Iron Maiden 37: Passchencache (Canterbury) Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
By TwoSharpe on 19-Oct-15. Waypoint GC65DTD

I found a stage but no band...

Retired

There is a tree at the the solved coordinates, but I have found nothing in approximately 2m height.

I solved this one quite a while ago and I've been past it many many times since then. Always figured I'd save it for a dot day when I didn't want to go too far from home. With the wind today I definitely didn't want to bike too far so this cache was perfect. Found it no trouble, but then as I was signing the log some young people starting playing nearby on e-scooters. I waited a while and then picked a moment when they were all busy and not looking around to quickly replace the cache. Thanks for the puzzle and cache!

Another mystery dot day, and a puzzle I solved before I moved down so quite a few years ago. Anyway, found the cache, but had noted previous comments so came preparted with a new ziplock and rite-in-the-rain paper I'd taken out of my security notebook back at home. All good now! TFTC TwoSharpe, the cache was found in good order Signed, sealed and returned to GZ. 1 find(s) of 1 today, making this find #4533

Found but it is a sodden mess.

Log is too wet to write on.

Ooooh, great hiding spot!

I was glad this puzzle can still be solved remotely as the location is currently inaccessible and I'm not sure what the future of the building and memorial will be.

This was a bit challenging with my poor eyesight and the not great photo but it's totally do-able.

Despite the warmer weather recently, the log is still saturated.
I do come to a nearby location fairly often so if CO is OK, I could replace the bag and log next time.
TFTC

Another one of those "solved long ago and waiting for a time to visit", well, it's been a while but finally wandered past the final spot and made the grab. A lovely post-kids-cricket avo for a walk around town, the place sure has changed since I was last in here! Cheers

RSA is undergoing a renovation currently and some of the clues have been removed. However they can still be seen on Google Maps street view

Sadly too waterlogged to sign - but great spot otherwise

Cache log too wet to sign, photo as proof of find attached; TFTC

Gosh I've walked past this monument several times and had never recognized it as such. Eek!
Found the cache but couldn't sign due to wetness. I usually carry spare paper and plastic bags but sadly not today. Hope I can still log this one.

Finally got to final spot tonight …. Was there another cache near here many years ago?….no spiders but log all wet ….TFTC

Found with ObnoxiousSpaceCat but forgot to log. Was a very wet and spidery find

I do not like spiders

Found with kozjah. Log is too wet to be signed.

Hopefully WP1 will get a new life after battles in the trenches. Team La Vista has a bit of a battle sorting out left & right brain strategy to sort out the fighting order - However logic sorted the marching orders and coords for final GZ. Love these 2-part caches that get you to stretch your legs. Hmm at GZ, thought I'd been there before for another cache in the distant past so knew where to aim. Thanks for the interesting puzzle cache!

Quickly solved once at GZ. Turns out we had parked a wee way away but that spot turned out to be close to GZ.

Haven't been to the battle sites of France. Visiting Gallipoli was sobering.

What a beautiful monument had never stopped to look more closely. Enjoyed working out the final. Made our way there and wow found a park. Yes we were on the wrong side of river but it is DRY today and blue sky so lovely for a walk. Surprising not many here so could look. Stuck our hands in many swimming pools lol. Then Mrs C spotted a maybe, waited till all clear and sent Mr C for retrieval. Thank goodness for stone on top. Log signed and cache replaced as found. Very clever. Thanks for this great multi and the cache TwoSharpe, a fav from us for the complete adventure.

Out getting a few night caches with Nanzie, I solved this one years ago but havent got round to finding it, it took a bit to get my hand on it, a bit of a stretch for me even with the step there. Thanks TwoSharpe

#11471

A nice park and grab thanks TwoSharpe

First time, we couldn't find anything, and cache had disappeared, second time, little cacher couldn't find anything, and given a few others didn't either, We assumed it was missing again. Today, before going to school, little cacher put his geocaching eyes one. He still couldn't find anything. I spotted it, and directed him to the location. Changed the bag as it was a bit wet. Logbook was damp, but could still write on it. The container was fine, and the hide is great. Little one enjoyed climbing before going to school! thanks for checking it, and maintaining all your caches!

Cache was still there

Would check

Came today, while hunting for penguins and looking at statues for the TMGT multi cache. Still no cache for us here, we are not lucky at all...

