100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) Richmond, South Island, New Zealand
By paddle chick on 25-Nov-18. Waypoint GC82FZ4

First for the day, like the hide.Signed with Baktrak and returned to cave.Thanks paddle chick[MummyPenny](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=MummyPenny) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Found with MummyPenny on our brief holiday here. Only the second hide like this we've seen. Thanks paddle chick [Baktrak](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Baktrak) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

The Mega New Zealand ExperienceA chance for an overseas Mega was too good to pass up. Especially with half the state seeming to be attending also. I set about some last minute planning. Flights still available Accommodation found Mode of transport securedLooks like its time to cross the ditch. Ive never visited the South Island before so it is bound to be a fun filled trip.Its an early start today as the agenda is jam packed with sight seeing.Thanks to the CO for replacing this cache. I am now able to log it. [RoamingHowie](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=RoamingHowie) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.A big thanks goes to paddle chick for taking the time to add 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) to the geocaching map for us all to find and enjoy.----------------------------------------------------------Wow! The fun just never stops.Have you logged your will attend for Victoria's first ever Block Party? (Think Mega but even more special!)Join us on 22-23 March 2025 in Sunbury to celebrate 25 years of geocaching by logging your will attend at [**GCAP417**](https://coord.info/GCAP417).

Sorry to those that were unable to find this one. I've been carrying around the replacement container for a couple of weeks but keep forgetting to stop by. It has now been replaced

Searched everywhere but was unable to come up with the goods today.Such a shame as I qualify!

Had a really thorough search this morning, and dont manage to turn anything up. We searched lots of places but no luck today.

Qualify for this.The Casserly family fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 218 different months, out of 100 required

[maplerosenz](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=maplerosenz) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 214 different months, out of 100 required.Thanks for the 'dedicated cacher' Challenge, paddle chick. On my Nelson area list

A plan was hatched between myself, the Seagnoid, YetiNZ and TwigNZ to convene in Nelson to attempt to get a first to find on puzzle we had solved at our recent puzzle evening. 'The boys' are flying from Wellington on Sunday, while I drove up from Christchurch on Saturday. Unfortunately I received the notification while driving through the Lewis Pass that the FTF had been claimed, but hey, a day caching in Nelson still sounds fab.Thanks for the cache.[ThatDarnBear](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=ThatDarnBear) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

A last minute Sunday jaunt to Nelson for the day was originally planned around a hopeful first to find of a recently published puzzle cache. Sadly, it was a gamble that did not pay off. However the four of us that made the the trip all had plenty of unfound geocaches in the area and so the day was spent driving around and collecting key geocaches for various needs and / or wants, or sometimes just because they were there and so were we. Special thanks go to That Darn Bear for being our personal shuttle service for the day, and putting up with the rest of us behaving like the backseat driving Geocaching children that we are.Having already established that everyone in the group qualified for this Challenge, it made sense to come and find this one.[YetiNZ](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=YetiNZ) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.All logs were signed with the team name of MYST, to represent myself (YetiNZ), the Seagnoid, That Darn Bear, and Twig NZ.---Thanks to paddle chick for placing and maintaining this cache. I enjoy each and every cache I find, and it is only with Geocachers like this creating them and placing them out in the world that this wonderful game continues.[DGSc-Bulk] tagging to help me generate a list for GC30AD8 - DGSc Challenge.

Today I was spending my day in Nelson with YetiNZ, ThatDarnBear and the Seagnoid on a impromptu geo-trip. We had hoped to get a FTF on a solved puzzle but there were many other reasons for being here, not least of which is that it is such a wonderful part of our nation to visit and explore and I always enjoy coming here.As is usual for us in these circumstances, we attempted to come up with a team name for the day. Typically it's a play on caching initials, and occasionally we struggle due to a lack of vowels! But we had a Y, so we decided to be team MYST for the day even though we didn't have an M. I guess we just liked the name, but in any case MYST were Myself, YetiNZ, the Seagnoid and ThatDarnBear.I do like Challenge Caches, although I have to admit that I prefer the older ones where the criteria for the challenge wasn't as restrictive as it is now. But I will still come and look for them whatever they may be, which is why we stopped by here today. There was a house bus parked near GZ, but no-one was home so it wasn't an issue to search for the cache which I found quickly. No issues to report here, and we were back on our way to the next one Thanks for setting this challenge cache up.[TwigNZ](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=TwigNZ) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 283 different months, out of 100 required

