The Empire Strikes Back (Auckland) Orewa, North Island, New Zealand
By azza-ro on 17-Aug-11. Waypoint GC32D8Y

Light Pole has been removed and there is no replacement spot suitable

Over 12 months since last find -;)

Looks like the power pole has been replaced.....will see what can be done.

Nothing obvious here for me, had a good look around but could only see a nice new shiny pole

Been here a few times to try a take a grab but too many muggles. Back for an evening on the beach went to take a chance but the old lamposts has gone and a bright shiny new one in its place. Had a very quick search as light was fading fast. Will dare to try again

Hadn't intended to do this one today but geowife wanted to get geohound some water so while she went to get that I wandered across the street to see if I could get a quick grab. The technique I've seen a few times before now but doing the grab here required a little more subtlety as there are a lot of muggles around. Geohound enjoyed his water and I enjoyed the cache! TFTC.

Day two of a three day trip to Auckland for some geocaching and general exploring. Quick find. I was expecting that to be more difficult than that... pleasantly surprised. TFTC (2807)

Nicely done, took a few false starts before common sense prevailed.

We were off to Auckland in search of a new car. We had some spare time so we stopped off here to stretch our legs. The kids loved the nearby playground last time we were in the area. I spotted this well hidden cache quickly and tried to sign the log descretly. Great cache tittle, TFTC

After a lovely picnic lunch on our way north, noticed there were a few caches for us to find. Wandered over to this and I soon noticed something unusual and there it was. TFTC

Before heading to Auckland downtown, we stopped by this area for a quick stroll.
The visit was not long but we had a great time.
Thanks for the cache.
Greetings from Portugal.

While roaming NZ and encountering lovely landscapes,I found this Cache.TFTC

While Roaming NZ and encountering lovely landscapes,i found this cache.TFTC

#10060, Found it with DroidCachebox!

We visited this cache during our trip through out New Zealand!
With our rental car, we explored the north island for 12 days.
NZ is a beautiful country and we really enjoyed our time here.
We hope to return one day and explore a little bit more!

Day 10 - Awanui to Auckland

Today we had a long drive back to Auckland, on the way we did a few stops, and visited some interesting locations.
In the afternoon we visited Auckland's downtown.

Thanks for the cache.
Greetings from Portugal.

Quickly found this in the rain - no issues with muggles on such a wet day. TFTC

Was passing by in the car today, so decided to do a maintenance check after a recent DNF. I can report that all is well, and cache is still in place.

Headed out to Waiwera Spa today and grabbed a few caches along the way there and back. Mycro Man thoroughly enjoyed the spa. Not 100% sure this cache is there anymore. Searched everywhere including where we thought t would be, but no luck. Might have been looking in the wrong place. Thanks for all the caches along the way,

I visited this cache with a group of ten students and a muggle teacher from St John’s College in Hamilton as part of their camp week. Over four days and three nights we visited Orewa, Whangaparoa, Waiwera, Whangarei, Paihia, Waitangi and Russel. We generally signed the logs SJC GEO Camp to save each student needing to sign the log. The boys literally ran from Geocache to Geocache trying to beat each other to the find. By the second to last day they had all at least found one cache each. They all seemed to enjoy the experience and hopefully will decide to keep Geocaching as a consequence. We found a great variety of caches in some amazing spots. A huge thanks to all the CO’s for placing and maintaining all the caches we found.

A large group of school aged children made for great cover and one of the boys was able to spot the cache and pluck it from its hiding spot.

A nice quick find once you read the description. Very high muggle zone and a local Gypsy Carnival didn't help I'm sure.

All well. TFTC

A quick find. I admired the beautiful giant proteas growing in the garden nearby. TFTC azza-ro.

another quick find as I was running between work appointments... t4tc

Visiting Orewa for day so decided to grab a few caches. This one we found shorter than we though due to recent logs saying that it was sneaky. Nice & sneaky hide !!!

took as a while but with the closer look, the cache was in our hands, tftc and FP on top

Sneaky wee hide motherflossy49 found first!!! Lovely day for a stroll!!

A neat little find, our second one on the North Island, with our newest 'crew' member.
TFTC

I discovered, to my dismay, that my car battery was well and truly flat this morning. After getting some help to get it started I was left with the task of driving around to recharge the battery. Well, nothing for it but a long drive up the motorway followed by some park and grabs to get things make in full working order. It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!

Just what the doctor ordered as I was able to park right next to GZ and complete the find all while the car was idling away. Stealth was the key here as some locals started up a conversation right on the corner. Luckily I quickly spied something not quite right and was quickly able to complete the formalities before anyone was any wiser. Now, to get some much needed petrol. Hopefully, the battery is fully recharged now. Cheers for the cache placement!

Standing by the lamp post with my lady bug and was beaten to the cache by her quick intellect TFTC from a pair of aussie cachers

Found the morning after the Bayleys 80's bash. Ears still ringing, but a great night was had by all. Sneaky little hide!

Grabbing a feed of Fish, Burger & Chips just down the road so decided to grab this cache whilst waiting for the order to be ready. Another quick find for Kiwiscot today. She leads 6 nil today over Scotty & Kiwi. TFTC

No luck probably gone burger.

Checked today - its still there

Middle of the day.. Oh me oh my, the little lady came by felt I couldn't be stealth!

Nice place

Nice easy find on a stinking hot day of geocaching of Oneranger.

A sneaky little hide but found it anyway.

thanks to all the owners of the geocaches that we found today between Orewa and Warkworth ... you gave us a fantastic day! For this one we awarded a fave point! TFTC and greetings from Belgium.

Back again.....tried a new tactic .........lets see how this goes.

