Leprechaun's Pipe (Upper Hutt, Wellington) Upper Hutt, North Island, New Zealand
By wb1116 on 18-Jan-14. Waypoint GC4X34K

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

Hi wb1116This 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.RegardsTheCoddiwompler

Had a brief look for this one today, but didn't go too far into the blackberry given the number of DNFs

yeah seems like this cache is missing now.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Found 2 pipes but no cache in either of them. Can CO check please?

Found an empty pipe at the co-ords. Perhaps Cyclone Gabreille swept it away?

Thank f it wasn’t too far but UH GZ have been doing us dirty - my other half KOd down the hill

Found an empty jar, might not be the right jar though

Dnf

found the pipe and the peanut butter lid. slipper and fell on my ass. then got stabbed but the bush. dnf sfh.

Not today. Clambered over blackberry and found a pipe but empty. Highly likely tho that I found the wrong one!

Nice spot can be busy though. Tftc

Put some swaps in it.look near flax’s to the left of too track

We took the kids to Maidstone Park and I decided to walk back over the hills to look for a couple of caches. I had a DNF here a while ago but today I found it quickly.

Thanks for the cache.

[1437]

A loooong list since 2017 of names and dates

Second try at this one and early enough today that the area was muggle-free. Phone GPS took me a bit off track but on return, spotted the hint object, ducked the blackberry and the cache was soon in hand. All in good order. TFTC.

Missing

DNF i think we definitely found the hiding spot, but no luck. Might have disappeared

No luck today.

NOt visible to me, Though I may have been looking at the wrong hint item.

Next time.......

Foundit

Nice find for a late Friday afternoon

After looking in around a similar object we finally found correct one. TFTC

It was an absolute stunner of a Wellington Spring afternoon here today. I had made my way down south to attend a job interview, which went so well they offered me the job there and then. So with an unexpected joy in my heart and spring in my step, I went out for an hour to see if I could fine some caches.

After my first attempt was a DNF, I strolled up here to see if I could have better luck with the few to be had. If nothing else, it was a location I had never been to and afforded me some great views.

There were a couple of boy racers in the car park when I arrived, but they didn't seem interested in me and the bush afforded a modicum of cover. I was wondering if I'd have to brave a few blackberry scratches when I spotted when it might be, and sure enough the cache was soon in hand.

No issues here. The log is dry with loads of space still in it. So once signed, everything was replaced back as found and I carried on strolling to the next one.

Thanks for setting this cache up, and for bringing me here today

It's probably there somewhere, but the blackberry makes searching not fun.

Great views from the carpark. Found after a bit of searching. Thanks for placing the cache

Found it!

Nothing in location

No luck today.

Found the concrete pipe but nothing in it unfortunately. Washed away perhaps?

Yeah yeah na na. Will again another day//

Epic

Came over to the Hutt Valley today to do an adventure lab and it was a good chance to pick up a couple of solved puzzles and traditionals while in the area. I made this one harder for myself than needed...found an item which I thought matched, stuck my arm in as far as I could, no joy, muddy arm, couldn't see the other end so poked around in some bushes trying to find it while avoiding rubbish, was thinking a DNF was on the way, finally I spotted the correct item and it was a quick find, what a relief! The cache is in good condition. TFTC

Great name. Took us longer than it should have

Thanks!

Easy as

Quick find on a stroll up the hill. TFTC

Black peanut butter jar, with geocaching logo on it, without lid or log was found down the bank.

Found the canister with geocache logo on it behind a tree. Concrete location was empty. Needs to be replaced. No log inside or lid.

Cache was down the bank, resting against the tree. It was definitely the cache, not rubbish, as it had the geocaching logo on it. No lid or log. Definitely needs some replacement. TFTC, greetings from Auckland

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

Found as a part of a previous group TanjackMüley, now WanderingSparrow. Now I'm continuing on my own. TFTC

Quickly found this one while in the area. Good views but people in the carpark dont look overly friendly. Thanks for the cache.

Found it with the lads

Quick easy find. Great views of Upper Hutt.

Surprised this cache is more than 5 years old and I had never visited here before. Good views of Upper Hutt.

TFTC wb1116

Found with DVH, quick find on a sunny day. TFTC. All safe and dry here.

Smoked that leprechauns pipe. TFTC

# 1596 Surprised i hadnt picked this one up earlier as i have been up these ways a few times in the past. Anyway, it provided an easy to find cache for today. Saw the hint item on approach in a spot that I didnt know lead anywhere and saw the container soon after. A very dry and well maintained cache. Replaced container a little deeper so it's not so visible. Cheers wb1116 for my cache for today.

I scored some cheap flights to Wellington for the weekend! I had a great time exploring and finding caches!! TFTC!

Hi

Thank you

Easy find with my two grandkids excited.

Nicely Maintained cache. TFTC

Tftc

Easy Find - TFTC

A fairly quick find of a nicely hidden cache at a great viewpoint, before heading for the tracks. TFTC

I came up here for a drive after work. I had a long day in the office and I felt like some quality time in the great outdoors. In addition, I was able to wind down a bit during the drive.

I found the cache quite quickly so was able to get on with the walking, which was nice. I came back past GZ on my way back to the car after about an hour of having a look around. I located a few of the other caches in the area. I will save logging them for another day.

The cache is in good condition. All nice and dry.