On a sth Island roadie from invercargill. Nice hide. I qualify [wombats_4](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=wombats_4) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

We are on a trip in New Zealand. A wonderful country with a lot of (old )caches. There are too many caches so we limit ourselves to the (old) gems or where we happen to make a stop. We found and signed this cache in good condition. Actually tomorrow when we are in wellington I have to find 1 cache to fullfill my second jasmer Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 286 different months, out of 100 requiredpaddle chick, thank you for this cache, regards xizat-NL. Take care, this hobby can develop to an addiction.

I found this physical cache and signed the log just a few days ago while in the Richmond/Nelson area.According to ProjectGC I now qualify for this challenge.[Leon0112](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Leon0112) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.Thanks for the challenge.

Visiting from the state of Washington in the United States. We flew into Wellington. After the Te Papa museum and finding the oldest cache in New Zealand, we took the ferry to Picton. We went out to Lochmara Lodge for a day and then drove through Havelock to Nelson.We had a fun event with local geocachers in Nelson, then yesterday decided to take the water taxi from Marahou to Anchorage Bay to hike the trails including out to Pitt Head. We had lunch at Pitt Head Lookout. We had a great fun finding caches along the way. Ended up with 4 finds and only one DNF.Today I was out in Richmond and Nelson looking for some challenges and traditionals as well as my first letterbox in New Zealand. It was a fun morning.Now on to qualifying for the challenge.

Nelson to Picton today as we are soon heading over to the North Island.As we had some time in our hands we decided to pick up a few more of those puzzles that we had looked at and solved months ago in preparation for our trip here.This was a challenge that we qualified for and so we headed over to GZ - there we searched for some time finding nothing, then Viv spotted a possible place though nothing could be seen but we had a tool that would possibly help - it did and the cache was retrieved - evidently pushed in too far as there is a retrieval aid on the cache which we did not see. All signed and replacedTFTCTim and Viv - ddm

Boite Trouve ! / Box Found it ! Une nouvelle petite cache faite ici. Il faut maintenant que je vrifie mon ligibilit ce challenge.Trouve le 14 janvier 2024Merci paddle chick pour la cache A new little cache made here. Now I need to check my eligibility for this challenge.Found the 14 janvier 2024Thank you paddle chick for the cache Ce challenge n'est pas encore valid.

**#17'689** Traveling from Nelson to Kaiteriteri we made a little detour to visit the **100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond)** ...it was an easy find!I was sure that I qualify for it, because I have almost completed my Jasmer Matrix; only 2 months are missing, June and August 2000... and here is the proof:[tante resi](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=tante%20resi) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 283 different months, out of 100 requiredThank you paddle chick for contributing to the game by the placement and care of this challenge cache. TFTC

Qualified[Buzzybb](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Buzzybb) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Qualified

1MinnieMoo tackled a lot of Challenges today - this being one of them. Apparently the checker reckons -:Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 278 different months, out of 100 requiredTFTC paddle chick

26/9/2023 Find #6629Day 18 of the Fangsoki/1MinnieMoo New Zealand South Island adventure. We are currently staying in Nelson for a couple of nights, and decided today we should head up along the coast a bit.We were making our way back toward Nelson now, collecting a number of caches, many of them challenges, along the way. This is one I was glad to say I qualify for. [1MinnieMoo](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=1MinnieMoo) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.Thanks for the challenge paddle chick.

Very cool!

I checked the map today for Challenge Caches around Nelson and found these one.

[Torvald94](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Torvald94) hat [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") verwendet, um zu prüfen, ob er/sie diese Challenge erfüllt und er/sie hat es geschafft.

Thank you for the Cache and greetings from Germany .

(# 7570) Day 2 of the West Coast trip primarily to go to the Wild Food Festival in Hokitika. Today we traveled from Nelson to Hokitika and grabbed a few caches on the way. A quick find. Thanks for bringing me here.

