MUTUKAROA (AUCKLAND) Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
By Great South Road on 10-May-14. Waypoint GC54H6W

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.

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TheCur8or
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

Like many others before me over the past year, it has not been found, CO hasnt't logged in for 3 years so it's time for this one to go

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I saw the DNFs on this one so popped in to have a look since we've found it before - is definitely missing and needs replacing, sorry.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

No joy for me today

Nothing to find, many DNFs

No luck.

DNF

Was keen to show my son this cache before a walk up the hill. It's definitely gone from its original resting place and I couldn't see where it might've been dumped in the nearby bushes. Shame as this was an easy one for kids.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

I was very sure I checked the right area but just in case widened my search by about 10m without any luck.

May have been muggled please check I know where it should be after phoning a friend and it's not there.

Here for a day out wiht my parents, and adult sons. Have been saying for some time that this was the only Regional park none of us had been too, so must come for a look - to day was the day.
Unfortuantley even with 5 pairs of eyes we couldn't locate the cache.

A small group of West Aucklanders: (merlor58, supernanny, Aiden29 and myself) 'Team Westies' are our collective name (whether we are 2 or 20) came here at 8am sharp. We have planned to do Reservoir Dogs cache but one of our group pointed out this cache to do first. At first sight I thought: nano! But not.... oh no much bigger, very surprised to see such a container. Thanks to supernanny for pointing this one out to us.

Started out the day with an early start to meet Gorby, Merlot58 and Supernannny to face the bulls and electric fence to collect reservoir dogs at the top of the hill. This by far was a much easier find> Wasn't expecting a container that size, either. TFTC.

Had orienteering at Hamlins Hill this evening and made a quick find afterwards.

Quick find after having no luck with the puzzle cache. Good to have a smiley for the days efforts

This was a nice quick find which was very pleasing as I'd just spent a long time finding the 'Reservoir Dogs' cache. The container needs replacing as the crack is fairly big with a hole on the side. I replaced it crack slide down to avoid further water getting in and I have removed the broken pen which had leaked ink over the contents of the cache, TFTC!

Found at the start of our walk through the park. The cache contents are in good condition but container may need to be replaced soon as one side has quite a few cracks in it - looks like it has seen a lot of the sun. TFTC.

Really quick and easy to find while on lunch

The box is wet and needs to be replaced

Photo as unable to write in log

Could do with some TLC - the plastic has started to crack and the poor notebook was soggy. Easily the largest cache I've seen thus far.

After finding the nearby Reservoir Dogs cache I stopped by to grab this one as well. The log book is wet because the container is cracked and allowing water in, but I was able to sign the log faintly. TFTC! #1108

Knew as soon as we saw it that we had identified the hint correctly. Was surprised at how large it was as we were looking for something smaller. A clever way to hide such a large object. It fitted in very well but also secure.

This was a nice easy find here - understood the hint as we parked up. Waited for some muggles who had gone for a walk to drive off then tried to look inconspicuous to passing traffic while attempting to retrieve cache. Got it out and took it back to car so kids could look through and I could sign log under cover from rain. Log book is MOULDY and SOAKED. Didn't want to attempt to sign this, it's disgusting and really needs to be replaced. I have put in a piece of paper in a bag so people can sign something clean and dry for the interim but really needs some attention from the CO. TFTC

Good quick find here thank you ! Log book pretty soggy though .
Container is cracked and leaks ...

Nice easy find in the way to work

A very straightforward grab before I headed off to tackle Reservoir Dogs (if only I had known what I was getting myself into). Nice big cache in the obvious spot. Everything inside is nice and dry and in good condition. The cache box has some cracks in it so the CO may like to pop around and check in on it at some point - the plastic has got brittle, I guess it must get powerfully hot in that spot through the summer. TFTC.

FITW ivss_xx
It was a quick and easy find after all the adventure we had just before. I really like the idea of hiding it in a clear plain sight, with no bushes. but wonder, what happens to it when someone does a maintenance there. tftc.

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FITW harisree
Piece of cake after coming back from the nearby "reservoir dogs" cache. The key is not to dig, and not to **gesticulate** wildly

Thanks for the cache!
#4107

Nice quick find. Could only have been in one place. Log signed and caches returned. TFTC.