Thank you

Cherrys Rule

PS: Hey wb1116. I'm sorry I missed your "end of streak" event. How does it feel to be free of the pressure to go out and find one? Quite good I imagine.

Good, easy

Someon found it we were in a group

First cache for me with St Joseph Cubs

Found as part of St Joseph’s Cubs and Scouts

We founded this with Rimutaka zone cubs and scouts

Me and Saint Joseph Scouts found this at 6:55pm

Cool

Gg

Nice location to walk to with scouts

Found on ridge walk with family. TFTC.

TFTC

Tftc

Quickly whipped by to grab this little guy while on our way to dinner. Great wee park and grab. All in good order. TFTC.

By the looks of it, this area is a favourite spot to do donuts in cars. Once he’d gone we grabbed this and enjoyed peace and tranquility. tftc

We had to wait for a young male muggle who liked the sound of his own car to leave before we searched in an obvious spot according to the title. Cache all in good order. Tftc

Quickly found while attending the WENZ Mega. A day of caching on my own. Got to this the hard way. Found out at the top, I could have driven to itTFTC

Up for the Mega for the week, had a great day in the Upper Hunt area and a quick trip over the hill,. many thanks to the cache placer's - Bitsprayer

Nice view

Love it! Good clue. Container within a container. Thats the way to do it!
Thanks for the hide

This was the seventh day of my twelve day trip to go to the Wellington Mega: The big day of the Mega. Even though there were several Geocaching things to do, I decided to try for eleven types in one day.
We found this one, too while up in the area with tramyard and Mr-Mcgoo. TFTC.

It's finally Mega weekend!
Found while travelling with TeamBOP to the Mega event in Wellington.
Thanks for bringing me here.
TFTC

Nice views up here. Found with bkj97 on our second day of caching while attending the Mega. Thanks to all who had caches for us to find while exploring the adjacent area. T4TCSL

Carpark deserted so no problems here.
Another Mega and the inevitable list of cache finds to log. Not really a chore, just time consuming for this old geriatric. My apologies for the repetitive logs but I will attempt to add a few additional comments as I go. Had a great two days. Catching up with other cachers is always great. Day one was mainly a solved puzzle collection with little blue hen and Kiwicouple. We also squeezed in a few adjacent traditionals and a couple of multis while participating in the CITO event in Trentham Memorial Park. Quiz night was a fun event after a very tasty roast dinner and we were happy to finish only 4 points behind the eventual winners. Day two little blue hen and I gathered a few more traditionals that we hadn't done close to the Mega centre. A few coffees, a favourite point or two, some frustrating searching at one or two and then off home for a rest. Thanks to all the COs for making it another fun weekend. Now to prepare for the Melbourne Mega in November. TFTCSL

Arrived at GZ by ..... mistake. Found during WENZ 2018 in Upper Hut. We had Multi cache to solve and I did my final calculations wrong .... TFTC!

Bit of an uphill climb from Water Tank one to here...
Fancy houses...and lovely view .
Next visit would be keen to do some of the many bush tracks!
All good ..safe hiding place!

Visiting Upper Hutt for WENZ 2018 Mega Event. TFTC.

(# 4744). It was such a lovely day to go for a walk up Kingsley Heights. Parked at the top and trotted off. The track was very quiet but did meet a couple of groups from Auckland who are here for the MEGA. A quick find. Everything in order. TFTC

Team BOP have descended upon the Wellington region for the 2018 WENZ MEGA. We have a lot of caches to get through so there isn’t a lot of down time but it's great to meet the locals, CO’s and fellow 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 to all the CO’s that made this a memorable trip

Attending the Wellington MEGA, great to visit here from the sunny Bay of Plenty, these finds have been found with my team members, which include myself, NZ Flossy, Davidson Clan, Squirrel Nutcase, FapandGap, TNXPRO and Philip.Perry and signed Team BOP. (To save room on logs) We are having a blast and gathering lots of smileys along the way. Please excuse generic logs in advance. (as I have saved the template using Cachly) Many Thanks to all you cache owners for the placements. Cheers

Day 2 of the Wellington Mega adventure with KJR and we are on our way to find and log a challenge cache series and this was on the way a nice and easy park and grab TFTC ?

In Wellington for the Mega. Day #2 of our geocaching adventure and off to Martinborough to find some challenge caches with Gadget169. Quick stop here along the way. TFTC

In Wellington for Mega with others from the Bay of Plenty.
Signed log Team BOP to save room. The team consists of my self Tnxpro , Philip.Perry and McJandals. Quick find.
Tftc

Thanks, we went the long way but had a great bush hike

Kids thought this would be a good idea

Found it concrete tube

We decided earlier in the week we were going to head towards Wellington instead of the Napier Hastings areas as previously decided to get some caches and get numbers up to be able to collect the Hidden creatures souvonairs. last weekend we got 32 so we need another 68. this is cache number 7 for the day, yes another Leprechaun cache. We found the cache signed the log placed it back where we found it. it was a nice quick find here but a bit wet underfoot been alot of rain so not suprising. thank you for placing a cache here nice spot.

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Tftc.

Nice easy find

Cool find. Beautiful view

Sweet find.

Staying with relatives just a few feet away, thought this was a great opportunity to get a new most southerly and most easterly cache!

Great hide and big enough for a well-travelled TB drop.

Tftc