Had a good look around in very nook amd cranny, not for me today

Greetings from Scotland. We gathered the information for this earlier in the day. We really loved the monument, it is so different to anything we have seen before and so moving. We didn't take long to gather our answers. We keyed the digits in and decided ot save picking this up until later in the day when we knew we would be passing. We arrived at GZ to find some muggles nearby. We had a quick once round and spotted a place where we thought the container could be. Thankfully the muggles were at the other side and we were able have a feel and retrieve the container unnoticed.


*This is our 10580th logged find. Found at 15:25 hrs.* TFTC

A walk of remembrance - the people remembered were so far from home. TFTC.

Visiting Christchurch (from Wellington) for the weekend, and as a huge Maiden fan I can't pass up the opportunity. After a previous DNF here last tine, nice to turn this one around. Up The Irons!

I really enjoyed this puzzle cache...straight forward but lots of fun too! Thanks for bringing me to both spots. I knew the 1st stage having participated in a number of ANZAC parades, the 2nd stage I hadn't really visited but it was a perfect spot for a hide!

The botanical garden and a big park in the middle of the city... I liked that.
I searched for this can, found it and registered myself in the LB.

Thanks for this cache says Pöni.

An interesting puzzle to solve at this impressive new building. The cache was then a quick easy find in a fairly busy location. TFTC

Another of the Iron Maiden series. Nice quick find at the GZ.

T4TC

Together with TEMBO! I had a really interesting geocaching-trip today. We could find some geocaches, met some locals and had a great talk to them.
Concerning this geocache I want to say thanks because we had much fun in searching and finding this geocache! The cache made our trip even more interesting!
TFTC!

New container and log in

Sorted out a set of good looking coordinates and there was something to use to step up. No luck, but been on the hobbit side of things I decided to utilise the height of my kids this evening. My son quickly hauled himself up and had a good search without luck.

Sorted the puzzle out quickly, and got a good looking set of coordinates that, on arrival, exactly matched the hint. However despite repeated searching all around the multiple possible spots, nothing found.

Quite sobering.
Greetings from Wales
TFTC

A very sobering spot when you look at all the battles. Great to see the new building here. GZ is a very busy place but found a gap in the passing muggles. FP from me. TFTH

We did the part of the puzzle about one month ago. It was a nice (but cold) Sunday afternoon. Our son was amazed by the important number of battles. We were too cold to go for the final. Today is a special Mum and son geocaching day, so here we are at the solved coordinates, and we can't find anything. We have a great time there, and then move on, knowing we will come back another day!

We needed a quick cache before heading off to do an escape room. This was a nice quick solve a simple park and grab. A little bit damp but otherwise good. A few watchful eyes but not on us. Tftc.

Found with injeanious, we made quick work of the battles and were soon at gz, where things were looking quite different than when I was last here, cache was quickly found, quite damp and covered in slaters. Tftc!

#155
Been to the streets on its north, south, east, and west. But somehow left out this bar/monument/installation from my previous walking adventure in city center.
Got to the location and soon the final coords was revealed.
Went to he GZ and surprised how its neighborhood has changed since last visit months ago.

TFTC!

Logged at:
00:31:01 GMT+12
May 1, 2019

Solved and found, TFTC TwoSharpe!

On a World Cruise aboard CMV Columbus and today is our visit to Christchurch we were late arriving due to the ship's shuttle tender boat service..
We had travelled through here some years ago but today had the chance to see the immense damage caused and also the great works done and being done.
Obtained the information (I have visited a good number of the sites mentioned) assembled the information and away to the final in a very pleasant spot.
Thank you for providing this cache for the enjoyment of other Geocachers.
Favourite point.

I was in Christchurch for an Ingress event but of course had to find a cache or two while I was here. So far I had looked at three caches but not tried to find any of them due to either water or muggles. The decision was made to give this one another try seeing as it had been found since my last attempt.
Later in the evening once again worked for me and with not many people around I made a quickish find this time. Took it to a nearby seat to do the paperwork before returning it to it's hidy spot.
The start waypoint was interesting to visit. Thanks for the cache.

Solved and found while walking about the town. Cache was in a good spot as per hint, but the log was a soggy wad. Left a new piece of paper for the next finder. Nine months lonely, the landscaping has moved on and the areas is accessible. Thanks for the meaningful puzzle.

I was in Christchurch for a presentation at the new central library so as it was a dot day I thought I would make sure I found a cache before heading home. GPSr loaded up I had another quick look at the map and realised that this unsolved puzzle cache looked do able so wrote down everything I would need to know to complete it.
It had been rainging on and off and started again while I was outside the RSA getting the necessary information. Then my pen which I had been carrying around in my pocket decided it didn't want to work any more. I got enough of a scribble down to be able to head back to the car. Final sorted off I headed.
No luck at the final and as it hasn't been found in months I wonder if it is still there or not. Area was also fenced off for new grass to grow.