Mr-Mcgoo has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 245 different months.

Day 2 of caching adventure to the wildfoods festival. Today is Nelson to Hoki. Travelling with Mr McGoo and Justlooking00. After massive ferry cancellations, we have not been sure this trip was going to happen, so we are making the most of it.
This was on the list for this morning as we all qualify. Wandered over to GZ early on a Fri morning and all was quiet. Thanks to the hint, cache was easily spotted. Quals from Project-GC below -

Itchyfeet2020](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Itchyfeet2020) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

After finding the right way I also found the box and

baugue erfüllt die Challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) gemäß https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Thanks a lot.

Was out of reach but found a tool nearby. Replaced more carefully. Not sure how many months I have. Only a couple short of Jasmer I know.

Will attach proof later.



RaynPengi fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Over visiting Jays folks and grabbing the odd cache on our travels. Tftc.

#18271 @1725
Back in my home town for a week for my daughters 30th, my sisters 60th and my mothers 86th birthdays. After my daughters celebration at Harvest Kitchen, my grandson and I dropped by a few caches on the way home. We quickly located this one.

According to [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") I qualified for this challenge with finds placed in 265 months.

I'm claiming this one. This is the forth of maybe the fifth visit. After meeting the CO at a random cache in another part of a country I knew exactly where it was. But the occupied car right beside the hide meant I walked past. And it was about the only vehicle here!

#11,129. I have been in Nelson for the past 2 days. Today we are driving to Christchurch via Lewis Pass. We stopped here on the way to do this challenge cache. Parked nearby and headed over to GZ. I misread the hint so searched in the wrong spot initially. Had another look and oops there it is. Signed the log book and replaced the cache where found. Thanks paddle chick for the cache. I have only Aug 2000 and June 2022 as months needed to find. Otherwise the Jasmer is complete.

[GSEL](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=GSEL) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 264 different months, out of 100 required

[Beeba](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Beeba) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.
I'll find when I'm up that way..

Thought I might have to do a bit of work to get myself ready to log this one but lo and behold I’m good to go! Love these challenge caches; they get me caching differently! TFTC!

Today was another day for a buzz over the hill (as I had done earlier in the week) on bumblebee to collect some of the 1/2 century of puzzles I solved over the 2021 lockdown. I had an ambitious list of 26 compiled earlier but only got to 10 of them. Today I got another 4. This was the third. It took me several attempts to get to GZ as my map suggested there were streets to get here but they were only just accessways. All good when I did get here, and located as per the hint.

Paolob72 fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Thanks for this Challenge, paddle chick.
I have found caches placed in 261 months, the only month I am missing is 9/2021 - I must rectify that !
I finished JASMER grid in 6/2019 with Match Stash GC4D (Sweden) which was placed in 8/2000, one of only 4 caches still live from that month (the other 3 are in the USA). Great memories !

Minor difficulty. Great work on behalf of the kids

Today was the day for signing off a few of my solved puzzles in the Appleby/Richmond area.

I couldn't find this one so I went for a coffee with the CO and she confirmed that I had looked in the right place. I then went back and checked that it hadn't been pushed further in and it hadn't. I then replaced it for her.

Cheers for the cache.

Nope, inside is clear. I could see daylight on the other side.

Kiwicampnut](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Kiwicampnut) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.m

Will get it next time I'm up that way.

Up for work, todays schedule was to drive Tapawera - Motueka and Nelson to Wakefield. 627km for the day.
Another challenge I have met the requirements for, so signing the log today.

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TFTC paddle chick, the cache was found in good order Signed, sealed and returned to GZ. 7 find(s) of 7 today, making this find #3009

Doing a few caches on a lovely winter day. TFTC


Stretch0 fullfils challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4), according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Out for a Sunday drive picking up some caches - Stretch0 has this marked as one we qualify for so we grabbed it today log signed - thanks for the cache

Check

niteowlnz fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Did the check and qualify so out getting some exercise after some appointments and logged the cache, quick find and all quiet in the area. Thanks paddle chick for the cache

Tregearp fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Nice to see that I qualified for this:

Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 230 different months, out of 100 required
Here are your qualifying caches: (and the list ...).