Wee detour on my way to work this morning and I also was surprised by the size of the cache. TFTC

Great hide.TFTC

Very cool. Tftc

I was pleasantly surprised that it was a regular I found hidden in that wee spot! TFTC

After finding a nearby cache a short walk to this cache was in order. Thanks for the cache

Log had been wet but us dry again. Almost drove past parking entrance. Lived close by for ages never knew where entrance was. Thanks

Cool spot not what I was expecting tftc

All good here, TFTC

Found after a romp up Mullins Park Hill, aka Mutukaroa and a big search for reservoir dogs cache.
Once at GZ......
A quick and straightforward find, true to hint and coordinates. Cache in order; log signed, all safely re-hidden, just as found.
TFTC found with team cacher Sweet P too
The Turtle strikes again!

I found this geocache with Cats&Dragons. He is trying to find as many T2.5 and D2.5 and above rated caches as possible for a challenge he is working on. We left on our mission at 4:30am to get the tides right for a morning paddle and so we could return back to Hamilton at a decent hour. If we had to pass by other caches with lower ratings we generally picked them up as well. We had a great day, the weather was fantastic and the quality of the caches was extremely high. A huge thanks to the CO’s for placing and maintaining such interesting, challenging geocaches in such cool locations.

We parked next to this cache before heading off on a puzzle hunt. It took me a second to realise where I should be looking and was rewarded with a larger container than I was expecting given the location. Cool hide.

Way too easy. Feeling like a pro hahaaa

Found it! Very easy find. Had to avoid being spotted by muggles. Inside of cache is mouldy incl log book as water is getting in. Tftc and the opportunity to visit it, will come back!

Found it! Very easy find. Had to avoid being spotted by muggles. Inside of cache is mouldy incl log book as water is getting in. Tftc and the opportunity to visit it, will come back!

A quick find - great hint! Like others, was surprised to see such a big (albeit wet) cache!

Quick find with a good hint! Surprised to find it so big!! Tftc

Nice placement, although container now has a lot of avian deposit on it.
Now that I know the entrance to this park, I shall come back with my hounds for a walk.
TFTC

Thanks for the cache

#282 Out and about today and decided to grab this one on my lunch break between meetings. Quick change from suit into muggle camo and took a walk. Missed this one to start with and came back to it once I completed "reservoir dogs" cache. Reviewed the hint again on the way down and it all came together. Found and signed.
TFTC

A quick stop after work today, as I had my eye on this for a while, since it was so close to work!!! Also i was a good size- I needed another regular for my GIO license. Pulled up and parked, and my heart sank.... there was a council worker there fixing his lawnmower!!! Well, lets give it a shot, he wasn't paying any attention....
I had read the description and figured that I had two options as to where this would be hiding. Approached the first option- nope, not quite right, so wandered over to the next one, and had a good look- aha!!!
Went in for the grab during a break in the traffic. Luckily where i was standing, I was hidden from the lawnmower guy, and I wandered a few paces away to complete the formalities. Another break in the traffic, and cache was returned, and off I went, casually passing the lawnmower guy as if I belonged there!
TFTC!

Had been working in the general area and as it was lunch time decided to attempt this one.

Parked close by and made my way to GZ.

GPS arrow points me around in circles and I am sure I walked around the hide 2 to 3 times before I finally clicked.

Very nice clever little hide.

Took the Racer TB as I am off to Fiji for work tomorrow and will look to see if I can drop it there.

TFTC

Quick school holiday find. Off for a walk in the park now. TFTC

A quick peek and there it was. TFTC.

Very easy find

Went for a walk in the reserve today and discovered we were almost parked on a cache so had to come and find it. Logbook not in the best state and the whole container a bit damp but good hide otherwise. Thanks for the unexpected smiley Great South Road!

I had not realised there was a cache by the road here, I have driven past many times for various reasons and today we were parked here finding a different cache and spotted this one on the map. A surprising find. Now looking at the inventory I wonder if we didn't look very hard at the contents, may have to return to see if any trackballs are in this one. Found with garball on a damp Auckland day.
#345

Container not water tight. Needs new book. But awesome.

