Waihou Waihou, North Island, New Zealand
By psychrn on 17-Mar-15. Waypoint GC5PHXJ

after the dnfs its time to archive this one

I don't think this is here either. The coordinates take me to the middle of a car park and there are a number of options for the bush on the left, the best of which are 8 metres away cut down flush with the ground. None the less, I checked out the other bushes, over 20m away, not there either. I recommend this be archived as the hide has been completely removed.

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No go for me today. This will need to be archived I reckon.

See a place with no container

Don't think this is here anymore

Easy find

Nice find... log is damp and torn...needs sorting.
Thanks for cache

Easy to find it and we got a late diner.

Took a little time but Moggyval made the find. Thanks

Log pretty damp and shrub not looking too good. Might be removed soon

did not find, think it may have been taken

Quick find on my way thru to Hamilton. TFTC

First cache found outside the UK. Nice and easy tyftc

Easy find

Success ️

11.30am. Easy to find as there is no where really to hide it.
Thank You. David.

Somehow I'd scored another leave pass so a short notice call went out over FB, leaving Tauranga by 8am. TNXPro & Jenseeker were up for it and this was our 57th find. We signed the log combinations of PTJ depending on who had the pen. This cache was found quickly and in good condition thanks to accurate coords, a straight forward hint and being able to spot it from the car. There may have also been an attempt to grab it without leaving the vehicle... Cheers psychrn TFTC

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Waihou indeed.
Wai the Hou did we detour out for this cache Philip?

Found the cache as we drove up to it as it was sitting on the ground next to the bush. I couldnt quite reach it from the car, but managed to with only one foot out. Replaced cache in a slightly more camoed position.

Thanks for bringing us here.

TFTC

A new experience for my exchange students. Tftc

Up north at the annual contract bridge tournament at Hamilton, took a day off bridge for a look around the Waikato and a few caches, TFTC. Much appreciated

Today was to good to stay home the weather was perfect so it was time spend the day catching up with a few caches while out and about TFTC

Stopped here on the way south to Wellington today. Spotted the cache instantly, it was very exposed. Only one shrub here now. Signed log, TFTC

So much of a cache n dash that I hardly had to leave the car to grab, sign and return this one. TFTC

06/08/16 23:25 As one shrub said to the other... This here park ain't big enuff for the both of us... Only one shrub in town now.. Several cars and some lights on at this time of night, so discretion insisted I park on the road... Thanks for the excuse for a break, Cheers, GC.

Another quick wee stop today while passing on our way to the TeAorha hot pools .

Easy find when you work out which shrub! Good fun. Took an item and replaced with another. Thanks!

We parked and grabbed on our way to climb Te Aroha with KiwiteacherNZ. TFTC.

Found with SteelandPeel on our way to climb a wee hill.

Found quickly on our way to Te Aroha from the Mount. TFTC

Easy find

Very easy find.

When I first turned up it was the start of sports practise - far too many muggles coming and go to attempt this so I returned on my way home...almost missed it, and there is only 1 shrub now...but the cache was hiding in it. TFTC

Nice quick grab. Surprised that this survives in a high muggle area. Spent a few sessions here in my younger days lol. Thanks for bringing us here

Brings back old memories...have had some good after do's here when I played rugby for COB back in the 1970s good to see the club is still up and running thanks for the cache

Off on a little adventure to grab seven caches between Gordonton and Waihou.

An easy drive by this one, I tried to make the find in between muggles across the road. Didn't quite manouver my car to entirely block my view. Nevermind. Nobody else around today.

This was a little easier than our first one! Love the plastic toys .

Quick park & grab. TFTC

Great easy enjoyable search

Nice place for a quick visit tftc

Woohoo

I got today off work and decided to head to Te Aroha to cycle the rail trail to Paeroa and back on a caching mission.
The 6am start was unusual for me, hit the road before 7am.
Getting close to Te Aroha now and the clouds were getting burned away by the sun which would watch over me for the rest of the day.
A quick find here, not a lot of people about so no risk of exposure. Cache in good condition.
Thanks for the cache.

just down from our house. been wanting to find for days, definitely a park and grab! tftc

A quick pit stop on the way to do a section of the hauraki rail trail. Soon spotted the cache, thanks for the quick find. Signed as the 19th as I was still half asleep.

Joining forces with 11hpg11 to tackle the Paeroa-Te Aroha leg of the HRT series today. On my way to our meeting point and thought I"d call in here to grab this one. Nice quick find, only to see that 11hpg11 has already signed it today. Must mean I'm running late!! Better dash - thanks for the hide!

Easy found.
Only one shrub is living.
Tftc.

It's the only scrub now !!
Cheers

Another one bites the dust!! Bag broken, log damp. TFTC

Found.

quick easy find after a wet camp out for waitangi weekend now heading home aroha and happy caching

quick and easy find log was damp

#11296. Always good to find a cache in a small town on a road trip (less stress about fast traffic and finding parking). TFTC.

