Discoverers (Otago) Lawrence, South Island, New Zealand
By Muzzer on 11-Apr-13. Waypoint GC49M6K

I am regretfully archiving this cache since there's been no response from nor action by the cache owner within the time frame requested in the last reviewer note.

Hi Muzzer

This geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit and after my previous reviewer note, there has been no owner response. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).

I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.

Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache. If a month passes without seeing a response, then I'll assume that this listing should be archived.

Please note, that if a cache is archived due to lack of owner maintenance, the cache is unable to be unarchived.

Regards
TheCoddiwompler

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Nothing to see - which ties in with the last few logs! We love Lawrence - and the mass of churches on Colonsay St is fascinating.

Had hoped to turn the sad face into a happy one but not today

No luck with this one while exploring the town

We could not find this cash but we think this is the bag it was in

Well, we found the plastic bag, so I hope that counts but this cache either needs replacing or archiving, I think.

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

Found it - sort of. The lid and paper scattered around the ground. Muggles? Can’t see the rest of the container.

On a 7 day caching trip with Nosynel. Fifth day on the road focusing on caches west and south of Dunedin. Thanks for the cache. Very cold wind down here!
#5689

We loved the near by sculptures. It was our last night in Dunedin, last night. Now we're heading up to Arrowtown with a few detours.Thanks Muzzer for creating this hide. It was find 8670 for me.

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Found cache, it was a bit damp inside and I added another page of paper RITR will do for plenty more logs tftc

quick find on a hot day

Found while having a coffee in Lawrence with a friend.

Found this Cache on our way from Kaka Point to Lawrence. TFTC

Didn't have pen. Took photo if required. TFTC

Thank you from Howard and Kath
Manchester UK

Good hiding spot and nice view

DeSeymour417

Put a wee paper n clear seal bag replacement as the one in there was wet.

Found this one but needs maintenance something untoward has got in it and rotted couldn’t sign as log is in pieces.
Didn’t have one to replace

Found but very poor condition, content has rotted

Heading out to Balclutha after spending the night at Gabriels Gully. TFTC

Quick find. Log damp but writable.
Passing thru to Wanaka from Dunedin. Tftc

Log book damp and smelly... dried it as much as possible...

Cool cache. Thanks

Sunny winter morning. Pretty wee spot. Thanks

First drive out of town in our new electric vehicle. Second time lucky for this one. Just couldn’t find it last time and recall the GPS sending us in a different direction(s). TFTC 1880

A nice find with my friend that is new to geocaching. The log was a bit damp.
TFTC

Easy to find found it quite quickly with my friend

Less than 100 metres from our AirBnB, so a quick stroll down after we had unpacked and an easy find once I had arrived at GZ. Love the depictions of various early prospectors and others scattered through the town.

Found with StreetWalkerNZ on day 8 of our extended Easter break, today we are travelling from Clyde to Dunedin via Lake Mahinerangi on a beautiful Anzac day.
Nice location, overlooking the town, and with some lovely old buildings on the street. SW found this cache while I was reading the nearby information panel. TFTC.

#17075. GZ offered great views of the town centre below, and some substantial buildings on the hill above. TFTC.

Awesome write up on the cache page. And as the cache meets my minimum size I give it a favourite for that write up. Well done.

Stopped into town as Taybeedragon desperately needed a sleep. So I did some caching on my own. Love the bollards here.

Taybeedragon and I have an eleven day Easter weekend in Dunedin. Although, let's face it, given that we are from Blenheim and Picton that means two of those days was spent in travelling. In that time we grabbed a smidge over three hundred caches. Not bad, considering the amount of time spent way out on the back roads, on bicycles or canoeing on the water. A few virtuals, larges, letterboxes, earths, wherigos, and even ten lab caches in the haul. An awesome weekend!

And another!

1st one in this area. Just completed the Clutha gorge and gold rail trail. Great area

found on the way home from the west Coast. lovely day in Lawrence. TFTC

Nice area. The log sheet is wet. Thx

Easy found. Logsheet very wet. Thx

Yebo Muzzer

We are on the southern island for business and leisure and that leisure part includes geocaching, of course

Found well after a bit of searching....