Gathered the required information while searching for another cache and today we made this a quick find. Pretty sure that we already success in this area before with a now archived cache, so good to come back. Logbook is a bit damp, so care is required when signing the book. We did not have any spares with us and there is not too much space, so maybe a check by the owner is needed. TFTC

A quick count to get the coordinates at a nice cafe, the cache was found later on the walk through the city. No troubles with the hideout, quite a few muggles but fortunately not paying attention to me.

Thank you for the cache!

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Visiting New Zealand for three weeks. After hanging around Auckland for a few days it was time to head south! Early morning flight to Nelson, a walk in Abel Tasman National Park with camping in Torrent Bay, then back to Marahau and a ride to Kaikoura. A short ride to Christchurch, then two rainy days in Dunedin and Invercargill, before beautiful hiking in Queenstown, Wanaka and Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. West Coast was tricky as expected but not too wet, then a rush to Picton to explore the North Island for a few days.

I was at a nearby event (non-caching related lol) with /dev/gc0c, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to have someone taller around for this one. So after the event we went for a nice walk, and indeed his height and agility were a bonus - he just jumped up all the way and then pointed down where it was TFTC!!!!

We went for a caching walk after lunch at Orleans. The coordinates were swiftly found and the cache easily picked up. The log is rather tattered. TFTC

Having overlooked this cache when at the RSA a few days ago, we came back for it on our next outing to the city. The puzzle was nice and simple, and the walk to GZ pleasant- though a lot of people about made it difficult to retrieve unnoticed rather hard to nonchalantly rummage about in trees, but I might just have pulled it off!

Totally misread what needed to be done, causing a bit more work...then the lightbulb moment. Ugh. Back I went. Thanks from Canada Signed as SM09.

Managed to solve the puzzle while on a walk near the RSA today and picked a time when it was nice and quiet. After loading final Co-ords into my GPS it was off for a walk to the unknown and I soon found what I was looking for, and able to reach it for a change, thanks to the step. Log was very damp so took time out to dry it out on a nice sunny day so hopefully good for a while longer. Tftc.

LadySim has decided to sleep for a little while, so I took the chance to get out and pick up a few extra caches. I gathered the information required, and went home to get the final coords.
We came back today to catch the final, and it took us t a really nice part of town. We ended up wandering around, and enjoying the scenery. Thanks for the cache.

I have finally found this cache. I solved the puzzle ages ago but as I normally walk past on a Friday night it is always too busy. A quiet Sunday morning and curses as I still can't reach it. After the event I kidnapped a taller geocacher and they could reach it. Amazing how much difference even an inch or two makes. I need one of those grab tools that the elderly use for picking things up.

Did this cache backwards really! Helped lytteltonwitch as she was a little vertically challenged but I didn't want to log it unless I solved it too. After we signed the soggy log and went our separate ways I went and discovered the coordinates. So somewhat about face but I wanted to earn a smiley. Thanks for the cache.

I solved this field puzzle a while ago but ran out of time to search for it. Today was a nice day, free of commitments so I searched for it and found it. The paper was wet and I didn't have a replacement. I enjoyed the puzzle and the hide.

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Thanks. TwoSharpe for putting in the effort to hide this geocache. This was find 4852 for me.

Replacement cache in...cheers

Having a fun time- got the info for this one, but having found the right spot- no cache. Then we spotted the remains lying in the grass. Have messaged the CO. Thanks for a great ?cache

Got the info but then found the wrecked cache which seems to have had an argument with the lawn mower. Thanks for another one in the series.

A caching day with cab165 resulted with us popping in to do the math on this one. Simple and easy. Find was difficult with half of Christchurch out today. TFTC

TFTC! Found with odgersaj on a day of city mysteries!

replaced final

Muggled...will get a replacement organised

Could solve the riddle on site and the co-ordinates lead to a senseful spot.
But stepped up a few times, no cache there.
What a shame - the last day in Chch...

After my DNF I sent an email to the CO with the empty hiding place. Thanks to TwoSharpe's quick check it was confirmed that the cache has gone. Thanks for your log permission and the fast response!
Unfortunately my holidays in NZ are over soon...

I did the field work for this one a while back, but didn't have time for the final.