Our week long Hamilton stay is over and today we are heading to Whitianga. No scenic detours today, just direct from A to B, with a few caching stops en route, of course.
A short detour to this cache and a quick find. The hint may have to be changed as there is just the 1 hint item now. TFTC.

Quick easy find. TFTC

Heute ging es für uns von der Coromandel Halbinsel über Matamata nach Rotorua. Dabei haben wir hier einen kleinen Zwischenstop eingelegt und konnten die Dose fix finden. Und weiter ging die Fahrt...

Thanks for the cache.

Many greetings from Germany, Nariza & Korshi

# 2.740 - 10:40 Uhr

0 meter mark! 0 meter mark! Gps out a bit. Still one shrub left

Tftc hopefully they don't get rid of that
Last bush☺

Tftc hopefully they don't get rid of that
Last bush☺

a quick find with no one around, but then not many people would come here at 6.30am, tftc

Quick find as we made a brief stop while heading up to the Coromandel coast. TFTC psychrn, #8359

Almost too easy

Not the left hand one anymore - its the last one standing!

Nice dry log and easy drive by. TFTC

nice wee hide on a nice day

Nice hide pick this one up on our way home, we did the trail bike ride very hot day for it but thanks

Found it!

Taking the parents on their first geocaching adventure during our stay from Perth, WA. Their second find!

On way home from calf dehorning job at Te Aroha

On way home from calf dehorning job at Te Aroha

TFTC

Tftc

Heading back to auckland, picking up a few on the way

Tftc

Very quick find a bit exposed though

Been meaning to pick this one up for awhile so added it into a loop on a day that is threatening rain but not interfering with my caching. My Mum went to this school many years and came to the last reunion. Nice and quiet but a bit of rubbish around the cache and a bit surprised it hasn't been muggled TFTC

My very first geocache!

#7106. Parked off Ngutumanga Road. GZ was all quiet when we visited. Quick find. The cache was in excellent condition, all nice and dry inside. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log.

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Tonight we are heading over to Thames for the "Dragon's" auntie's 80th birthday so an opportunity to grab a few caches along the way (but never enough time to grab them all)
Area all nice an d quiet at this time so no problem for a quick grab

Thanks for all the Fun and the cache, thanks to the CO's for making our day so memorable

Nice easy find and nobody around at 2am with plenty of parking for my tanker

A short detour for a quick and easy find. Tftc.

Nice find on our way to Hahei, TFTC

Tftc. A quick find today on our way to hamilton. Took a different route to normal with the aim of collecting a few caches on the way. Im glad this one was a park n grab, because it decided to bucket down when we pulled up!

Done a quick detour from te aroha to grab this. Junior (4) found it easily. Quite a few cars parked up but no people about. Tftc

On our way to Auckland and had to take a detour for this one. We had a feeling that we had stopped here before. Found fairly quickly and moved on toward the smoke.

Thanks Psychrn.

Tftc another good park and grab on the way back to Hamilton

Quick little park and grab on the way home

Quick stop off on way back form test in Hamilton Hospital.

A group of us decided to ride the Paeroa to Te Aroha leg of the bike trail today. As we finished much sooner than planned we conjured up a plan to find some other local caches.

Nice quick find although there were quite a few beer bottles etc in the spot. It was cool to watch the horses practicing next door.

Thanks for bringing us here. Signed Q15 (short for Queens 2015 as its Queens Birthday).

On the way back to Auckland, we had to stop for a few more caches. The hint only works from one side . TFTC.

Out with a bunch of cachers today, doing the Paeroa to Te Aroha HRT. Was a great day. All logs signed with our team name “Q15” in honour of her majesty the queen, as we did this on her birthday weekend.

A few of us did a few extra afterwards.

Had just finished the Paeroa to Te Aroha HRT trail and a few of us decided that a few more caches were needed on the way home.

Continued signing these with Q15 in honour of the Queens Birthday long weekend.

TFTC

After having completed the Paeroa to Te Aroha rail trail after having cycled the other trail to Waihi a month ago we decided on caching on our way back to the big smoke and came across this one hiding away.

This was the twenty fourth for the day and the weather was superb.

Signed log as Q15 ( for Queen 15 due to it being Queens Birthday weekend 2015)

TFTC.

893 Parked beside as the local hack club was competing in the park. Quick find and a little rubbish pick up while I was at it

It was dark by the time we reached Waihou. The cache took us a little while to spot in the torchlight as we were searching a bit lower than it was hidden. Thanks.

this one had me walking round the car park in curcles for ten
minutes,then the gps settled down for the find

as you say a park and grab but not with muggles around. Had to wait this one out until the coast was clear then a quick park and grab TFTC.

Right where it's gps says

very quickly found as it's hard to hide a white container in a green bush, covered a bit to reduce the chance of been muggled

We found it, yay

Nice hide