Visited with Tregearp early on a Monday morning on my way into the weekly commute. All in good order. Thanks paddle chick for the challenge and cache.

Only a hundred? No problem for a long-time cacher.

Agazo fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

This was the first time I was in this park even though I drove past many times. At GZ, I was beginning to think I might need a ToTT to get the cache, then I saw something that made my life easier. TFTC.

Found with StreetWalkerNZ en route to Golden Bay, via some ad labs, puzzles and other targeted caches.
Luckily I had spotted last night that this cache had been replaced, and as we were pretty much driving past, this was on the list. Boy, is it hard making a right turn into Lower Queen St during peak morning traffic - cars are backed up quite a bit and not many can turn on the right turning arrow. Got there in the end and drove pretty much to GZ.
Have found 248 placed months, see screen shot. Thanks for the challenge and TFTC.

#20003. The CO's replacement of the cache was timely for us. We stopped by on our way north (to Golden Bay). No trouble qualifying for this one (have finds in 248 placement months). Quick find by Troodles (I think). TFTC.

AnnieLin fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541



Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 199 different months

On a west coast adventure and on our way to Nelson for a few days . My first time to travel up the west coast of the south island In 20 years so this time we get to cache our way in to uncharted territory, so let's see what fun adventures awaite us bring it on.
Day five of our road trip , to day we are exploring the Nelson area ,let's see what fun adventures awaite us.

Yes it looks good for me yay getting closer to filling all the months slowly
[Downsouthinv](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Downsouthinv) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.
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Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 213 different months, out of 100 required
Here are your qualifying caches:

Life is short. Live one foot step at a time.Never say" I'm gonna "- Just do it!!
Thanks for the hide
tftc

The lovely CO has now maintained the cache but I'm on my way back to Christchurch. Logging with her permission. Now up to 246 months when 100 required. Thank you, paddle chick, for both the challenge and the cache.
#6911

Finally managed to replace in between muggles

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Nosynel, Graciesgpsfun, Ethness and I are caching the top of the south. Today we are looking for a few challenges we qualify for. Couldn't find this today even with a previous finder.

No luck

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Another DNF by us today. There does not appear to be many places this could be and the obvious place does not contain a cache.

As expected we had a DNF here today. Coul only find one thing within cooee of GZ that the hint applied to and it wasn't there. Gutted actually, but not a biggy as it is not as though it is an out of the way place and we will be easily able to get it on a future visit when the CO replaces it. Having 209 Hidden months means I easily qualify for it and so does NZDi with 201. I'm sure I've seen a 200 month challenge somewhere in the Nelson area...

Presumed hiding spot empty and nothing on the ground.

Aslan* fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541. Thank you for the puzzle cache. TFTH

Project-GC: You have found caches hidden in 239 different months, out of 100 required. Something nice to achieve on Christmas Day.

Richmond is a bit far away but I finally found some Otago caches to fill my immediate grid considering the majority of Southland caches are all signed, none of them could fill the one grid dot I needed.
[Lions.v.Lambs](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Lions.v.Lambs) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

On a 3 week geocaching trip with woolwood9.
*Very nice find for us here.*
SL **tm/ww NZ**, but may appear as a black smudge on the many wet logs or plastic log strips.
*Thanks for the reason to visit this location and for the cache!*

Another day of rain most of the day again. Only first few of list but you get the idea!!


Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 242 different months, out of 100 required
Here are your qualifying caches:

