The Giant's Grotto ~ Redwood Surprize (Hawkes Bay) Havelock North, North Island, New Zealand
By kiwiowl on 05-Oct-15. Waypoint GC64KF2

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.

This area around this cache has been felled chipped and replanted with small native trees. The council ask people not to wonder off the main track into the new plants. Unless the CO can confirm otherwise I believe this cache has probably gone and should be archived to avoid any environmental damage.

Hi kiwiowl

This cache was brought to my attention by the Needs Archived log. I see there have been a few DNF logs and no Cache Owner maintenance, and the cache appears to be a bit under the weather. May I ask you (the cache owner) confirm this cache remains in place and available to be found? Please **post an owner maintenance log** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and have checked up on the cache.

Just a bit of a nudge at this stage, I'll check back in 30 days or so to see if there have been any updates.

If there are no Cache Owner updates within that timeframe, then the next step is for the cache to be archived.

Regards
TheCoddiwompler

Headed up to Te Mata to look for 10 caches. Basically did the whole of the red track with a few side tracks. Found 6 and DNF 4. Total of two and a half hours. Some stunning views. This whole area has been felled and replanted with natives. Pretty certain the cache will have gone. Thanks

No trees

Wanted to pick this one up before the area is closed because of logging. Nice hide, thanks for the cache 

What better way to spend a day in the sunny HB than wandering to the Peak and finding a few caches along the way. Thks. What a great spot

Found this one last week but did not have a pen. Thought we would come an get it signed before the logging starts.
Note to CO this area is about to be logged, so cache may need to be removed for a while.

TFTC

This is definitely an impressive grove of Redwoods. It was very hot today and they made the walk to GZ worthwhile as well as proving a cool place to rest.
A quick scramble and the cache was in hand. Thanks kiwiowl.

TFTC
Happy New Year

#11,527. A good hike in Havelock North. Came across a number of other walkers on the tracks, but fortunately GZ itself was all quiet at the time of the visit. Found after a short search. Part of the additional hints did not apply any more. The cache was in good condition, all nice and dry inside. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log.

Thanks for the placement, and for bringing us to this site, and …

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Out with Foxtrotter exploring this beautiful country. These Redwoods are amazing. Thanks for placing.

These Big Trees are SSSSOOOO awesome! I loved hiking in these woods!

This morning the weather is not good but it will get better in the afternoon. We'll stay there a little longer than expected.

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Happy geocaching

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

Tree had a big hair cut so walked around for a few seconds. Tftc.

Great find. Spontaneous cache so did not have a pen. Thanks for the cache

Find #3131. On this, my final day of a long weekend holiday in Hawkes Bay, I decided I should do as the locals do and walk up Te Mata Peak instead of driving (as I did yesterday). So with an early 7am start, I was soon on the Red trail.
The tree that was across the path has been reduced to a long stump but still good to hide the cache with its clever disguise. SL TFTC
Love the redwoods, reminding me of the Rotorua redwood forest.

Found this one after a bit. The 'bridging' part of the hint is no longer, it's had the chop! Cache still snug tho, nice one. thanks for the cache!

Finally found one today tftc log in good condition

We found this cache while we were on the Giant's Circuit walk. We didn't have a pen so we took a photo instead. Thanks for the placement.

At last a nice straight forward one!tftc

Searched and searched loads of hint items but could not locate cache.

Nice hide. TFTC

Nice hiding spot

Good camo hide. Loved it. First time walking this particular track. TFTC

Good camo and nicely hidden. ThanksFTC and for bringing us to this spot. We enjoyed our walk along these tracks. Cheers

Good camo hide. Loved it. First time walking this particular track. TFTC

TFTC

Wonderful place and also a really nice hiding place.
TFTC harogo

Beautiful day in Havelock and a stroll!

Detoured off blue trail on to red as it seemed to have more caches!! Easy find. TFTC

Good hide. Think about the clue and history.

Great little one tftc

Found it this cache with Cic,
TFTC!

I found this cache together with my partner Pityulino during our holiday in New Zealand. On this day we hiked on the red track of the Ta Mata Peak and were also searching for geocaches on our way. We found a total of 5 caches during the day. This one was the second of them. We found the cache easily and in good condition. TFTC!

Went a bit further than needed and got all scratched up but Gabby used common sense and we came up with the cache

I found this cache along with a small group of secondary school students (SJCgeocamp) who were finding Geocaches as part of their camp week. They visited Huka falls, Taupo, Napier, Hastings and Te Mata Peak over four days. We went swimming hiking, and biking and found a wide range of geocaches ranging from traditionals, puzzles, Earthcaches, gadget caches, and the boys favorites-night caches. My hope is that because of their experience they decide to continue Geocaching as a hobby in the future. Thank you to all the CO’s who placed and maintained all the geocaches we found and for bringing us to so many interesting spots.

