The Land of Milk and Honey City Centre, North Island, New Zealand
By Gorbygorbachov on 27-Jul-24. Waypoint GCAVNHY

Quick find

An early Sunday morning trip into town before the Santa parade.Nice cache. Good for tourists visiting our city.

Out caching with Net61 this Sunday morning. Knowing that the annual Farmers Santa parade was on today, we stopped at the CBD to collect a few caches. It was nice and quiet in town today, and we almost had the place to ourselves. This was our first find for today. As we approached gz, we spied a likely hiding spot. Sure enough, the cleverly camouflaged cache was soon discovered. Replaced as found, before heading to another cache in town. Nicely hidden here Gorby and thanks for the cache.

Nice quick find on an evening walk while looking at the cruise ship Daimond Princess

Nice and easy find, a mission to log as two gentlemen were cleaning windows nearby. TFTC!

Thanks for the cache security was a little concerned but I explained what I was doing & I think we have a convert...he was super interested & download the app ?? one of the promo flyers was very waterlogged so I removed it, otherwise the cache is in great shape ??

Wie schnell doch die Zeit vergeht, heute ist schon der letzte Tag unseres groen Neuseeland-Urlaubs! Fritzi1219 und ich konnten die einmalige Landschaft, das tolle Wetter und die vielen neuen Eindrcke genieen! Zum Abschluss konnten alle Caches gut gefunden werden!TFTC# 7597 / 11:21hDanke und Gru vom Team Lawinia11 aus Deutschland, LilienthalHow quickly time flies, today is already the last day of our big New Zealand holiday! Fritzi1219 and I were able to enjoy the unique landscape, the great weather and the many new impressions! In the end, we managed to find all the caches!TFTC# 7597 / 11:21hThanks and greetings from Team Lawinia11 from Germany, Lilienthal

Nice find thanks

Easy grab thanks

Sneakily hidden cache that blends in well. Nobody around early today so a nice quick find. [TFTC]

Easy to find. Tftc

Found after a nice meal here. Good hide. Water inside but log is ok. Thanks from Wisconsin, USA.

TFTC on this beautiful evening!

QEF on our walkabout from the ship. No pen so took a pic. TFTH

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Out caching with TL. TFTC!

Out with Nildran enjoying the sunshine TFTC

After a short search we found the cache quickly on our first day in Auckland!

Today we strolled around the city and collected some caches. This was the third one, enjoying the view TFTC

First day in New Zealand . To stretch our legs, we go for a walk on the quays, then inside the city to discover it. We will not fail to look for a few caches on our trip, Geocaching being part of our trip. Thank you to all the installers for the work carried out for our greatest pleasure. Greetings from France. Trip to New Zealand decided very quickly , but that did not stop us from preparing a small file of caches to search, as far as possible. The GC46 is, of course, at the top of this list! Our program should allow us to discover a large part of this country. 1st day: arrived at the airport *********Premire journe en Nouvelle Zlande .Afin de nous dgourdir les jambes, nous partons faire une balade sur les quais, puis l'intrieur de la ville afin de la dcouvrir.Nous ne manquerons pas de chercher quelques caches sur notre, lle Gocaching faisant partie de notre voyage. Merci tous les poseurs pour le travail ralis pour notre plus grand plaisir. Salutations de France. Voyage en Nouvelle Zlande dcid trs rapidement , mais cela ne nous a pas empch de prparer un petit fichier de caches chercher, dans la mesure o cela sera possible. La GC46 est, bien sr, tout en haut de cette liste ! Notre programme devrait nous permettre de dcouvrir une grande partie de ce pays.1er jour : arrivs l'aroport ***************Merci pour la dcouverte - Dzikuj za zabaw - Dankie vir die pret - Faleminderit pr argtimin - - Thank you for the fun - ylnc n tkkr edirik - Eskerrik asko dibertigarriagatik - - - Hvala na zabavi - - Salamat sa kalipay - - Hvala vam na zabavi - Dkuji vm za zbavu - Zikomo chifukwa cha zosangalatsa - Tak for det sjove - Dankon pro la amuzo - Tnan teid lbu eest - Salamat sa kasiyahan - Kiitos hauskuudesta - Tankewol foar it wille - Grazas pola diversin - - , - - Na gode da fun - Mahalo ioe no ka hauoli - - Gracias por la diversin - Ua tsaug rau kev lom zem - Daal maka ntrnd - Terima kasih atas kesenangannya - Grazie per a diversione - Msi pou plezi a - Hn ji bo kfxweiy - - Ai u linksm - Merci fir de Spaass - tibi gratias ago pro ludens - Paldies par jautrbu - - - Terima kasih kerana bersenang-senang - Misaotra anao amin'ny fialam-boly - Grazzi gall-pjair - Mauruuru koe mo te ngahau - - - - Bedankt voor het plezier - Danke fr den Spa - Takk for moroa - - - Obrigado pela diverso - - Mulumesc pentru distracie - Faafetai mo le malie - - Ndinokutendai nokuda kwomufaro - akujem vm za zbavu - Hvala za zabavo - Waad ku mahadsantahay madadaalada - Kea le leboha ka monate - Asante kwa furaha - hatur nuhun keur man - - Tapadh leibh airson an dwpiemy- Elence iin teekkr ederim - - Qiziqarli uchun rahmat - Diolch am yr hwyl - Ksznm a szrakozst - Cm n v s vui v - Grazie per il divertimento - Siyabonga ngokuzonwabisa - Siyabonga ngomnandi.