Month Cache Owner Placed date Found date
May 2000 2.gifGeocache by Kevin Anderson (Wellington) (GC46) wainuiomata 2000-05-26 2009-06-23
June 2000 2.gifAuckland Stash (Auckland) (GC4B) nz_etrex 2000-06-25 2011-05-01
October 2000 2.gifQueens land (GC8E) tonyjago 2000-10-17 2012-08-05
November 2000 2.gifBotanical Gardens (Dunedin, Otago) (GCB2) Nemesis 2000-11-12 2010-03-25
January 2001 2.gifBravo Hotel (GC131) sid knee 2001-01-06 2011-02-20
February 2001 2.gifQueen Elizabeth Park (Wellington) (GC38E) Yeetrees 2001-02-22 2009-07-20
March 2001 2.gifRock On Baby (Auckland) (GC542) mgrainger 2001-03-25 2010-12-12
April 2001 2.gifWWWandering (GC613) G1 2001-04-06 2013-04-26
May 2001 3.gif#7 Isaac's Rest (GC9F2) The 2 Dogs 2001-05-20 2011-09-20
June 2001 4.gifMount Victoria (Wellington, Wellington) (GCEE0) Nemesis 2001-06-25 2009-06-01
July 2001 2.gif#12 !!GO JUMP!! (GC1393) The 2 Dogs 2001-07-31 2011-09-20
August 2001 2.gifWaitawheta Pipeline (Coromandel). (GC15F5) ags 2001-08-11 2010-04-28
September 2001 2.gifHope (Nelson/Tasman) (GC1C8F) §OPTOUT:1b6983ba§ 2001-09-12 2010-03-13
October 2001 2.gifMarshall Falls (Bay of Plenty) (GC24C4) tgsnoopy 2001-10-27 2010-07-30
November 2001 2.gifCathedral Cove (Coromandel) (GC28DB) tgsnoopy 2001-11-18 2010-04-30
December 2001 2.gifMangemangeroa (Auckland) (GC2BC2) -OGP- 2001-12-08 2010-01-07
January 2002 2.gifLake View (Rotorua) (GC3453) GenCuster 2002-01-22 2010-04-24
February 2002 2.gifD.U.N.E. (Wellington) (GC39AF) klaymen 2002-02-10 2009-06-22
March 2002 2.gifSnakeyland (GC459E) blocko 2002-03-24 2010-01-07
April 2002 2.gifCanada Connection (GC5174) §OPTOUT:e5e92860§ 2002-04-19 2010-03-21

Nice to be away on another geocaching trip with tmann421, travelling to a few places in the upper South Island.
All logs signed tm/ww NZ
TFTC
Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 211 different months, out of 100 required

[tryfyn](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=tryfyn) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

At some point I'll be down to collect...

Qualified a long time back. Decided to park up here and go for a short stroll to get those last few caches I have not got here before while biking this path. All good here. TFTC paddle chick.

A short trip for some local caches while RG1972 went out for a run. So I drove around for an hour or so and got some nice caches including a former DNF. Thanks all.

After finding the 150 and 200m months and staying so close to this one, it would have been rude to not come and search for it. And search I did! Could not see in the logical place, GPS was all over the show, and it even got dark. Then I managed to find a tool and retrieve the cache from where I originally looked - it was pushed right into the middle! TFTC!!

Had walked down the trail to the Appleby bridge and found caches along the way (had excluded mystery caches as we were low on time). Got back to the house we were staying at and happened to look at the map and this cache. A quick check on Challenge Check (204 placed months) and then back down to add this to our collection. Kia ora for the cache.

Saturday morning finds with the kiddies

Stopped off here to get this one tagged on our way past. Cheers

taybeedragon fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Its Sunday and another early start on the road, picking up The Seagnoid and heading to Nelson/Motueka for the day. Had great fun with Mission Impossible. Walked oput to the islands at low tide on the way to MOT. And managed to snag a couple of LABs along the way. Another great day out and about.

I remember when the CO asked me to make the challenge checkers for this cache, so when testing naturally I tested it on myself, although I knew that I qualified. I had found the 150 months and was a little surprised to find the other two were not in the same vicinity, so I made a special point of locating them for future trips.

[the Seagnoid](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=the%20Seagnoid) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Oh! I forgot! I had another mission! To collect a cache hidden in April 2020. Looks like I have already done that. Nice!

Came to Nelson yet again, with Taybeedragon in tow and two objectives in mind. One to place my last Nelson Rail cache - Nelson station itself, hoping the reviewer would get back to me with an okay, and to do a bunch of lab caches.Well, the reviewer only gave me half an answer so I could not place the railway cache, although I got the full answer Sunday night with an okay, so I'll be back next weekend. And not only did we get four sets of lab caches, but another got released and we managed the to be first there. And even better, the tide was out, so we grabbed a couple of island caches as well!

