Ruakaka Wildlife Refuge Ruakaka, North Island, New Zealand
By
DOCwhangarei on 28-Aug-16. Waypoint GC6R3DK
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Logs
Found, container was open and in the open, and a little damp, sorted out and hopefully will dry, re hid
A quick, easy cache near one of the best beaches ever! Thank you *Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*
A little camping holiday cant go by without a cache. It took a little searching before we found it. TFTC
Thanks DOC for all you do and this cache. Camping with family and this was a great place to explore.
Staying at the campground. 2 year old chased the ducks. Neighbour's cat came over for a scratch and 5 year old hunted the treasure.
Staying at the holiday park and exploring the area. Nice little hide.TFTC
Find #701Found while walking Te Araroa - new Zealands long pathway from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Thank you to all the cache owners who place and maintain these caches, and thank you to all the people who help me and others on the way. Luckily a fairly quick find here after patching my punctured sleep mat this morning. The dunes are clearly loved by the birds here. Cache is in excellent condition, thanks DOC for placing it and all the thankless work you do
Thanks DOC whangheri for hiding this cache here, I'm heading south along the Te araroa and this spot is not far off, well, just before the 404km mark.Had a pretty rocking night with the locals in Ruakaka last night so was keen to get a smiley on the map here to remember the location. Beautiful spot, I do enjoy a wetland, and I've crossed a few estuarys so far with a few more to go along my way. A nice easy hunt here, I was pleased to find the stash almost immediately after following the GPS to zero.Bless. As Tom petty said, it's time to get movin'-- This log is trackable ! ---- Feel free to discover ---- Please mention, in which cache you've seen this code: ---- 3TABQX --
Nice area walking along the beach…
Cache soon in hand after quick hunt. Thanks for the cache
Cache soon in hand after quick hunt. Thanks for the cache
First find for the day. Please note there is no need to put foot in or on the agapanthas. Can be reached from the edge
1990. 6:05 pm. The search took longer than anticipated and I was about to give up when I felt something that wasn't expected. Yay! Cache found as daylight was disappearing. TFT(Ruakaka)C.
Wau, that was a nice campground, with seaview. In the morning I was going for the one nearby and than 3 boxes on the coast. Head problem with that one's because you must go in the plants.
Thanks a lot.
Thanks a lot.
We did not look for too long for this cache as the plants were already trampled and we did not want to hurt it any more. 
After some time searching and lots of rummaging through plants we finally found our first geocache. Thabks!
Found with some of our local guides while camping with GirlGuidingNZ at the Ruakaka Camp ground.
We were a little concerned about squashing the aggies but didn’t have to as not far from green DOC post. TFTC.
Thanks for your amazing cache. I really appreciate the time you took to set up and maintain your caches.
Found with Fisha1288
Cheers, Cympull.
Found with Fisha1288
Cheers, Cympull.
**15,351**
After stopping for a coffee near by Mr Geckoh was ready to get back into it. The cache was located however, possibly a hint of, one metre from the signpost would be better! TFTC
After stopping for a coffee near by Mr Geckoh was ready to get back into it. The cache was located however, possibly a hint of, one metre from the signpost would be better! TFTC
First find for the morning. Staying at the camp ground to watch the Surfclub irb racing. TFTC.
Oh no, a field of the hint! Turned out not as bad as I thought. Struggled at dusk without a torch, quick during daylight. TFTC
Lovely walk from the lifeguard patrolled part of Rualaka Beach, could see roughly where I thought the cache was but had to wait a while as there were a few muggles about. Spent my time reading the signs about the wildlife though which was nice. Great easy find TFTC
Quick park and grab with a little time to read the information board. Left Tuia Mātauranga kuaka badge. Seemed appropriate 
TFTC <3
TFTC <3We left Ocean Beach camp site at 5am and started the climb up Bream head track.
As the sun appears we near the top .
Up down and along we walk until the down .
Made our way around to masden point and across the harbor.
Now to camp and rest before we head south.
Living life one foot steep at a time as i walk from cape reinga to bluff and caching my way home as I walk the
Te Araroa and discover the hidden treasures new Zealand has to offer.
From the beach of the north to the forest and lakes of the south
Blùff here i come
Thanks for the hide
tftc
As the sun appears we near the top .
Up down and along we walk until the down .
Made our way around to masden point and across the harbor.
Now to camp and rest before we head south.
Living life one foot steep at a time as i walk from cape reinga to bluff and caching my way home as I walk the
Te Araroa and discover the hidden treasures new Zealand has to offer.
From the beach of the north to the forest and lakes of the south
Blùff here i come
Thanks for the hide
tftc
Phfooour, that wasn’t an easy find but it was pretty much where I would hide it! Me and the three kids have found our second for the day!
Took a bit of searching but finally found it where I thought it would be. Signed a blank brand new log book. I took the nice new brush to keep my shoes clean in Kauri covered Northland - it will help with the mud and sand too!. I missed the deadline for the competition by a few days. TFTC.