Tftc

Nice easy find on a great day out. Nice to meet some of the locals. TFTH

Didn’t take long to find this one on a lovely day. Love the history. T

Heading back to Dunedin after our holiday and in no rush today so able to stop several times along the way! Got this one while Geohusband and Geoson were getting a snack at the shop. TFTC!

Thanks for putting the cache here. I probably would not have seen the sculptures without the cache.

First cache with Mia, Casey and Nana.

Mia’s first cache.

Found with the bear

Cool spot, TFTC

Good spot TFTC

At last, a free weekend before the onset of chaos. An early morning phone call...'are you able to take xyz up north to a customer?''
There was no excuse not to, quickly chucked clothes on dragged her outta bed raced into work,got parts, and on the road before 8am.
As we drove, the voice from the passenger seat, piped up and said ' look at all these,aren't we going near here?'
Oooh Goody!! Now it's a fun work trip,might be a long day!!!

A nice walk to pick this one up. Cloud coverage lifted and a beautiful day and getting hot.
All nice and dry
tftc

At last, a free weekend before the onset of chaos. An early morning phone call...'are you able to take xyz up north to a customer?''
There was no excuse not to, quickly chucked clothes on dragged her outta bed raced into work,got parts, and on the road before 8am.
As we drove, the voice from the passenger seat, piped up and said ' look at all these,aren't we going near here?'
Oooh Goody!! Now it's a fun work trip,might be a long day!!!

A nice walk to pick this one up. Cloud coverage lifted and a beautiful day and getting hot.
All nice and dry
tftc

WhTs not to love about a caching trip combined with downsouthinv having to deliver parts for work.
Any excuse is a good one, and time to head off the main road into the wilderness to find us some caches.
Nice and dry at gz today!
TFTC

WhTs not to love about a caching trip combined with downsouthinv having to deliver parts for work.
Any excuse is a good one, and time to head off the main road into the wilderness to find us some caches.
Nice and dry at gz today!
TFTC

TFTC.......going from Te Anua to Dunedin today and picking up some caches along the way. We are loving the friendly people and beautiful scenery of New Zealand. Visiting from Sask. Canada.

Thank you for writing up those historical stories about this area on the cache page. It is my belief that this really makes the difference between mindlessly "ticking one off", and creating a connection with the area, the cache, the theme, the surroundings.... It's the vibe, you know, the vibe...

Thank you.

Thanks

Thanks

Thanks

Quick find. Good hint. TFTC

Made a quick trip to Alexandra to visit my ageing father and stopped on the return trip for a few geocaches. This was the sixth find for the afternoon. Tftc

Heading to Cromwell to watch Japan v NZ in hockey. This was our first stop. Wanted to get a couple here a few summers ago but it was so hot on the day were passing through that we didn’t attempt any. Pleased to get this one today. All good here. Tftc

Heading South for a break and a bit of Geocaching. Grabbing a few on our way from Lawrence to Invercargill.
GZ very close to our accomodation for the night, found while the car was warming up and the ice was melting off the windscreen.
Signed log, TFTC Muzzer.

Many thanks to all the COs who helped make our geocaching holiday a great success
We left home early April and returned 21 May 2018. We toured from our home base up to a wedding in North Taranaki then carried on heading south right down through wellington and on down the west coast and back up via the eastern side of the alps some times going around in circles. Our aim was to get as many smiley faces on the puzzle caches that we had solved but of course stopping for many traditionals, multies and others as we went. some time we biked the bike trails or walked but mostly by campervan. we enjoyed the quite back country roads, many of them were metal but we just travelled along slowly going from cache to cache. Most caches were in good condition and I will remark if we thought it needs maintence etc.

Mr ToT grabbed this while Mrs ToT photographed the old buildings. Cache very wet although the log was dry. Dried out as best we could. TFTC!!!