We are about to move into level 2 and caching will be allowed from midnight tonight so I'm reactivating my caches. Happy and safe caching

New Zealand is under Level 4 lockdown because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

I am disabling all my caches for the meantime to remind people that we MUST break the chain of infection.

Covid-19 is now being spread within the community, person to person. We know that the virus will remain on surfaces like metal and plastic for up to 4 days.

We have only one chance to stop the Covid-19 virus spreading further. This is to BREAK the chain of infection by keeping each household separated completely. During this time each of us MUST keep isolated and only share with the people in our own household.

The best advice is to act as though you are infected... which you might be.

If you touch a cache container, you will leave viruses on the plastic, logbook and pen. Those will remain infectious for up to 4 days. Suppose some other person finds the cache tomorrow. They are likely to pick up those viruses and will get infected.

Playground equipment is out of bounds for exactly that reason- touching surfaces can spread infection.

Each of us has to do our bit to save lives. If the Covid-19 virus spreads, a lot of us will die. Maybe your grandmother, or my 9 year old neice who has who has an autoimmune disease

Stay home, stay safe, let's get to the other side of the pandemic before we go geocaching again.

Down from Auckland for the day with Gorby and boneybruce and making our way from Nelson across to Picton, then down to Blenheim and back to Nelson. Probably the last chance for any travel for a while so taking the opportunity for Bruce and I to pick up the last 4 TMGT caches to finish off the geotour.

We had been over to Picton and Blenheim and completed the geotour for myself and bruce, and come back to Nelsont o get our flight, but we just missed out on getting on that one - so what to do when you're stuck for an extra hour? head out and find a couple more caches, that's what... in the rain. Nice find here after missing it on the first pass. I should think I qualify here as I have reached triple jasmer (at least 3 cache finds from every month since May 2000) - see pic. And it has been one heck of a journey so far - many many truly amazing and unforgettable adventures!

[funkymunkyzone](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=funkymunkyzone) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

TFTC!!!


***[======== NZ Mega 2020 ========](http://nzmega.com)***

Planning for the [NZ Mega 2020](http://nzmega.com) event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. It's going to be a massive celebration of geocaching:

* 20 years of geocaching worldwide.
* 20 years since New Zealand had the very first geocache hidden outside of USA.
* And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

Talk to your geo-friends and start planning to be part of [this event](http://nzmega.com) - you won't want to miss it!

We came by this cache today, me and FMZ. FMZ wanted to fly down from Auckland just for the day and pick up the last of the TM Geotour caches and I decided to tag along for the ride and the fun. We started in Nelson and drove to Picton, Blenheim then back to Nelson for the day, then flew back home.

It's raining, we're here in the 'Blue Devil' our fast little rental. It's our last cache before flying back to Auckland in about an hour. it's been a short visit to Nelson and beyond but we have loved it, mission completed for FMZ and I have a few more challenges under my belt AND we got an FTF while down this way, that can't be bad!!

We missed the cache on the first pass and got endlessly wet for our efforts but FMZ soon spotted what we missed and we took the cache back to the car to sign before I ran back to replace it.

Now off to the airport, cheers paddle chick.

**Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!You have found caches hidden in 237 different months, out of 100 requiredHere are your qualifying caches:**

Log later

Found while caching with ABL973. Thanks paddle chick

[abl973](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=abl973) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Congratulations! I qualify for this challenge cache!
I have found caches hidden in 221 different months, out of 100 required.

A nice time of day to take a walk down here and a quick find. Thanks paddle chick.

**Found on our February - March tour around the South Island. Logging back home in Auckland in Lockdown isolation**

We stayed last night at St Arnaud, and this morning travelled to Nelson for a day of signing off on puzzle finals. The third of these Placed Months Challenges found today. This time we only needed 100 months, but we have achieved 235. Quick find here thanks.

Quick find today 02/02/2020 so I can qualify for the Palindrome date souvenir.
I qualified for this challenge according to project-gc.com as I have 156 different months out of the 100 required. Many thanks for the cache paddle chick.

[I](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Rincewind3) used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if I qualified for this challenge and I did.

I have found caches hidden in 223 different months, out of 100 required.