Great little spot. Took a trackable and left a trinket. First trackable box of trinkets I have found sofar. TFTC - could use a new container - don't think it is watertight anymore and log book all mouldy

Found while out and about. Cache is a bit wet but still a good hiding spot. Tftc and a fav from me.

Quick find. Hope no muggles were watching through the tinted office windows..tftc, droped off some TBs as well

Out geocaching this afternoon. Nice easy find. Like finding these bigger caches. TFTC

Quick park and grab. TFTC

Quick park and grab. Hard to believe a container that large fitted in there. Tftc

Out With Miss, picking up a few

TFTC

Found it soaking wet so couldn't write in notebook. TFTC

Easy to find but quite unique hiding place. In desperate need of a new log book. Sodden and mouldy.

Another great find while in the area.

Thanks for setting up this cache.
LOG IS SOAKED AND NEEDS REPLACING TFTC

Passing by & noticed there was a cache. Neat hiding place.

Quick find on the way home. TFTC

TFTC

Nice big cache. Novel hiding place. Found on a slight detour on my way home from work today.

Great hide, who'd have thought that would fit there!
Often thought of stopping here, off to explore further! TFTC.

Found with Dr Rob & Rach. Sl. Tftc

Tftc, great hide dropped of Uncle Sam Duck TB

Nice big cache - happy to leave some swag.

Easy find on this rainy Saturday morning, only five caches to go to 400, nice big box I was surprised thank you for bringing me this regional park
T FTC

A quick find tonight after our boxing class to fill in a dot day on our calendar. Great sized cache! Thanks for hiding.

I have worked across the road for four years and never been here! Great find!

Was looking forward to finding this one, but when we arrived - it was in plain sight!
I suspect it was found by a muggle, and they kindly placed it where the owner could find it again
Replaced cache in original hidden position.
Nice hide! A pity we missed that joy of discovery! Never mind.

Out and about in the area and saw this on my map. Am so happy we stopped as it was such a simple but awesome hide. The sight on craggers face when he spotted it was priceless so a favourite point from me.

Thanks for the cache. We will return as there are a few up the hill for us to still find.

I found this one! It was so much fun. Thanks for the cache.

This was fun! Cragger found it and keylev signed it for us. Thanks for the cache.

A bit of lunch hour action. Checked it out on the computer beforehand. Nice easy park & grab. No GPS required. Will need to revisit the area another day for a walk around Mutukaroa. TFTC

Nice quick find. Didnt even need clue phone took us right to the place. Thank.

Invisible in plain sight, nice

Awesome, found it!!

Ver nice spot TFTC

Really liked the way this cache was hidden, thanks

Cool cache and nice hiding spot. Tftc

Tftc found with Chanellewaru kalarnireece1 t.j&nikkie waru8 very clever hide

Tftc cool hint

That was cool im giving this a fav point. Great hide, filled it up with some swag, a cache this cool needs to have plenty of swaps especially one this big.Tftc

nice easy one although I did start looking too early in another sign and it cut my hand so apologies if I left any blood on the cache..lol tftc

OUt collecting a few caches n the way to work this morning and this was my first stop. Nice to find a good sized cache about here

thanks for the placement

I've been wanting to visit this park for a very long time. Not only have I never been here before, but there were also some geocaches that I wanted to collect. This was a quick and easy find made very easy with very few muggles being around. TFTC!

Nice and easy driveby. Thanks.

Out for an after Christmas walk

Clever hide, not seen this type before. Contents little damp, but had no problems signing. The nearby carpark was empty, no problems with parking on this side of the hill. I had just finished exploring Hamlins hill, it filled in a couple of hours and I got to explore another special part of Auckland. Thanks for the hide.

Vistra and I decided it was time to tackel all those new caches that had popped up near the airport. So almost 12 hours of caching and we had achieved most of the caches we had targeted and walked a lot further than we had realised we would be doing, not to mention the sunburn, on this lovely day.

We were driving back from our caching mission and the car GPS decided to take us on a very strange way home, which was fine as otherwise it may have been a little longer before we came across this cache. Anyway, well hidden and took me a couple of beats of huh how do you get it (sunburn, long day) but got it in the end. and replaced far easier than retrieval.

TFTC

After spending the day with Yorkshirekiwi83 caching around Mangere, we did this quick drive-by cache on our way home. Nice and easy find, TFTC!