Nice and easy. Lovely church on corner. Tftc

Awesome view on a sunny day. TFTC

Was a perfect place to sit and sign while watching the view.
Tftc.

A nice little hide here on our way out to the Lawrence pub! TFTC

Nice and easy

Found on a road trip with friends.

Quick find! On the way to dunedin

Tftc
On a holiday trip in New Zealand was looking for a few geocaches places were beautiful and great thanks

Stopped in town, with StickMaMud, for a much needed leg stretch and ice cream stop, while on an absolutely incredible tour of NZ.
This one was just to close not to grab so we ran up the hill and made the quick find.
Neat tribute statues down the hill.
Neat town, wish we had more time to explore.
Thanks for adding to the adventure.
SL-TFTC.

TFTC

Coordinates changed from:
S 45° 54.816 E 169° 41.179

Coordinates changed to:
S 45° 54.818 E 169° 41.169

Distance from original: 44.1 feet or 13.4 meters.

Cache had gone, bush where it was has been cut out. New hide

New cache after bush old one was in had been removed

I have to disable until I can arrange time to check this cache out.

Sadly no joy on a very pretty day

Don't think it's here cache needs maintenance

GPS bouncing all over place. Searched likely trees. Found two holes. I hate putting my hand in dark holes. One empty and other full of muddy water.

I hunted in the rain - no luck
Came back next day and hunted again - no luck
The chicks hunted - no luck
Just totally eluded us

Spent ages

Boo hoo

15 Nov 16 Found Hee Hee I could grab it. Nice camo. Wandered over from the other GZ's park while chatting with a Heriot couple in town for the day. Had a giggle and a hug about what was in my journal; be polite, be courteous, stick to a plan . . . stretch the truth a little lol. Left alone to wander over to the GZ - had my gloves ready but seen the approach was much less trickier and grabbed the 400ml in good hide. Grabbed the TB's from inventory and popped in a Spinner TB that had spent a wery lonely several months in the safest hide in Queenstown. Wheep months without any visits and it was still there. Originally dropped at Clydevale cache but lifted from the troll bridge to add some mileage. SL and grabbed the goods in a new poly baggy. Returned to hide tucked away. TFTC
*Corrected the drift after finding the cache not wery well hidden. Would not leave TB's here again.*

*Cache sighted. No doggy doo doo. . . . .just too many leaves. Yeah you might need a big person to find the well hidden cache.*

Too vertically challenged despite getting pieces of wood, branches and piling them up to gain more Height and finding dog pooh at the exact spot yuk

Sadly it eluded us today. TFTC

Being new this game this cache was the easiest to find. It wasn't hidden. The little woman pointed to where it should have been and after ascertaining the TB was indeed missing and presumed stolen, I SL and got to place it back in the hole, for my height, it was easily done with no scratches. TFTC Muzzer.

First trackable!

Spiky tree TFTC

Looked at the wrong spot... finally found it!

Quick find on a chilly damp morn. No inventory found.tftc

This was our 19.th New Zealand cache on our trip! 
Thanks for placing and maintaining the cache.
Greetings from Germany

In Lawrence & Gabriel's Gulley for the day grabbing a bit of history & caches along the way. Thanks to all the cache owners.

After finishing cycling the Clutha Gold trail we had some spare time before catching a shuttle back to Alexandra. It was good to have some spare time in this historic town. Quite a hunt in several trees before locating it, wondering if it has "migrated" a bit after reading some past logs. However the hint is quite accurate. TFTC Muzzer.

Tftc. Lovely spot on a day out to lawrence

So much easier to find this time - must have been well down the hole on previous occasion.

I've been calling these statues the Village people but really they are the local pioneers of note. Quite neat. The cache description makes very good reading thank you. The information panels all round keep referring to the same names over and over. Last find on an incredibly interesting caching day exploring round this fascinating area so full of rich history. TFTC #9944

From Melbourne and doing a tiki tour of the South Island after visiting family in Nelson. Grabbing a few caches on our travels. TFTC.

Hard to spot