Mr Featherston and Mr Brandon rise from the dead Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
By Tim+Jed on 11-Jul-13. Waypoint GC4FXR4

Unfortunately this cache has been repeatedly muggled, sometimes quite quickly after replacement.

I think it's time to free up this area to see if anyone else would like to place a cache around here.

Thank you to everyone who has visited over the years, and also especially to fellow Wellington geocachers who have kept a caring eye on the cache when I haven't been around, and provided information on its status.

Thanks

I need to go check this out and see what is to be done, but can't until the New Year. In the meantime I'll put it on hold till I've decided what to do with the cache. With the amount of replacement caches needed in this spot it maybe time to call it a day and for the area to be opened up for other caches to be placed. Watch this space.

It may not be obvious from the NM log that I am a previous finder so I know exactly what and where the cache should be. Not only that but I happened to have been passing a while back and had put it back how it belongs on a day some contractors had been working and it was there but not placed how it should be. So there is absolutely no question that it's now missing, no point in looking till the CO attends to it!

mmm, I did have a fairly decent look for this but no luck. I concur with the previous DNFs.

Searched for ages no finds

Checked while passing.
Cache is missing.

No luck. I don't think it's missing, I just think I'm oblivious.

Quick find after a day out at Zealandia & Botanical Gardens. Tftc

HPS co ordinates were moving around. So said stop and think then found. Quick find but cool

No pen unfortunately so photo attached

Please disregard my earlier message.
It seems we have some understanding workers who put the cache back after they finished, though not at the same level! I have put it back where I have normally seen it, hope this is OK.

Found while on a nice little stroll around the city.
One of my fav cache so far, well done! Tftc

Found during a mini-vacation from Christchurch to Wellington. Being about 7am on a Sunday during alert level 2 meant not a lot of muggles to worry about. Thanks for the cache!

Located a couple of caches in town last weekend and forgot to log until now! Grabbed this one while I was in town, since I wanted a chance to collect this high-fave site. I was worried about how busy it was, but I was also familiar with the style of cache so it was a quick find - not as easy to replace, however, given the muggle presence. Tftc!

Visiting Wellington to spend a couple of days with student son. While he did a little study I grabbed a couple of caches.

Spent a longer than I should’ve wondering around GZ. Didn’t see any that look likely and as I thought I’d need to walk away I spotted it. A quick grab and replace. Thanks

great cache!! 8t was harder to put the cache back then it was to find it as their were alot of muggles around tftc

Nice find here today. Tftc

Very sneaky my guy, love it

Favourite cache so far!!

I love these sorts of caches. Totally stealthy hide!

A few artifices around that could be the cache, quick reset had the cache in hand. TFTC!

Attending a conference nearby and during the break I wandered o er to stretch my legs. Initial survey didn't yield any obvious spots. Soon found the spot and alas I had no pen on me. Hopefully a photo will suffice.

Found on a damp morning during the commuter rush. Everybody keeping their heads down, rushing to get out of the drizzle. No problem spotting and quietly extracting the cache. Had to wait a few moments for a lull to return once signed, but all good. Surprisingly, the whole operation went a lot easier than I'd expected for such a busy spot! Tftc!

Always nice to see a new to me cache pop up nearby - a quick find on the way home from work, not too muggly despite being around 5pm - TTFC!

Enabled. We welcome your visit.

Thanks for the regular updates on the status of the street, and now that the street is open again I'm very happy to have returned the cache to its place. Open for business!

Walked past this afternoon. After 16 months the site is finally clear. Still a bit of activity maybe, cones blocking parking.

Thanks again robnzh.
Yep- I drove past the site a few days ago and it's still very not a cache suitable location.

We wait with anticipation for the work to finish.

I pass GZ most days.
Though there has been progress with the construction works there is still a way to go so the situation is basically unchanged.

Progress (or lack of it?) report- see attached. A picture is worth a thousand words. Seems the August deadline was unrealistic though to be fair perhaps some of the delay may have been caused by Covid lockdown.