Couldn't find the final today though!! I was withuby who should have been tall enough to reach everywhere, but not a single nook or cranny revealed the cache!!

Catching up with the logging, so far behind! out caching from Auckland with rustynz and gorby

17:03
FITW Gorbygorbachov, rustynz, Rebel98
Had driven past the memorial on Armagh but had never noticed it until now, after looking up this cache.
As the CO has written "don't bother trying from home" of course I had to see if it is possible from the comfort of my chair and through the eyes of Google Street View. And it is! Not very easy but one can make out the names that way, if the pool of names is already known. Nicer to go to the site of course and get **tangible** with the memorial.

Anyway, teamed up with Westies from Auckland, this was the last find on our day of caching in Christchurch, which was mainly walking around Hagley Park and the gardens.

Thanks for the cache!
#4238

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Thanks again to the CO for confirming I had the correct co-ords. Loved the hide on this one!

Its getting late in the afternoon, the crowds have gone, and a cold breeze is starting to make its presence felt, so the hat, scarf and gloves have gone on

Thanks for sharing the history, and bringing us here. Our group is about to shrink again, for now its rebel98, gorby and ivss_xx

Hagley Park is just lovely, Rebel98, rustynz and ivss_xx and I am walking around it heaps today. I flew in from Auckland this morning with Rebel and rusty, had an event organised by rusty then a whole lotta caching! All on foot. GZ was an easy find, can't remember which of us found it but it was indeed found.

Placeholder log

A quick find with just a bit of a stretch. Found with busy paws.
TFTC!

What a fantastic building this is, my first visit to the new RSA. Easy solve and a good find with Geo Jessie. TFTC

New container in

CO might want to check on container and placement as I'm not sure hide is as intended. Was not able to rehide very well.

Solved this puzzle on day of publication and have visited gz twice since then but the first time a muggle was sitting at gz and the second time I realised I lacked a physical attribute required to retrieve the cache. Today I had muggle partner to help but on approach I noticed the cache container from a distance, not at all hidden. Now after reading the cache description I'm not sure if was the cache or a container that someone else left. It was not a pill container and the log only had previous two finders. The container was too big to be able to hide properly, the CO may want to visit to check and remove if it is bogus. Tftc and great puzzle!

This had me fooled for ages. I was looking for something quite different to give me the answers. My other half spotted the solve! And the cache was so carefully hidden, but it had been got at. Log is now a simple piece of paper. Re hid really well.

Down south once again for work and with bit of spare time to complete a number of tasks that I had set for myself. This included collecting a number of caches that have been sitting in my "to Collect" list for some time as they meet various requirements for challenges that I have set myself.

So wiith a nice and early start, it was always going to be a big few days caching and the work conforence that I was attending was still (damm it) going to be a priority.
Down from the hills around Godley Reserve and time to collect a few caches that I solved sometime earlier

So thanks to all the cache owners for the set ups and apologies for taking so long to log them but the logging of caches had to take a back seat to collecting the APE CACHE

thanks for the placement, thanks for the cache

We thought Easter Friday would be an ideal day for finding some central city caches as the parking would be easier and there would hopefully be less people about. This was true in some areas but not in others and we had to leave one cache unlooked for as it was muggle central.
Unfortunately, the only one found of three of the CO's multis that we attempted today . We soon sorted out the numbers (which turned out to be easier than I initially expected). We took a very round about journey to GZ (via a few other caches) so it took us a lot longer than 10 mins to walk to the final!
It was pretty busy in the vicinity of GZ but I think StreetWalker retrieved the cache discretely enough. Thanks for an interesting multi and TFTC.

#12161. We had a poor strike rate with the CO's multis/puzzles today, but we did manage this one. TFTC.

Had a nudge at this on my lunchtime walk and this area was amazingly popular did not attempt due to muggle activity but did confirm the location was exactly where I had met the CO whilst attempting a previous incarnation at this site. Had a late meeting at work and headed past after six and was deathly quiet... I must say getting near here by car is far more difficult than it used to be. Quick grab and sign as I got there. Great cache and even better place for gathering the details.

Had a bit of time to kill while waiting to pick up Ms KR from work, so decided to have a look at this. Some good coordinates came out of the puzzle and as I was heading that way i dropped by and picked up the prize.

I think I saw the CO jogging passed as I parked too. Cheers.

Thanks to all the CO's for their hides.

Greetings from Canada! We spent much of the day wine tasting in the Waipara area, and then had a couple of hours for some walking and caching before meeting the rest of our group at a local pub for dinner. Since we didn't have a lot of time to spare, we were concerned that the redirect calculation would send us too far away to reach on foot. No worries - imagine our delight when we discovered that the final coordinates were only about 50 m away from the aforementioned pub!