[Nosynel](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Nosynel) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I finally found the cache even though I qualified a while ago.

This morning we went out to Haulashore Island and I completed my DT grid.

We stayed the night in Nelson. My friend Ethness is in the Mainland and we are DoubleTrouble. We are drove from Greymouth to Nelson yesterday. We stayed the night in Nelson.

Thanks PaddleChick for placing this geocache it is find 8265 for me.

======== NZ Mega 2020 ========
Planning for the NZ Mega 2020 event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. Thanks for hiding this geocache.

Yabba dabba dooooo. I qualify for this. Ethness fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541. She has found caches hidden in 207 different months, out of 100 required.

Many, many thanks for the challenge.

The fourth day of our road road trip and we are having lots of laughs, hunting hard and signing logs. I am caching with Nosynel. TFTC.


***[======== NZ Mega 2020 ========](http://nzmega.com)***

Planning for the [NZ Mega 2020](http://nzmega.com) event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. It's going to be a massive celebration of geocaching:

* 20 years of geocaching worldwide.
* 20 years since New Zealand had the very first geocache hidden outside of USA.
* And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

Talk to your geo-friends and start planning to be part of [this event](http://nzmega.com) - you won't want to miss it!

Bag in Richmond with some time for a short walk, came here and find this one.
Looked on wrong side first, once a right spot it was a quick find.
100 placed months challenge accepted

[Jude_E](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Jude_E) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did. I have found caches hidden in 215 different months, out of 100 required

Family holiday time...loaded up with bicycles to find some fun tracks. A couple nights Kaikoura, a couple in Blenheim & then finally a couple nights in Richmond.
After a couple nights in Kaikoura & Blenheim it's now time to head for Richmond/Nelson & a couple nights there to say 'Hi' to the extended family.
Time to head back home to Christchurch today. MrsTG up early for a bit of a run before the long drive home.....stopped by here for the find and sign. Cheers.

Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 226 different months, out of 100 required

No luck today, couldn't locate the cache - Greetings from Denmark

The Project GC Check confirmed that I qualify. I was pretty sure I did. A pleasant afternoon for a walk along the trail.

boxhill fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541

Thanks for the Challenge and the Cache

Completed the requirements some time back. Found it today.

TFTC

[Tohwehuyane](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Tohwehuyane) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Found with ulmuslynx
Meets the criteria as per project -GC
Thank you for the cache

Found with No.13. Project-gc reports "Congratulations! You qualify for this challenge cache!
You have found caches hidden in 193 different months, out of 100 required". A good Challenge.
Pleased to get this one which meets the criteria for Mystery at the Museum. TFTC

nice and easy find.
TFTC

Sorry for the late log but took a bit of time before I got to getting the information from Project GC and got the following: [MuzzaL53](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=MuzzaL53) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did. Thanks for the challenge and cache.

After the multi on the other side of the park it was only a hop and a skip. The Challenge Checker says: "hazedarus fulfills challenge 100 Placed Months Challenge (Richmond) (GC82FZ4) according to https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541". A quick find and that feeling of deja vu Thank you paddle chick

I have qualified for this cache according to Project Geocaching, I have found caches in 203 months.
Congratulations on your 100 placements and thank you for this Challenge paddle chick.

Quick find while out with KE on a morning MTB ride, after waiting for Muggle walking her dog. TFTC

100 hides that's definitely with celebrating. Congrats on your milestone. I'll have to pay more attention to my emails in future as I had ignored this new cache notification when I saw it was a puzzle and yet we were walking within a few hundred metres of i it at the time. An FTF opportunity missed. Pretty sure they will revoke my licence if I do that again. But today I was biking past gz with my Dad so made sure to stop and sign the log.Thanks paddle chick for the cache.

[Kiwi_Explorer](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Kiwi_Explorer) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC82FZ4/39541 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

Co tells me I have qualified for this challenge Thank you paddle chick this deserves a favorite

It was rather busy along here today but at the particular time I wandered along for this one the coast was clear. How lucky is that! According to Project Geocaching I have found caches for 205 of the possible 227 hidden months. I'm hoping to eventually plug some more of the gaps but I don't see myself ever getting all of them. Thanks for the challenge and for the cache.