Old Wai o Tapu Road #2 TB Hotel. Rotorua District, North Island, New Zealand
By carrollfamilynz on 16-Jan-19. Waypoint GC82HJC

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.

Hi carrollfamilynz

This geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit and after my previous reviewer note, there has been no owner response. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).

I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.

Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache. If a month passes without seeing a response, then I'll assume that this listing should be archived.

Please note, that if a cache is archived due to lack of owner maintenance, the cache is unable to be unarchived.

Regards
TheCoddiwompler

DNF also trail has a sign saying rangers only.

Wasn’t there

Cache is gone

Evidence of a good look around, but no cache.

Just gave a good search there, nothing found, otherwise thorns. Think this one gone.

Reporoa Girl Guides undertook a Geocaching Road Trip for their year end meeting. Lots of fun exploring their backyard and learning about Geocaching.

We decided not to go up the track with the girls as this is the exit for the downhill mountain bike track from the top of Rainbow Mountain.

There's a lot of vegetation, not easy to look for it
Plus it's supposedly a bike only trail

Didn't found

Found with a sister during our expedition to NZ (from CZ), where we explored part of the North Island and could visit our classmates and friends that we have not seen for several years, as it is here, in Auckland and Napier live ... Thank you for cache ...

Found by team munchkins!
Good little find

Found shortly before taking a bath in the Kerosene creek. What a big container! Easy to find, thanks for the cache

Nice and easy. Very damp and muddy today. Needs new snap lock bag for the logbook. Tftc

Found 12.30pm
Ground still very damp from overnight frost.
Just watch the blackberries when looking for this cache. SLTFTC

Nice spot. Easy walk up to gz. Had the cache in hand soon enuf..verg on darkness lol. Signed replaced as found . Onto the hunt for the nxt one.

Left the trackables at home but there is plenty of space...

Thank you for the cache!

We left Jag50's son soaking his aching muscles in the warm water over the road and went looking for this cache. Thanks for bringing us to a cool spot, we found Kerosene Creek at it's best as we arrived early enough to avoid the tourists so it was very serene and surreal in the early morning mist. FP given

While our son was enjoying the warm water at nearby Kerosene Creek and relaxing after running the Rotorua marathon, we joined Merlot58 to find this cache. The big cache was soon spotted. FP awarded to bringing us to this fabulous place. We were glad to be driving away when we did, as a mini-bus of young tourists was just arriving for a dip in the thermal waters.

Ein Ausflug, der sich richtig gelohnt hat mit freiem Eintritt. Richtig tolles warmes Wasser und wunderschöne Landschaften. Davon gerne mehr. Ganz nebenbei haben wir diesen nicht zu übersehenen Cache mit eingesammelt.
18. April 2019, 10:01 Uhr

Heute stand für fazzyOne und mich eine Tour rund um Rotorua an. Wir waren bei den heißen Quellen und bei Hells Gate. Auf dem Weg konnten wir einige spektakuläre Fotos machen und ein paar schöne Caches besuchen.

Thanks for the cache.

Out making the Baker County Moonshine run. Had a great time with friends

A great day - caching with an event at Horohoro and then back down here for a couple of caches thanks to mcjandals for quick finds Very busy spot here today TFTC

Decided we had had enough of house and garden chores and needed a break. These new caches were a good reason. Mrs S went off to do this one while Mr S babysat the camper as there was zero parking at the trail head, there were so many muggles parked. Knowing the reputation of the place we were reluctant to leave the camper on it's own. Mrs S set off, confidently and soon realised she was heading the wrong way so backtracked to the correct path and arrived at GZ at the same time as four muggles coming the other way. Waited for them to pass by then began the hunt. Several hint items and lots of blackberry scratches later she made the find, easy when you're looking the right way. Lol. Mr S must have been getting concerned because he met Mrs S at the beginning of the track. That road to Kerosene Creek needs a bit of work, it's more potholes than road. Quite a bone shaking ride.

Thanks carrollfamilynz. That cleans up Rotorua again. We go away for a few days and half a dozen new caches pop up.

Found while at Keresene Creek on a lovely sunny day. Found easily nice big cache TFTC

A little longer walk than expected.
Very nice to bathe in the creek.
TFTC
Family D
Denmark

We found it on a geothermal tour today. Big container with nearly no content and no TBs.
TFTC
Tommy-online & Hille

Greetings from Czechia! Thank you for easy and big cache . It's my second cache on this island and already second TB! Very nice. I'll take it for a long flight . Out: TB.

After a dip in the creek i had a look at this big "box". A visitor from Switzerland t4tc!

Found with the kids and dog...

My niece asked if she could stay the night, and it was a good excuse to get out of the house for a cache ride... The carpark was fairly busy, and a large group of bathers were busily getting dressed/undressed... We parked close to the track and hurried off before we were noticed. The blackberry seems to be out of control in here. We wonder if this track gets many visitors these days? We had a couple of prods behind various hint items, before spotting the container. TFTC.

It was time to assemble Team BOP as I hadn't seen these crazy people since the Mega. The plan was Taranaki via the Forgotten World Highway and we were all pretty excited about it. It was a big couple of days so forgive the cut'n'paste logs as I'm logging retrospectively and a few of the hides are blurring together. TNXPro, McJandals, Davidson Clan & myself signed our logs individually or as TEAM BOP depending on time, log space or mood.

I hadn't thought we'd be on a [FTF] hunt as our first cache of the day but here we are. This cache was found quickly and in good condition thanks to accurate coords and a straight forward placement. I highly recommend cachers find this one promptly as the black berry is only getting worse Cheers carrollfamilynz, TFTC

Found using Cachly app and logged using the text template, so please excuse generic logging in advance. On a spur of the moment roadie with Phillip.Perry, TNXPRO and Davidson Clan from the Bay of Plenty, a plan was hatched and here we are. Great to have these places to visit and many thanks to all you COs for the placements. Cheers for the {FTF} was surprised this was still up for grabs.

734am joint (FTF) with Tnxpro McJandals and Philip.perry.

TeamBOP have come together again for a trip to the Naki.
Just a little bit of a detour for this {FTF} before we set off west.
Have never been in here before, so might be worth another trip sometime to explore further.
Found the large cache easily, but beware of the dreaded blackberry vines.
Thanks for bringing me here.
TFTC

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