A healthy environment (Canterbury) Tai Tapu, South Island, New Zealand
By donnaframe19 on 05-Mar-17. Waypoint GC71MH7

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.

Regards,
TheCur8or
Geocaching.com Volunteer Reviewer.

Doesnt look like the cache is being maintained. Repeated DNFs over a long period and it doesnt stay long if it is replaced.

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

I've looked over half a dozen times over the last year when getting petrol and there's never an inkling of it. Would be good to get an update from the CO. Thanks.

Had a look on our way out of town, and had no luck. Contacted the last finder while we were out and about, but even with some additional info we still had no luck on the way back into town.

Our second visit here and looks like it's missing again. We had an idea about what to look for which was confirmed by the previous finder, who even gave us a detailed hint about where to look but no sign of it.

This was my first stop and third find today. How you might ask? Muggles!
I'd had a bit of a look with no luck, then a small group of girls arrived, *and sat down at GZ*! I moved along and a couple of other finds before returning to try my luck again.

While I'd been looking elsewhere I'd had a thought about what might blend in well here. Soon after I arrived back I was proved correct! A nice wee hide, hidden in plain sight.

The cache is definitely here. It looks like 1Framie's last maintenance log and Cur8or's disable log might have crossed in cyberspace. 1Framie, if you log a new maintenance log you can enable the cache again, so it shows on peoples' maps.
TFTC donnaframe19 (1Framie)
Find # 3451

On a Sunday road trip with rayzr2 still can't find this one aaaaah

DNF for me

Hi

It appears that this cache has been inactive for quite some time. Is it going to be replaced or should it be archived to make room for possible future caches? If the cache owner does not contact me within Three Weeks, I'll assume the cache needs to be archived.

While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other cachers from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location. Also, if you haven’t done so already, please pick up any remaining cache bits as soon as possible.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute to geocaching in the past and am looking forward to seeing your cache up and running in the future.

Thanks for your understanding,

Regards,
TheCur8or
Geocaching.com Volunteer reviewer

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We did not want to believe it when we saw this morning the 2 DNFs, and went to the cache regardless. Good that we did as it was a pretty straight forward find, although we were a bit nervous about the busy petrol station. A quick grab and no problem with the cache at all - no need to be temperary disabled at all. TFTC

Hadn't seen the DNF's so wasn't aware there is a problem with this one. I'm glad that we called outside business hours as there was very little traffic about.

All fixed and ready to go.

Another to the DNF list.

A long list of DNF and no reaction from the CO

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

The lack of recent finds meant we didn't spend too long looking.

Add us to the DNF list.

I agree it needs maintenance. I've been checking quite a few times since it got replaced but nothing seems to be there.

Does not seem to be a good place for the cache. Maybe ask for permission to place one and it would not get moved? Second time for us without joy - first time just before it got replaced and then we were not quick enough. Judging by the previous logs this cache seems to have some problems.

Had a good look but no joy.

DNF ... Are we looking to hard?

Parked up out front but there was a lady on the phone in the front, she kept on and on and on and on the phone and pacing around the windows looking on the GZ, 2wombles and I had a look behind some trees where she wouldn't have been able to see us, we elected that 2 middle aged blokes lurking in the trees is not a good thing and wait in the car, had ginger nuts and water. We waited in the car and after 15 mins elected to make a run for another cache and return at a later date.

TFTC. out on this lovely summers day to gather a few treasures
Thanks donnaframe19 for placing the cache.

A quick find and on we go. Thanks

We wondered if this one was going to stump us too- so were very surprised when it was in the very first place I looked. Back in the car within 2 minutes! Thanks for the fun

Don’t know where this one is second attempt ??

all fixed

Will change

Looking at the previuos log confirm its gone

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

No joy with this one today. Saw a very likely location complete with stones but no. cache.

A few muggles parked up outside and a worker inside, time to try it another time. Cheers

Cracker day outside so decided to go out and clean up a few caches in the area. Had a quick look here one other time but too many muggles, not today though so made a quick find.

Out and about doing a bit of a cache run. Love Canterbury.

TFTC

TFTC

Quick find Tftc

Left a little suprise

Made this the third stop on today's 2 hour, 39.5km, 9 geocache cyclocache ride. No one was in the office today - maybe they were out to lunch as it was lunchtime when I called - so I made short work of signing this cache off. The log paper is damp and needs replacing as there is no room available for many more signatures. TFTC.

Quick find with muggles walking around. TFTC.