Thanks for a fun little puzzle/multi - it will likely be last our cache in Christchurch, as we're heading for Queenstown in the morning.

Found it after checking the wrong side of river first. Tftc

A nice fine day. Just right for a cyclocache ride from Redwood into the city for some caching. Before I visited Otakaro 1 & 2 I stopped by the RSA to collect the info for this and also it's brother cache #38. Had a very nice cup of coffee inside the RSA's Trenches Cafe whilst I worked out the final coordinates. Ha ha. The final is another place where I found a cache some years back. TFTC.

Post-Christmas catch-up with purdiepurdie - coffee/ chat/caching - what more does a girl need!
PP had done the groundwork on this one earlier in the week; we came back to get he info for the Multi, then headed to GZ - I was somewhat vertically challenged but my friend, only a few cm taller, is more agile
than I....
Thanks, TwoSharpe, for the puzzle and cache & purdiepurdie for the retrieval.

Cachelet #3 and I headed out for a boys' day out. The girls were busy doing foofy stuff and we headed out. After a bit of work we had to do a couple of laps of GZ to wait out the parking metre maid to do his thing. So I could park illegally for a few minutes. I headed out to GZ and quickly had the cache to hand. This spot is familiar
Thanks for the puzzle and reminder of the sacrifices made by our country folk.

Thanks for the cache TwoSharpe.
#4190

TFTC. Out for a New Year CCC (Coffee,Cache and Chat) with kotukuSI
We managed to get a multi, mystery and trads today.
I did too much ground work to solve this puzzle earlier in the week. I followed directions as per the cache page and arriving at Coords proceeded to view all readible material available, inside and out. One of the workers saw my detailed searching and even took me on a tour of the upstairs displays. Believe it or not I completely failed to find necessary info!! I had given up and got back into my car when all became apparent to me. Never mind it was all fascinating the display cabinets are well worth a look as are the artworks.
So On Sunday we rechecked Coords and headed to GZ for a fairly speedy retrieval.
This was the last qualifying cache for SUPER..... Challenge.
A favourite point from me for the informative cache and the clever use of info at Coords.
Thanks TwoSharpe for a cool puzzle cache which I really enjoyed.

This cache is logged after we came back home (Paris, France) after a FANTASTIC journey in Australia, New Zealand (and China for 2 days).
Those two countries are very different but absolutely FANTASTIC.
We visited a lot of cities and places and the game helped us to discover a little bit more than "normal tourists".
Thank you to all cache owners.

We saw a lot of beautifull and spectacular places during our stay, but Christcurch will remain very special in my heart. The emotion we felt while walking there was very intense.

The puzzle was simple to solve. No problem to get the cache.

T4TC.

This cache is logged after we came back home (Montagnac, France) after a FANTASTIC journey in Australia, New Zealand and short transit in China.
Those two countries are very different but absolutely FANTASTIC.
We visited a lot of cities and places and the game helped us to discover a little bit more than "normal tourists".
Thank you to all cache owners.
Very emotional city.
Puzzle easy and no problem to found cache.

TFTC.

TFTC. Another of the Iron Maiden series. Nice quick find at the GZ, close to where I found one in the past I think.

A nice quick puzzle. I was pleased the cache was easy to locate... the last cache in this area was a nightmare! Thanks for the inventive puzzle.

Killing time wandering around town this afternoon. Numbers quick to hand and continued around to gz. Busy as with heaps of people enjoying the lovely afternoon sunshine. Scoped gz, picked my time....made the snatch, signed the log. No worries. Sweet effort with the multi and puzzle starting in the same spot. Loved the walk. Cheers.

Great puzzle had a lot of fun will definately recommend to friends

Solved the puzzle and headed off to find the cache. As usual we were on the wrong side of the river but it was a pleasant walk to the next bridge and back to the cache. TFTC

Solved the puzzle and walked round to the real GZ. Glad I had teenage son with me as his height came in useful! TFTC.

I collected the required info after dinner on a mission to complete TwoSharpe's three new CBD caches in one night. The new RSA is certainly impressive. I enjoyed solving this straightforward puzzle, and appreciated it being a not-able-to-be-completed-on-the-interwebs one. As I approached GZ later in the evening, dusk was fast approaching, and retrieval of the cache proved challenging due to my modest stature, but I got there in the end. TFTC