I found on the web on page 9 of an 83 page Council document under "Brandon Street 2" that pedestrian management will be in place till 30 October for "minor excavation other" (with no mention of continuing road closure for the major work which is probably Brandon Street 1) -I wonder whether this will be as optimistic as the August completion date was

Looks like the main project could go on at least till Christmas!

So it looks like the honourable gentlemen will have to rest in peace for some time yet .

Thanks robnzh for the update on progress.

It looks like the cache will be remaining on my shelf for a little while longer.

Tim

Thanks Huntleigh for the on the spot update on the ongoing lack of access to the cache. WCC website indicates that the work might be completed in August...

As I'm not in town all that often, once anyone sees the construction work coming to a close please post an update and I'll get the cache back in position.

I walked past GZ yesterday. It is still very much a building site. I don't see it being enabled in the near future.

As suggested by recent hunters, due to the location being enclosed in a building site the cache is temporarily disabled until construction is finished, and access is available again.

Maybe hidden by construction site?

Baustelle!

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

The cache is surrounded by construction and is inaccessible. Perhaps the CO should disable this cache pending completion of the construction.

Lots of construction. Street currently closed

A good day to search the CBD.

There is currently a lot of construction on the se corner, this cache may be unavailable until it's completed or my geosenses were lacking today

I was unable to search for the cache due to construction fencing surrounding GZ.

There’s a lot of construction work under way in this location

Out today finding some caches Tim+Jedi found your cache Mr Featherston and Mr Brandon rise from the dead this is find number 1463 for me TFTH

Arriving into NZ with Itskate for a little family getaway making our way from Wellington to Auckland with a rental car. A caching / need to attend a wedding inspired holiday.

Day 1 has seen some great use of the electric scooters around town making the trip around town a much quicker than expected trip.

Greetings from Western Australia, in caches large enough we have left some Path Tags to be found.

Just about impossible to access much around GZ, so had to reluctantly walk away, there's alot of building activity going on!

In town for some work and made the find on my way out to dinner. TFTC

Got it! Cache is a bit restricted with the construction. Recommend to grab after hours. Thx!

**11,687**
This cache was close by the TMGT cache, so on an early morning quick stroll around the area. Nice quick find - TFTC

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Auf dem Weg zum Meeting bin ich hier vorbei gekommen und habe nach etwas längerer Suche auch den Cache finden können. TFTC.

We stat at the Park Hotel and during a little walk from our hotel, we found this cache.
TFTC with greatings from Denmark

OCW the NZGA2019 group. We are from Canada and the USA and we're geocaching through New Zealand and Australia.
TFTC

Found as part of the 33 caching group from the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. We stamped the log with NZGA2019 to save space on the log pages. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache that added to our caching adventures.

I’m a Canadian Cacher with a group of 32 others on board the Celebrity Solstice - we are from US, Puerto Rico and Canada. Signing logs NZGA2019 (New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019) TFTC

I am visiting from Beautiful British Columbia, Canada along with others from Canada, the USA, and Puerto Rico. Today was our second port of call and we enjoyed visiting Wellington. We are signing logs as NZGA 2019 on behalf of the group. Thanks for placing these caches for us to find and for adding to our fun day. New Zealand is an awesome place to visit.

I am one of the 30odd cachers, snuggle muggles, and friends traveling to New Zealand and Australia. We signed or stamped the logs as NZGA2019 aka New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019. It is a 25 day adventure through 9 different cities between the two countries.

Found with the NZGA2019 Group while touring New Zealand and Australia.

Our cruise ship - Celebrity Solstice, has brought us to Wellington
I am from Vancouver, BC, Canada with a group from Canada, USA and Puerto Rico
There are 33 in our group so we signed NZGA2019

Today we have been on a bus tour of Wellington
Thanks for the caches we found on our way

Found with cachers from the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. The log was signed with our group stamp as NZGA2019 (New Zealand Geocaching Adventure2019). TFTC.

