Pioneers of Westland (Hokitika, West Coast) Hokitika, South Island, New Zealand
By gracie7 on 01-Sep-12. Waypoint GC3VW7F

In Hokitika today for a cache maintence run. The monument was removed awhile back to be sent away to be repaired but this did NOT affect the hide as it wasnt on/near it exactly. We stopped today to find the container only and no logbook. With the statue now moved closer to the town center this cache is no longer relevant. We may use this spot for a new cache in the future if we are not beaten to it. Thanks to all those that found this cache in the 4years it was alive.

Totally cleared area now. Zilch there.

Alas we could not find this cache:( Just like previous log did not find monument either!

Couldn't find the monument, let alone the cache!

found case but someone had taken the book

Really easy

Nice quick find. Thanks for placement

Easy money excellent

Qui k find on wander round hoki

Another one found while wandering around Hokitika with my cousins

Gotcha

On a visit to Westland we couldn't leave this one untouched. Just beginning to rain.Oh well!! Thanks Gr.

TFTC!

Yippee found this one too!

Out with A the p for a few caches. Nice hide but where is the memorial? TFTC

Too wet

This morning was hurry to hijack to Gorge did not go for it. Lucky back early in afternoon and easy to find this. The cache is safe and good. Tftc.

Ninalila and I visited Ross and learned a lot about the history of goldmining around.
It was really interesting to visit the cottage and go for the walk just next to this area.
After that we went to the lake Mahinapua for an other walkand find some boxes to finish our day

We had some time around Hokitika too were we found some boxes during a long walk to visit the town.

The next step is around Arthur Pass and Castle Hill where we discovered a lot of other nice landscapes, places, view and boxes before the heavy rain and violent wind.

We logged with our team name : Lekiprokos

Thank you to owners for the caches and discoveries

fefe.adrien and Isolved the mysteries of Hokitika at friends' home the day before. Funny puzzles ! Despite a rainy day, we found all of the boxes additionnal some tradis caches on the way.
All of the little boxes were easy to find.

We logged with our team name : Lekiprokos

TFTC !

TFTC

Akirey and I visited in April and May New Zealand. First we decided to look around on the South Island including Steward Island then we went to the North Island.
All the time we enjoyed our trip. We saw a lot of sweet animals, amazing landscapes and met many nice people.

Also we searched for some caches. This one was one of them.

Thanks for hiding and greetings from Frankonia
xhead

We are down on the coast for the weekend and had a message to do in Hokitika so naturally some geocaching was included.
While my daughter and I were in the nearby service station Hazedarus and young grandson found the cache so that made this an easy one for me.
Thank you gracie7 + Mum.

It looks like there is some work going on at the memorial. The cache is safe though. Thank you Gracie7 + Mum

Quite straight forward in the end but a mission fro the beach where we stsrted

Easy find.

Doing a loop through the town.
Good place to sit and sign. Tftc

Nice easy find with ric while on holiday thanks.....!

Straightforward find

Found it on my tour trough beautifull New Zealand with The_KC and Jambo 13. Logged as CG3 to save space in the logbook. Tftc

On tour in NZ! To safe space and time we logged as cg3 (caching girls 3)!
Tftc and greetings from Austria

Loged as cg3 - 3 caching-girlies on NZ-tour, greetings from austria tftc

Since a while we saw in a lot of logbooks the cacher 'Kinderarzt ' few days ago- today we caught up with him and find a cache on The same day Funny random! TFTC and greetings to Nürnberg

After doing a heli hike at Franz-Josef Glacier and visiting the Kiwi information center today it was time to continue my trip further up the coast.
Like on the previous days I stopped for some caches every now and then. Many of them were at lookouts and scenic spots anyway.
This cache was found after a very brief stop - I think I wasn't supposed to park my car where I did. Thus, I had to hurry anyway...
TFTC!

TFTC

Schnell gefunden, Dfdc räuberhasen

Schnell gefunden...
TFTC
Platte Nudel

Thank you very much for the cache. Greetings from the Czech Republic. In:GC

On a evening walk in and around Hokitika we managed to log a few caches. TFTC!

Fast find thanks to hint.

Nice quick find. Stuatue has been kidnapped.

A quick find while passing through a few days ago. TFTC

Clever little hide tftc

#611 - 18:05
Another one of the nearest caches on our stop here. Programme is simple: find some near caches, fish&chips and let's get back on track, the way is still long today...

Thanks for the cache, greetings from the Czech Republic!

After buying real good chocolate the cache was mine.
Thank you for the cache.

Must have been during an evening stroll through deserted Hokitika.
Next day very crowded again...
t.f.t.c.
w+F

Auf den Weg zum Fox Gletscher diesen Cache schnell gefunden. TFTC

We were here last night and saw all the glow worms in the big tree next to the monument.

Another quick find Tftc

An diesem regnerischen Tag ging es für uns heute von Greymouth nach Franz Josef. Trotz des Regens ließen wir uns nicht davon abhalten, die ein oder andere Cachingpause einzulegen, um uns die Fahrt zu verkürzen und dem tristen Wetter doch noch etwas Positives abzugewinnen. Dieses war unser erster Stop und glücklicherweise konnten wir den Cache schnell finden und uns im Logbuch verewigen.