After finding the cache and making our way into the redwoods we found evidence this area had been recently used as a wedding venue. Very cool.

A quiet 2 minutes on a day with many many muggles roaming around ( it is Hawkes Bay Anniversary Day after all ). TFTC

In Hasting this morning for a gathering, now time to find some caches around Havelock North in the afternoon. Thanks kiwiowl for the cache.

Liked the animal print

Nice quick find. love the camo lol. Tftc

Good clue. Thank you. Not may muggles today.

Easy find, TFTC.

Quick find but very hot day and now a walk back over the hill. Left our pen behind so photo sent to co.

Quick find, but it was finding a way up to get cache. Cheers

Today was the day for some of the Te Mata Peak caches to be signed off. Stopped off at the lower carpark to sign off only a couple caches but all cachers know you just leave one that is close by so we just had to do this one.

Cheers for the cache.

Found while on a walk through the redwoods with family and geocaching grandchildren.
Thanks kiwiowl.

Wahoo! Found on our first walk here tftc

Nice

Found with family out on Boxing Day walk. TFTC.

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Easy find but sadly didnt bring my pen.

Easy find. FZS PBJS

Easy find. FZS PBJS

Easy find. FZS PBJS

Easy find. FZS PBJS.

Thanks for the good hint which made for a quick find and more time to enjoy the company of the redwoods. The log sheet is surprisingly dry for a forest cache.

V camouflaged!

Mum, Dad, 12YO and 5YO decided to go for a bit of a hike around The Peak; and noticed a number of "new" caches since their last adventure up Te Mata (which was quite a while ago).
Dad and 12YO raced to find the cache, and 12YO over-looked it in his haste to get there first!
Log signed and cache replaced before any muggles passed us on the busy track.

First found with kpip 24/05/16 on a school trip to the redwoods. Back again on a family walk up the peak trail today. Thanks

"Spotted" it

Quick find. No many other possibilities tftc

A nice quick walk from the previous cache to this one. all quiet around this area this afternoon. Quickly put our hand on the cache thankfully after frustration at the last cache!! A few birds chirping away in the background. Tftc

The pip member of kpip discovered this one today along with amyjae while on a school trip to the redwoods. A fun exciting and exhausting day was had by lots of 6-8 year olds up here today!

Second find today! TFTC

Went straight to the suggested location and dug around in the holes. After getting our fingers a bit dirty found the cache. We have walked this way many a time before starting caching.

Found it!

I only went this track because of the caches. Otherwise I hadn't seen this nice trees. Thanks for showing

Found it! Tftc

Easy find, nice walk

We had a great morning walking on three different tracks around and up Te Mata Peak. Managed to bag four caches along the way. Unfortunately by the time I arrived at this one I appeared to have lost my pen, so was unable to write on it. However, I took a couple of photos of the cache and of the landmark where it is found. Kiwiowl please message me if you would like to see these - I will then visit my son and ask him to attach these to my log - I can be a little computer illiterate at times! Anyway, thanks for the cache which is situated in a lovely area

We took this cache at A nice walk at the red trail. Tftc

Found it! TFTC

Great trail, beautiful spot
TFTC

Great trail, beautiful spot
TFTC

This is our second cache on our list today on our wander around the peak, we (Angel, Master 12 , master 16 and geodog) decide to take the Giant Circuit a track we havent done yet. After successfully getting Manipulation (Master 12 success) we headed to the Redwoods. Two for Master 12 and zero for the rest of us. Now onto our third on for the day. Can Master 12 have a third success? Lets go listen for some frogs... TFTC

Nice, peaceful place. Thanks.

Found it. Ltd

Found it...ltd

Found it l.t.d

Found quickly at the start of our geocaching adventure today. Love the tree tftc

quick easy find great day to be out caching

Great spot, beautiful trees!

Was out of town when the notification for this came through. I normally go past this when I go running and probably went past this a few times before in was published. Knew exactly where it was before even going there. Was a quick early morning find. Great spot for a cache. Thanks Dave

Redwoods is always a special place to visit. Favourite past time here is building huts and having teddy bears picnics as a kid. TFTC in a great location. We recommend a just before dusk wander, no one about and so many birds singing.

FTF! The Redwoods is an amazing place and we love coming here to play and explore. The kids always make bridges and build huts and can play in here for hours on end. Today was the last Friday of the school holidays so we decided to head in to find some caches and have some fun. The cache was quickly located on our way in thanks to accurate coordinates and an easy hint. Mr 8, Miss 8, Mr 5 and the dog had a fabulous time playing in the 'Giant's Grotto' but we were very surprised that we were the only ones here (apart from the occasional runner). Thanks for bringing us here again!

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