Nicely done! Traveling with a group of geocachers and muggle spouses from the US, Canada and Puerto Rico, calling ourselves NZGA2019 for short and to preserve log space. Stands for New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019 group. This was one of our stops along the way. TFTC

I am one of the 30odd cachers and i am visiting from Tennessee , with muggles, and friends traveling to New Zealand and Australia. We signed or stamped the logs as NZGA2019 aka New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019. It is a 25 day adventure through 9 different cities between the two countries.

all is good, so cache on!

Found this with our cruise group NZGA2019. A bunch of cachers from Canada, Puerto Rico and the United States. Very nicely done on the cache.

queenofscots & bobstaf will be geocaching & sightseeing for the next 2 1/2 weeks with over 30 other cachers from USA, canada & puerto rico....... we leave auckland on 11/8 aboard the celebrity solstice......cruise around new zealand and over to tasmania, finally arriving in sydney, australia, ......after that, the two of us will continue to explore southeast australia while we enjoy our final week at a time share before returning to virginia

welcome to wellington...... a rainy caching day for us.....will try to post any photos once i'm home & can download from my digital camera......signed logs NZGA2019......TCTF, queenie

Greetings from St. Louis, MO. OCW geocachers from the USA, Canada and Puerto Rico. Having a great time. Signed the logs as NZGA2019

Today it's raining but that's not stopping us from having a grand time sightseeing and caching along the way. Our group stamps logs NZGA2019, which stands for New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019. We represent Puerto Rico, Canada, and my home, the USA. Thanks for adding to the joy of visiting your wonderful country with this nice hide:)

Tftc
Greetings from Puerto Rico

I am visiting from Rhode Island with a large group (31) of Geocachers from USA, Canada, and Puerto Rico. We will be signing as NZGA 2019 (New Zealand Geocaching Adventure 2019) to save room on the logs. We are out caching on this beautiful day in your wonderful country. If answers or pictures are required one if us will send them soon. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache!

Found with the NZ Aus group and SL tough one had to move some barriers over

With the NZGA 2019 group. Having a great time caching New Zealand. Beautiful place.

Very clever cach. With the NZGA group. Deserves a fav for the thinking that went into it. TFTC

Cruising with 32 other people, some geocachers and some not. Docked today in Wellington and in spite of the rain we had to do some caching. This was one of the finds.

Found with the NZGA group as we walked around the Wellington Harbor area. Thanks for replacing this cache but there is still ongoing construction nearby. Thanks for the cache!

Found with the New Zealand/Australia Geocaching Adventure 2019 group. We stamped the logs with our group Initials to save time and to save space on the log. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for the rest of us to find. If answers or pictures are required, they will be sent by at least one of the members of our group.

Unsere Reise an's schönste, für uns andere, Ende der Welt nach Neuseeland, haben wir lange geplant und die Vorfreude war groß. Wir haben einen wunderschönen Urlaub erlebt, kamen hier vorbei und konnten uns im Logbuch eintragen. Danke für diesen Cache und herzliche Grüße
Our journey to the most beatiful, for us others, end of the world to New Zealand we have long planned and the anticipation was great. We had a wonderful holiday, came here and could log in the logbook. Thanks for the cache and best regards.

A new version of the cache is now back in place, ready for visits.
Thanks for everyone's patience.

Hi,
Just landed back in NZ yesterday and replacement cache is under manufacture now.
Should be in situ in a few days.

I was hoping this one might be back up and running when we come to visit in about 2 weeks. Our Hotel is less than 2 blocks from this cache, I think, and we will be staying there on the night of November 1st. Hopefully you can get it up and running and the notorious muggle will not know it is back yet.

It's time to get this one working again and fingers crossed the regular mugger has lost interest.

Expect to see some action in early November.

Thanks for your patience.

Tim

Any new developments?