The Office Staff must have left early as it was closed,and it was quickly spotted..TFTH

A nice quick find. I wouldn't like to retrieve this cache when the trust was open. TFTC.

A couple of muggles were parked up when we arrived but I think they thought we had come to open up the facility and conveniently moved out onto the road! No probs finding and signing the cache. cheers

GLB1719 TFTC (3812)

Took 5minutas to fond

It was a fun adventure

Found it, was a good way to finish off a day of geocaching

A great morning caching with daughter! We set off rather early and so had a good taste of the frost. As the day went on, the weather progressively warmed up to comfortable temperatures; however, we did not measure the day in degrees but number of finds instead Thank you to all CO's for keeping us busy!!

17/06/2017 7:47:00 AM
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On this cold, frosty morning, the stars were aligned perfectly... Husband would look after the baby, and mum and I could go out geocaching for the morning! Wahooooooo!!! Perfect, as I need to get the find rate up, but the baby hates being in the car... not very good for caching at all!!!! So a cold early morning start of waking up at 5.30am in order to find as many as possible before the clock hit 12 noon!

A speedy find - on a roll!

TFTC!!

Found it in our second attempt thanks to some excellent local knowledge.

Nice easy find on a day out with my muggle friend, doing some puzzle caches. This was the last for the day. TFTC

Quickly found on a sunny but cold afternoon.

A quick and easy find. I had spotted the location of the cache from a distance so just had to wait for a break in the muggles to grab it. Thanks to all cache owners for taking the time to place and maintain your caches. BJ25.

Finding most of them today great day for caching

Got it. Not the first side I looked but just knew that it was the likely spot so it had to be there. Other side and sure enough it was. Tftc found with chiko 1

Quick and easy find thanks

No one around after a stop for a latte across the road so was a quick find. TFTC

Nice easy find thankyou

Cute hide

15 April 2017 13:20. Nice stroll through Tai Tapu to keep the dog we are looking after happy. Don't think he is ready to be a geo dog yet. TFTC donnaframe19

Day two of my Caching trip to Canterbury. Even the weather came to the party today. All quite here today a QEF. TFTC

No muggles today but could be a very bussy area TFTC

We were in the area this afternoon and there was no one in the building behind the garden so the cache was a quick find. TFTC.

Had a quick look on our way to Akaroa but it was rather busy. We could see where it was but decided to find it on our way home. Later in the day it was much quieter and we signed the log quickly on our way home. TFTC

So glad we tried this on a Sunday. It would be a little embarrassing during working hours!!! Spotted the item out of place and soon had the cache. Nice one, thanks.

Found it this time, will be a better for the garden where the hide now is. Cheers and thanks

Thanks to the CO's for the hides. Cheers.

Nice easy find on a great evening out. TFTH

Published

**FTF** 1210am with TheWanglers
Mad Monday night mission with TheWanglers & he was driving his new wagon...what better thing to do then to drive 300 odd km; and chase some random FTFs in far flung areas?! Driving for home we stopped & TW checked for any new publications.....and we spied this one in Tai Tapu....ignoring my GPS which wanted to autoroute use back through town we autorouted ourselves and got there a much better and logical way! A bit of a search and the cache was soon found Nice one! Pleased that there was no traffic at this time of night/morning! LOL....

Had a couple of options for a Mad Monday Mission but earlier on option was eliminated and that left the gatefest of the Avoca. I grabbed TG nice and early and we headed towards the setting sun. The plan was to head to the end of the road and check the river hopefully with a bit of light in the sky. Well we headed in and honestly we thought we had opened 8 or so gates, so we made it in really quick. TG asked me if we would open the gate to the 4WD track and I said we'd have a look. We got all the way down to the viaduct with my front tires a bit bald we decided to turn around before getting into any soft looking watery bits. We grabbed a few FTFs here with a slippery night time river crossing and a ninety point turn. We headed out and opened 16 gates, I'm sure we didn't open that many. I ended up cruising around in my undies for the rest of the evening as the river crossing was higher than expected. We got home 12.30amish and clocked up 300+ kms. Good night.
We were heading back into town and I checked my phone as we came into service. There were two new caches. The first one wouldn't be a good option and this one had a DNF already. We decided to have a look. So around midnight we had a crack. TG came up with the goods and we scored a {FTF}. Good job on the hide.

Thanks for the cache donnaframe19.
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Gave it a good look. The garden will probably get a bit of a working over.

That's funny. I just grabbed a couple of caches close to that 2hours ago