Free the Tahuna 50. (Waikato) Tahuna, North Island, New Zealand
By Zork V on 30-Dec-11. Waypoint GC39XGM

Cache broken into two pieces, on ground and without log book. It seems this one has been having problems since about August last year and could do with some TLC!

Living further away now. Time to go.

Thanks to those who found me.

Quick find as cache container was in two pieces on the ground at GZ. Parked a little distance from GZ and got caught in a heavy shower before making it back to the car! No log in cache so we put a new log in and Mr nzk taped up the container - it should hinge open from one side if you undo the middle piece of black tape. We put the cache back where we thought it belonged but didn't expect it to stay there long! Looks like this one has needed maintenance for some time! TFTC

A nice quick find on our way through. No logbook in cache but i have a photo should you wish to confirm my attendance, TFTC!

This cache is broken. No book and in two pieces when we turned up.

GC found on ground on blustery day. Log also wet. Dried it out sufficiently and replaced. Tftc.

I was in the general area for work and once that was done with I went to find a few caches. This one is in need of some TLC. Spotted half the cache where it was supposed to be and found the other half on the ground. Took and signed a page out of my notebook to log my visit and replaced the cache in a horizontal position so hopefully the two halves will stay together. TFTC, Biggles.

Good location and easy to find. Can be spotted from the road but only of you know what you are looking at. Cache was disappointingly empty though so this was another one I couldn't record that I had been there.

Nice quick grab, on the way home to Tauranga, There is no log, found it on the ground in peaces. We put it back together best we could. It will need some attention. TFTC

This entry was edited by davies56 on Sunday, 22 February 2015 at 00:21:39 UTC.

Found this cache on the way through to Rotorua but was open on the ground with no logbook to be seen. Needs Maintenance. We gathered up the bits and put it back where we think it was placed.

Quick and simple find

Found the cache empty but easily, cool clue

Cache was empty but good clue

The log seems to have gone missing, so I put in a tiny slip of paper until the CO can replace it with a proper log. TFTC.

We found the cache and used the newly installed logbook. Thank you!!!

ANOTHER EASY FIND ON THE WAY BACK TO NAPIER. TFTC

Took the oportunity to pick up some caches on a trip to Tauranga. TFTC.

Another quick park and grab while cutting across country. It's a lovely area. TFTC

Found it.

Took the detour route back to Auckland and was rewarded with a couple more caches. I found this bold cache but also no log book and I did have a search around. I have nevertheless added a temporary log. Maybe this will remain or the CO will update. TFTC

Found this one today with yodabeach. Cache was easily located. Alas, there were no contents inside. A quick search of the surrounding area turned up the logbook, but no sign of the pencil.

Nice easy one! Thanks

Slieschke and I decided to take a detour back from Hamilton to Auckland to collect some lonely geocaches. Interesting cache container and placement . TFTC

Found with alpenmilch80 on the long way back to Auckland from Hamilton to pick up some lonely caches for a license challenge. A bold and daring cache in full view! Thanks!

Busy spot but soon done

Nifty hide

found as part of team stik-a-crane now logging under my own name ... I was there to help make the find but wanting a map and history of my own unique kind.

after a disappointing stop in Matamata (1 find out of a potential 5 quick searches) we couldn't complete our journey home without a couple more successes - often take this route but prior to today we were not geocachers so no need to ever stop!!- quick stop and grab this one exactly what we were aiming for - left symbol of peace and friendship

Drive passed this one everyday thought it time to get it. TFTC

Out on a working/cache run with Gap (of Fap and Gap). I am highly unprepared for this journey so I'm reliant on Gap to point me in the right direction...

There were a few vehicles on the road... no doubt cutting through to Ohinewai. This was an interesting cache location and container. TFTC.

Today was spent, alongside our caching buddies, KiwifruitsNZ, securing the last of the requirements for our Full Geo-Licence Challenge - find 50 caches in one single day and where each cache found must be at least 1 km from any of the other caches! A daunting target and task, which resulted in a 12 hour day, but it's done! Yay!

#40 of 50. The end is near! TFTC

Always travel this way back to auckland, nice spot

Another weekend, and another KiwfruitsNZ/Vamber caching adventure.

This time, it was to secure the "50 caches in a day, 1km+ apart" requirement for our Geo Challenge Licence #9. After 12 hours of caching, covering several roads between Auckland and Hamilton, surviving several downpours of rain, and the odd "interesting muggle", am pleased to say that we claimed our 50 caches (plus one more for the daily cache)!!

#40 of 50.

#2517

Replaced Geocache.

Tftc. The container may need replacing soon as it doesn't seem very watertight.

TFTC & bringing us to this pretty part of the Waikato.

On my way to the Broken Hills event, managed to squeeze in this cache that I always saw on my radar but never stopped for. TFTC

still hanging around tftf

an other quick find in the afternoon heat

Found it (after falling into the surprisingly deep drain hidden by the long grass), but unfortunately as I retrieved it I dropped it and part broke off. I've fixed it as best I can, will email a photo to owner to decide if it needs replacing. Sorry 'bout that, but great spot on a lovely evening.

This entry was edited by NZ Skyliner on Saturday, 01 February 2014 at 08:28:16 UTC.

My 1st ever find!!! Knew the area from my childhood. Thanks very much.