Well I went into town at midnight to change the log sheet (the easiest time to do it), and couldn't find the cache- yet again it appears to have been muggled. Time to put it on hold again unfortunately.

Out for a walk after dinner hoping to find a few caches. Sunday night was a good time with relatively few muggles. Quite a quick find at gz as we have seen this clever type of hide before. TFTC

This one took us two visits as our GPSr pointed to the center of the intersection so we couldn't decide what corner to search, then it started raining. Returned today and searched them all…log is now full as we squeezed in our signature at the very bottom…TFTC!

Needs log replacement.

Tftc!

Easily found due to another geocaching couple there at the same time needs log replacement excellent cache! TFTC!

Während unserer Kreuzfahrt von Sydney bis Auckland legten wir am frühen Morgen in Wellington an.
Mit einem Shuttlebus fuhren wir in die Stadt.
So weit östlich hatten wir bisher noch keine Funde.
Danke fürs Verstecken
Viele Grüße aus Deutschland.
Ratz und Ruebe
In FP

Tftc!

Tftc

When visiting a new city we have to check for caches around and this one was really nice. Cool camouflage but exactly where the GPS is guiding you to. Look out

TFTC

This was a tough one. Even though it was a rainy, windy kind of day, there was plenty of traffic and walkers to prevent hanging around one spot for too long. We crossed the streets several times, evaluating possible hiding spots as we searched new spots on each pass. Finally we located the well hidden container! Excellent! Replacing it wasn't anywhere near as difficult as finding it! TFTC!
(Logging late since I finally found my caching notes from our vacation to NZ)

I love these types of caches! Awesome to see one down here, since there's a few in Auckland. Relatively muggleless, but still managed. TFTC, greetings from Auckland

Quick find on a busy day. Sort of guessed what it might be, and sure enough, straight to it.

This is another cache that’s been on my GPSr for some years but never quite able to get here. Today being a public holiday we’ve popped into central Wellington for an early breakfast virtually right next door, so with no muggles about this was a relatively easy find.
I believe it was originally in a far more devious location though this one still works for the high-muggle intersection. Finally it’s time to say Goodbye to Wellington and commence the long drive home to Taranaki. TFTC

Team BOP have descended upon the Wellington region for the 2018 WENZ MEGA and we have a lot of caches to get through over this 5 day affair. There isn’t a lot of down time (or sleep time) but it's great being here and meeting the locals, CO’s and other cachers. My online logs are largely cut’n’pasted because my memory has started to blur many of my finds together so apologies for that. We’ve signed logs as ‘TeamBOP’ or individually depending on log space and time. Lastly a big Thank You to the Team - TNXPro, Davidsonclan, McJandals, NZFlossy, FapandGap & Squirrel Nutcase and anyone else that made this a memorable trip

It's finally Mega weekend!
Found while travelling with TeamBOP to the Mega event in Wellington.
Luckily a quick find with hardly anyone about.
Thanks for bringing me here.
TFTC

A quick search after checking out from our hotel I was stumped, took geomum back for another look after the car load of muggles left & bingo stood out in plain plain sight! Love this type of cache!! Tftc!

With Tnxpro and Philip.Perry finding a few city caches . Quick find here today not a Muggle in sight.
Tftc

I’ve been after this one for a while and finally managed to get into the city on a quiet afternoon. A great cache, very clever, gets a favourite from me. TFTC.

Was asked at work today if I had plans for the weekend. Told my colleague I was going to the WENZ Mega tomorrow, and explained what was planned. She decided to reactivate her geocaching account and was keen to grab a couple of caches today. Quick lunch time run to grab two caches close to work, including this one which has eluded me for a while.
Met a couple from Invercargill at the GZ - here for the Mega.
*TFTC Tim+Jed #430*

Our find #3972
mrandmrs in town, ahead of the WENZ Mega (day 3)
First for today in lots of sun
Met a couple of local cachers standing nearby
Tftc