Looks like this one has disappeared again. Will replace ASAP

Well done, clever! A tick from me.

Not as difficult as we thought except that we could not access the cache from below. TFTC, SL, TNLN

Yay! At long last, I have managed to return and find this case, it has eluded me for many attempts. yippppeeeee!

Find #1001. Thank you very much for the cache. 28/09/2014 08:59

OK - a slightly different hiding technique - lets see if this one lasts

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news again. Have confirmed with previous finders about location, and know that this is no longer there again. Sorry.

Team MNJL found some time ago. Walked past on recent visit and noticed tampered and missing

Looks like this may need a visit and a re-design. Will attend ASAP

TFTC.

Quick find tftc

Great easy find. Great location too! Good find for kids. Thanks MNJL.

Darth Vader would have been proud of us since we found it right away. TFTC.

After a full on day completing Route 66 we decided to grab a few along the way home.

Walked right up to this one and spotted the clever camo straight away. Love these hidden in plain sight ones! A favourite from me.

Thanks for hiding. Found with Agazo and Gorby. Signed as Team Thursday

A great hide, not from cachers but from muggles. It completely blends in, well done, found with geocaching buddies Agazo and keylev on our way home.

Good hide, but I did struggle getting the log out. I didn't push it in so far when I returned it. TFTC.

Nice little cache. Thanks.

Clever camo on this cache, it really looks like it belongs here. A favourite point from me. TFTC

TYFTC. VERY good clue

Soon spotted. Needed pen to retrieve and sign. Replaced as it should be. Thanks

TFTC. Great Camo. Lotsa Muggles around

Found it! There were a lot of muggles around so we chose the right time before going in for the find. Great hide. TFTC!

After learner driver daughter went off home with dad I went out for a few more caches before dark. Having parked in the main carpark to use the loos I crossed to this cache and to my surprise found it instantly. Tried to look as if it is entirely natural sitting at the side of the road. Thanks for the hide azza-ro - a bit different!

Easy find TFTC

All up and running again - slight change to container

Looks like this one may have been muggled. Its had a good run considering it was totally visible and on a very busy thoroughfare. Will replace ASAP.

Found a likely hiding spot but no cache. Two of us looking for 10 mins.

2 of us looking for 10 min, could not find.

Seen a very likely place but no log.

Found quickly thanks to the hint, love these "hiding in plain sight" caches. TFTC

Found while on a walk along the foreshore. Added a sheet of paper for log book replacement. TFTC azza-ro.

Found while on quick visit up that way. many thanks
Log book needs replacing

IT was a nice sunday at he beach and easy toe find. TFTC.

This entry was edited by jofire on Sunday, 09 February 2014 at 20:49:53 UTC.

I liked this one muggles would not think of looking but it doesn't take ages searching

Found during our trip through New Zealand.

Nice quick find - cool container!! Taking a break during a day at the beach. TFTC.

Driving down from Doubtless Bay en route to Tauranga we stopped here for lunch & a quick cache grab.

T4tC
2814

Done a few today so was ready for this well hidden cache. TFTC.

#877 - A short walk away from the top 10 holydaypark. My wife made one grab, looked and put the thing back. Is this the cache? Another look and - yes here is the logbook. What a quick found! tftc.

Very cute hide indeed thanks azza-ro.
Very busy road to cross if you have kids with you though ...Plus you are very visible ..
Never seen one like this so it is a favourite!

Cachetravelling with M.O.M. Thanks for the cache!

Nice one. But didn´t fool us. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Finland

very cute cache, enjoyed the sunshine

Found together with Threefoot. Please read his log. TFTC from Sweden.

Found together with LBTW. TFTC from Sweden.

Quickly made the grab then nonchalantly strolled up and down while I extracted the log and signed. Excellent hide! TFTC

Got it!

nicely hidden in a really creative container - very nice

Just what the Dr ordered for a Dot Day cache, quick and without issues, although grabbed at lunchtime a saunter past, grab walk on and then a return to the car and all was as it should be

TFTC

Innovative & well crafted.A favourite,thankyou.

Haven't seen a cache container like this before, looks like a well done craft job.
Tftc

Found with Corikra. Awesome camo haven't seen this before.
TFTC

The second of our evening stroll finds. T4TC!

great cache. nice camo

[green] This is my last day in Auckland. I had planned to stay for two more weeks, caching up a storm - about 30 a day- on the bicycle, but mum called and said that this year is her 75th, so to Rotorua today I go. But just to make sure my streak stays intact, before I go its an early morning cycle into Orewa to get a cache or few. Nice easy find this, although it is a hide style I have not seen before. There was a dove on the top of the lamppost here cooing non stop at the dawn, like he was a rooster!

Nice find

Full log

On our way to the Mega! Needs new log.

On our way to Mega after a week caching in Northland. Need 3 more to break 4000 finds. Easy find. TFTC.

New log today - REMEMBER TO PLACE BACK INTO THE POINTY END

NZ road trip with Schlitz13. On our way from Auckland to the north we didn't take the toll road but the way throug Orewa. Good decision, a lot of nice views and caches.

TFTC!

On our second day we had to drive up north of Auckland, into Northland. During driving along here I saw the box on my garmin GPS and decided to do a short stop to visit this cache. Now after about two and a half week I could not exactly remember what else we found here, sorry.

Thank you for the box and the logbook.

Found it, had to come back with right tool. Found on a night walk with Granville86a after arriving for the Mega13 TFTC

Found with Chosen1978 on Mega trip. Had to return to camping ground to retrieve extracting tool. Quickly extracted while boys in blue were talking to muggle just up street.