Maidstone Max Upper Hutt, North Island, New Zealand
By longfellowgeo on 25-Jan-13. Waypoint GC44YCB

As this cache has been out of action for too long, 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.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

I noticed that this cache has been in need of owner maintenance for an extended period of time well in excess of the period of "a few weeks" as contemplated by the cache guidelines published on Geocaching.com. While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other caches from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it (using the archive listing link in the upper right) so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location.

If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a note to the cache (not email) and then repair the cache within the next 30 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication/action.

Regards,
Growly Bear
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

Been a few DNFs, if its not going to be replaced then maybe it needs to go.

The only place where it could be was empty.

DNF. Must be AWOL.

Hunted in a 15m radius this one can't be found

Neighbour said they couldn't find it, so as I knew where it was from a previous visit I checked it out.

This one has been muggled, and needs a little attention. It is definitely not there any more

can see where it would have been but its not there, maybe missing..

Can see where it used to be, ain't there now

five of us looked for an hour and just couldn't find it

Looked for a while in all the spots I could think of within 20m of cords, no luck today

Looked around for about 20 mins with galaxy dreaming with no luck

Searched but could not find

TFTc quick find

easy find. TFTC

Found it!!!! Let's just say there's something dodgy about a certain korc - (word is scrambled).

Great to see the oldies playing Petanque nearby

Find #1749. Came up to Upper Hutt on the train with the bike to find some caches and enjoy a ride back down the river trail. Nice and quiet in the park this morning. SL TFTC

Quick find late afternoon TFTC

Easy find. First time I have used my phone as batteries on GPS were down.

Cache very exposed so tucked back into its hidey. TFTC

TFTC! Had a fantastic day out with toniaivy.

thanks! found with niqill

A nice easy find on a beautiful summer evening

A couple of likely hiding spots, I eventually found the right one. TFTC

Very quick as the cache was lying out on the ground quite exposed. Swept it up and moved away to complete the log while a few other early morning walking muggles passed by. Returned back where found and covered with some local materials to hide it from muggles eyes.
Would suggest the CO checks it out to make sure its in the right place and protected as originally placed. TFTC

Trevor Nina and Fred found this one.

Cache # 1,273 - a very, very wet morning to grab this cache. Water streaming by the area and centimetres thick on the ground, although cache in good nick. Obviously no one else around so early on a lousy morning! TFTC.

Staying with 1Bumblebee and her classmates at Orongomai Marae.
Managed to grab this while passing.
TFTC

#4654. The weather wasn't so flash, and we're glad we went to find this one before dinner tonight and therefore avoided to be at GZ during the huge downpour later in the evening. Nevertheless, GZ was muggle-free during our visit. Quick find. Cache in good condition. TNLNSL. TFTC.

Nice find while out caching with TuisReturn

Good quick find
SL TFTC

Found with tmann421 while in the area today TFTC longfellowgeo

#230 easy find TFTC

Nice find while partner was shopping. Took a little while as a few muggles around, and GPS was not so accurate today?? Took a new prospective Geocacher with me so one more to join the ranks. TFTC

Good find for ethan

There was a group of muggles playing petanque on the nearby court, but their game was interesting than me, so was able to quickly find cache without being observed.
TFTC.

#5994. Troodles made her way down from Higher Ground, while I went back to the car in Wallaceville Road and drove around. We met up at this cache, which proved to be a quick find. TFTC.

A nice simple find for a cold afternoon. TFTC

A quick fond, no one around today a cold wellington day

This entry was edited by KingSportS on Thursday, 29 August 2013 at 02:18:02 UTC.

24/08/2013 #24 of the 31 days of August geocache challenge. TFTC. Pays to bring a pen so you dont have to walk back to the car to get one.

GPS a little erratic but a straightforward find with Eorope.

TFTC

Another visit to a very familar park.
TFTC longfellowgeo

1st one for 31 days of geo caching in August

had heaps of fun

Nice easy one but log was to wet to log visit.

Found no problem. About to go for a walk up to the ridge this afternoon. Nice area. TFTC

Second one yay!

Took a couple of minutes as looked at wrong object first but quick find when in right spot. TFTC

An easy find though GPS was being a bit wobbly, fairly obvious where to look. Cached in the park before but this cache wasn't there then. Quiet apart from a couple of lovers so had to try and time it when they were most absorbed in each other! TFTC. (sorry about initial triple posting, glitch with logging from mobile.)

This entry was edited by robnzh on Monday, 03 June 2013 at 23:32:06 UTC.

A nice day in the Hutt. TFTC//

5th of 10 in Upper Hutt area today. Straightforward find. Football game in action nearby but not close enough for concern. #258. TFTC.

After a fantastic few hours at Staglands with the three littlejardisliketardises, we decided to burn off more energy at this enormous playground. Waiting at the flying fox, I idly checked whether there were any caches nearby, and voila! Quick find at GZ. TFTC

An easy quick find prior to another kids soccer fixture right nearby. TFTC

nie one thoudg got a bit wet as it was early morning and still quite duey

A quick find. I learnt to swim here..........back in the day. Wasn't much of the Max back then. TFTC

Quick find while visiting upper hut and going to the skatepark. TFTC longfellowgeo.

Nice and easy

Sunday sees us up the head of the valley chasing the Hutt River Confluence (GC2JWY9), without much success.
GZ was some distance from where the GPSr had us, 13 metres or so.
Cache in order; log signed, cache re-hidden safely.
TFTC found with team cacher Sweet P
The Turtle strikes again!

It wasn't in the first place I looked but it didn't take me long to track this cache down.

Nice easy find. TFTC.

Quick grab after an appointment

TFTC

Apart from waiting for the G P S to settle down and the groundsmen to finish cutting the grass found the cache with not much trouble.

Tried this last week but huge group of petanque players in the area. Nice & quiet today. TFTC. With fiddlefingersnz

Early morning dew on grass, my old muggle friend was now a keen new cacher so she led the charge to find her very first geocache. [8)] As she has yet to decide on a caching name she signed her name in the logbook but will log when ready with new caching persona. On our return to car, we stopped at a shop where she also found some lovely sandals to replace the ones that got a bit damp from our walk thru the grass. She still had a day of work at a local school while I was off to Petone to catch up with friends & hopefully find some finals of puzzle caches solved. Thanks for this delightful cache in a lovely area near where I once lived but had not visited before.

Quick find. Great sneaky hide in the park. TFTC

Quick find on a wet afternoon!

TFTC!

A quick early morning find TFTC longfellowgeo

I was passing here today so made a brief stop. The cache was found instantly in the first place I looked. Signed log, TFTC

Nice easy find.

Easy evening find AT ground level.

Hopped in home for a cold drink and saw this on the comp so off to find and it was also a FTF. 2.30pm.
TFTC.

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