to come.

Too easy. Hid under a bit less obviously with a wee bark cairn.

Quick easy find on my way past on a cracker day. Another one down on the list. Thanks for the effort in placing.

Nice sunny day and not many people around - perfect! The log book has recently been "signed" by young muggles too.

Not very many round on a weel day morning which was a big help. TFTC #4179

Found it!my first one!

Nice sneaky one to do on a day that the muggles were enjoying the sunshine. TFTC

11:30 Nice day and nice beach and I made one new geocasher TFTC

6th one today was hidden very well ran into some fello hunters looking for this one

Found by The Empire with tackle_head
Day one of the trek south to the NZ Mega, our fifth cache of the trip.
After checking out downtown Christchurch, it was time to hit the coast. My thanks to dan.rielly for the cache.
- M
Melbourne, Australia.

Found while on tour with The Empire on the way to the NZ Mega event
tftc

TFTC

Another easy find, on a fine sunny day, while avoiding school-holiday 'muggles'. Another one in the CSGQ Series. TN:LN. TFTC. #107 for us.

Ginni's first find in her old stomping ground. TFTC

Enjoyed a play at the playground, ice cream then on the beach. TFTC.

TFTC

TFTC

Nice easy find.
TFTC

A quick find. Out with the grandson again, thanks

Nice and easy at nice place, thanks!

Beautiful day to be out this way, a day of unfinished business to settle. When first started this quest, didn't think we'd ever finish the series but now the end is nigh after visiting the suburbs of Chch. Great concept!

Lovely Start to the day, couple muggles round but a stelthy grab

A nice day at the beach, luckily it's a weekday or the place would be crowded! After re-reading the hint discovered I was almost standing on it.
Must be nearly ready to tackle the final ...
Thanks.

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A great cache to find as we walked off a big brunch from Joe's Garage. Introduced geocaching to a few mates and I suspect have them hooked on this outdoor game.
TFTC - will keep an eye out for the other caches in the CSGQ series.

9682... On a Geocaching tour around Sumner, another Quest signed and sealed, TFTC.

It was a little bit tricky. All the kids were hunting and Ben found it. TFTC

Read clue... looked around... scratched head... checked clue again... rummaged some more... 'a-haa' moment... found it!

I went again with Denise after the maintenance and could find it pretty easy. TFTC

Beautiful day, heaps of muggles. TFTC

The cache was put back in the wrong place, I have changed the hint to make sure it is put back where it belongs.

I am planning a cache maintenance run this weekend, so I will have a look at this cache.

Together with Denise (she found it).

The film canister was just lying on the floor. Not really hidden. Maybe someone has to check this catch.

TFTC

Never come this far before.
Thank you for placing this cache.
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269 I haven't been to this area since before the earthquakes so it has been an interesting experience seeing the damage here. I visited Cave Rock with MacPacMum and I was good to collect another in this series. I'm slowly getting them done! There was a bit of a bite to the wind this afternoon but there were six brave surfers out in the waves although they weren't surfing. I really enjoyed my walk on the beach though. TFTC

Stayed about 30m from this one last night, made sense to come and claim it today.... Cache was exposed, and highly likely to be muggled if not re-hidden or relocated by CO.

Moved in 38m away while our house is repaired, have looked a couple of times but always people about. walked straight into it today! was a bit exposed so I tried to cover it up a bit more!

We almost gave up on this one. Just as we were leaving grandchild #1 exclaimed 'What is this?' And it was found.

First cache on our trip down south. Cool crisp evening with a couple of keen surfers out.

TFTC

yes clue spot on. Had to be very stealthy as lots of people around on such a great winters day. TFTC

Well hidden, clue extremely helpful. Stood on it twice. Having my geolings were helpful too. TFTC, only 2 to go.

Hard to get a gap to grab this one. A lot of patience required. TFTC

FOUND IT!! =)

Not much of a day but still lots of muggles about, TFTC

Came for a walk here with a friend after coffee at a nearby cafe in Sumner this afternoon. The cache was a quick find - signed log, TFTC!

Tftc it's well hidden!

Down from waikato for a short holiday. Found with fiancee and her girls. Both budding geocachers. Tftc

First find for the olivers and the allens!

Found it whilst on the esplanade with the nieces - nice hide!

Nice and easy find at the beach. Cheers. TFTC

So I'm standing there struggling with this one, aaaaaannnnnnnddddddd the "non geocaching, and mildly intolerant wifey, suggests "try that" - bloomin heck. She's getting smarter than me. All good.

TFTC

TFTC

An easy find after jumping over the wall and avoiding a constant flow of muggles, TFTC!

The old strategy still works: Amid heavy muggles, observe closely and note anomalies. When the coast is clear, investigate. TFTC.

Nice easy find today. TFTC

Another lovely sunny day - had bunch at the Scarbourgh Cafe, and then went for a stroll. Cache is currently located right by a works zone.

Our First Day in NZ and our First cache in NZ
Quick find with still jetlag

TFTC
Grisu76

After a lot of looking I finally had to have a peak at the hint then straight onto the cache. TFTC. Cheers Bo

#244 2/3 CSGQ today

Out and about for a wet, windy, cold but fun family adventure. Grabbed a couple caches up in the hills & decided to come down in to Sumner. Cache quick to find.
Windsurfers making the most of the wind & waves - getting up some great speeds!

Had to wait for digger driver muggle to move pipe along grass then headed straight in and found cache quickly. Kiwicampnut

After a few failed attempts to introduce Nick to caching, we got this one after fish and chips on the beach. TFTC From N. Ireland

My Highland Pipe Band played for an hour down the road and I figured, since I'm here, why not? Having done a few in the series, I thought this would be easy. Can anyone else spell "complacency" as well as that???

Had some time to fill in before a movie, took one of my Muggle friends for a walk. Great hide. TFTC.

Decided to take a drive on this wet and cold day to Sumner. So sad the state of affairs around here. Massive containers to hold the cliffs at bay. On the plus side there are still some lovely properties, particular opposite the cache site. Made an initial mistake about which side of the fence to be on but then I spied the hint item in question and all was sweet.

TFTC
# 120

We were down here to be at the finish of the Coast to Coast and had an hour to wait for our man to come in so a very enjoyable walk culminated in a quick find.
Our man came fourth in the longest day on his first attempt which we thought was pretty good even though he wasn't that happy.
Really nice day here today. Lots of surfers.
TFTC