Thanks for the cache.

Many greetings from Germany, Nariza & Korshi

# 2.803 - 09:40 Uhr

Quick find during our Westcoast-Trip.
TFTC

Found after a bit of a forage around tftc.

We were headed due north,after yesterday and today had a lot of rain for us.
It actually stopped raining so we used the downtime for a little snack and some caching.
Thanks

TFTC !

Quick find. Sorry got no pen....
Greetings from germany.

Good one!

Cache Nr. 3865
Nice little memorial park.
Thanks for the quick box Quiri

No luck

A quick cache stop followed by a coffee stop.
Chris & Renate from Ontario, Canada

Quick grab while filling up with petrol. Heading south to the Glaciers.

Nice easy find. Many thanks for the cache.

Out walking without a pencil I hope photo is enough!

Fitst cache nice and easy cheers

Found this cache on our 4 week trip through New Zealand, on the way from Hokitika to Marahau during a fuelstop.
Greetings from Germany.
TFTC

NZ-Cache # 108

Tumeke

Cool hide

Too Easy

This was another muggled cache when I was last here but quickly found today. Tftc

Easy find

Good easy one

cool

Nice easy find on a great day out. TFTH

On our recent trip to New Zealand, from Franz Joeph Glacier to Hokaito , even this cache could be found quickly.

TFTC

Gitschel from Cologne Germany

Thanks for the cache

On our thirteenth day in New Zealand we drove from Franz Josef up to Greymouth in grey sky and rain. That meant then that the shopping stop in Hokitika got extended )
This one was a quick park and grab
TFTC and greetings from Switzerland

Tftc easy with the hint. I probably should have looked a bit more before reading the hint but I was in a hurry.

#606
T F T C ...

It was hard work being a pioneer.. so hard, hard that his one arm had come off at the elbow, it seemed

Found at 11:10 AM - #5740

TFTC

I took my time with this one, I located where it would be then waited for a good time between cars to grab and put back the container. Tftc

Quick find on my way through Hokitika thanks for the cache

On a visit from Australia to attend the mega and find some caches,we drove over to this side of the island and loved the beautiful snow capped mountains through Arthurs pass it was truly beautiful.Found this cache while mr minion was getting diesel Thanks for the hide gracie7 + Mum tnln sl

Greetings from West Sacramento, California! Papa EGTH and I are on Day 8 of our 19-day New Zealand honeymoon. We've been caching our way around the country and today's route took us from Greymouth to Queenstown. We knew it would be a LONG driving day, but the skies just dumped down on us between Greymouth and Franz Josef Glacier with roads being flooded in some places, causing us to slow down to a crawl to prevent the engine from flooding. The day ended with us having beautiful, warm weather and no DNFs!

This was a quick find after consulting the hint. We stopped in town to pick up breakfast and fill up the car. We were there so early that none of the jade shops were open yet, which was a disappointment for me. Oh well. Thanks for this cache!

HockeyHiker19 and I were on day 8 of our geocaching honeymoon in New Zealand. We ended up passing the parking area and ended up at the petrol station. I ended up taking the easy route just behind the statue and was able to get to GZ before HockeyHiker19 and made a quick and easy find.

Another great find while making my way to the Mega. Thanks for adding to the enjoyment of this trip.

SL TFTC

Quick park and grab on our way through Hokitika.

An interesting spot. Nice quick find for the cache which left time to hack the portal (I help Mum with Ingress as well as geocaching) before getting back in the car to continue on our way home.
Thanks for the hide.

I got to make the find while Mum and Minecraft boy looked at the statue.
Nice quick find, Mum did the signing and then it was time to put it back.
Thanks for the cache.

We really did have a long way to get home and had already had two dnfs, a first to find and signed the logbook of a further three caches. What couldn't be avoided was stopping for petrol. So what else do you do when you are waiting for the tank to fill up? Well find a cache of course and hack some portals (Ingress).
Logbook signed, pit stop completed, back on the road.
Thanks for the cache, an interesting statue.

Here for a couple of hours before heading for home. Tftc

Found on an overnight stop in Hokitika while cycling the West Coast Wilderness Trail which is an outstanding ride. Thank you to the person who placed this cache and provided the most interesting information. TFTC

Almost at our stop at Greymouth but still enough time for a couple more caches. Such a pity the memorial is damaged but Mr Sandalwood Cottage got distracted as a train engine was pulling into the siding and he was busy taking photos of that. The crew on the train found it very amusing that he was so keen taking lots of happy snaps so they obliged with some smiles and waves. TFTC

Found

Easy find

Easy find

Found on an evenings walk around town. TFTC.

Found it, we were looking too hard and made it harder for ourselves than it should of been

Nice easy find right where it should be tftc

With the work going on right next to this cache we were both surprised that its exactly how its supposed to be. Maybe the workers are geocachers (or atleast know about it)

Found on our 25 day New Zealand South Island holiday.

Apologies for the late log but with little or no internet as we travelled and only super slow WiFi in van parks I decided to log all finds on my return home.

TFTC