Yeuk! I hate earwigs and you had a huge number in residence when I opened it. Interesting container. TFTC

Parked near the school and did the short walk to the cache, a few bugs had taken up residence in the container. Thanks [8]

Chris, we don't want others knowing this way, it's already got more traffic going through than 5 years ago.
We always come this way, as hubby's grandparents used to live at Waiti and we call in to the Urupa to say hi.
Wasn't planning on doing any caches until Rotorua but I'd had my GPSr on to take a waypoint at the urupa (as I can never find it when I come through by myself) and saw this cache.
Found the cache and then had to run back to car to get phone to capture the munzee (should have known there would be one, with this being one of your caches). TFTC

While we were filling in the log here, a red Ferrari drove past closely followed by a black Ferrari.

A quick find on my way to a friends place nearby. TFTC

Have past here many times when travelling this way to Auckland, this time we had time to look for it. TFTC

Easiest find so far.
I was not the 1st today

A quick stop on the way to Tuakau. We had a conversation on the drive up about where and what this cache would be. Lets just say, we nailed the where but didn't get the what. Even though this is a pretty popular alternate route north for travellers, there was surprisingly few vehicles on the road to distract us from the search. Not that a protracted search is needed, as it was clearly spotted on approach to GZ. TFTC

This entry was edited by tparty on Saturday, 19 October 2013 at 20:56:59 UTC.

Just shows how a clever name and interesting container can lift a cache above others. No swag, so managed to fit in a monkey and a whistle.

Looked but didn't see it, walked away whilst the traffic went passed and then as I walked back oh so obvious. TFTC

Loved using a different road to head back to the BoP - a really nice road to travel, less congested and took time off the trip. Several caches in hand = win/win!

Easy
Please remove TB FROM GC

Great place to stay overnight in the domain after a round of golf.

Easy find but very public place. Thanx. Dropped off a TB

Quick park and grab. Thanks

On holidays from Australia so we must hunt down some caches while we are here, a very quick grab on our way south, SL, TNLN, TFTC

I've used this alternative route before, but nit today.
TFTC

Dropped in a Geocoin, took Travel Bug

IN:Travelling GPS Geocoin

Another happy find as we weaved our way South.t4tc

This entry was edited by Pagenz on Sunday, 28 July 2013 at 23:52:11 UTC.

dropped off tb

Quick find and cache all good.
TFTC

First find for the day while on a caching mission over in the Waikato. Quick easy grab and go. TFTC

Found orginally as part of phasevisitor team, now created own account, re-logging as yorkshirekiwi83.

Stopped in here on a very wet night, on our way back to Auckland from a weekend in Tauranga. Made a quick detour to grab this cache, a nice easy find by torch. Thanks for the cache!

Stopped in here on a very wet night, on our way back to Auckland from a weekend in Tauranga. Made a quick detour to grab this cache, a nice easy find by torch. Thanks for the cache!

Great place to hide a cache. So often it's the most obvious ones that you don't see. TFTC

Very stealth. heaps of mugglez

Nice quick find on our way to Matamata, like the cache and hide, tftc

Still hanging fine! TFTC

A nice drive by find, took me far too long to open the cache I really must stop over thinking these things
TFTC

Cool container, haven't seen one like that before.

Shah! Found it and liked the camo

This entry was edited by Saskia007 on Friday, 29 March 2013 at 23:25:28 UTC.

What fun - biked to this cache but had to have a few sips of my water bottle while the roadside mower was catching me up so that I didn't give the cache away. TFTC

A nice quick find on my way to matamata

TFTC

the Italian Job was here

Nice hide Co-Ords a bit suspect.
This is favourite route of ours

Replaced the geocache with a new one. New clue.

Luckily had seen this had been disabled so didn't stop on way home. However did drive very slowly passed while keeping eye on GPSr.
can confirm Kikiteachersnz's suppicions - nothing at GZ.

Need to check.

Got to GZ and the ground was bare. New sign and fence have been placed a few meters down the road. We are wondering if the cache was lost when the sign was replaced? See photos.

Picked where this cache was even without the co-ords, but there was a van parked and a worker in visi vest at GZ (although I suppose he could have been another cacher?).
Will get it on the way back to Ak.

On the way to the big smoke for Simple Minds consert. Quick find TFTC.

Nice easy find TFTC

Lots of muggles at the bowling club today, but no-one watching me, thankfully. Dropped off small TB, TFTC

Nice easy find. Picked up travel bug.

No problem here very early on a Sunday morning. Thanks very much Zork V

Another cache we couldn't resist while in the area. Pulled up right next to GZ and could almost reach the cache without even getting out of the car. Now thats what I call a driveby. TFTC

Out on a mission with Z-masterNZ trying to clean up some out-of-town caches, #3 found.
TFTC

TFTC

Found on our way home from Auckland, very dark night, no moon and the strange noises on the roadside turned out to be very large cow, hopefully behind an electric fence. Just as well we carry a torch. Our first night cache.

3.10pm. Have used this road a few times. Saw the cache from the car as we parked.
Thank you. David and Noeline.

Found it. Lovely day to be out and about. No traffic.

Quick find on the way to Huntly

A quick grab on the way past, TFTC!

Good drive by cache out peaceful little town, TFTC

This entry was edited by Kiwi.bug on Saturday, 30 June 2012 at 08:19:55 UTC.

Actually this is my normal route, only know the others cause there are caches on them.

TFTC

Quick and easy find. Had to be quick as I avoided the local school drop-offs.

9318… Managed to free the Tahuna 50 without too much effort, those muggles sure travel faster than… TFTC.

Quick find. TFTC

7/5/12 nice quick stop and find tftc