Thank you, a nice stroll in the area. This lid indeed fits well

Got you. Took a little looking and circling to end up at the right place. Thanks!

Not quite as large as I was expecting but the hide is great with the cache top making a perfect fit. Deserves a favourite point.

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No problem at all

#4140 Today is day 29 of my geocaching vacation in New Zealand. I'm wandering around Auckland and geocaching.Found it! Gorbygorbachov, thank you for the cache! -crystaloops from Taipei, Taiwan on October 29, 2024 @ 12:51:24[GCAVNHY] The Land of Milk and Honey was a D1.5/T1.0 Regular Traditional Cache at the time of finding.

Visiting from hawkes bay for the long weekend. A nice stroll around this area to grab the 4 new caches since we were here last. A nice evening apart from the wind.Not many spots for a cache of this size so was easily spotted.Thank you Gorbygorbachov for placing this cache.Log signed as B&PFind number 5326

Out for a morning walk with my work colleagues as we enjoy our bonus 24 hrs in Auckland on the way home from Tonga. I realized as we walked around the pier that this would be a likely spot for a cache. Clever hide. TFTC Mrs Fergzter

Id caught the bus in to town t for a farewell of a colleague. After saying my goodbyes I headed back down to get the bus home. This cache was too close to ignore so I headed down the wharf which was very quiet today and made a quick find.

Very nice one.This is my first cache in NZ! I'm super excited! Thank you for the cache and also for all the sightseeing suggestions

TFTC Busy port day today. Managed to retrieve and sign whilst being hidden by delivery vans before heading back to Royal Princess cruise ship.

Got it! Awesome hire. Took GC. Thx!

It was all quiet here as I strolled up the pier - a nice change from the bustle further along where the cruise ship is. l love the ingenuity of this cache - thanks GorbygorbachovI took this opportunity to drop off Wicked Wisdom Geocoin who has been trying to get to NZ since 2016

That was fun. You need to tell me what GL stands for??There was a TB in there from Oregon, which is where I'm from so I left it to continue its journey around NZ.

M, J, and G mini adventure to Auckland. Quick find by J. Signed log as TBA. TFTC

Story to follow

Was in town for a gathering of like-minded football fans, gearing up for the inaugural game of our new club Auckland FC (first game on Saturday 19th!) but had a few minutes to pass before it kicked off so stopped in here on the way. There was a crane type thing parked in front of GZ but no issue with retrieval and replacement. They must have given up looking for the bees honey high up and missed it down low. Thanks for the sweet-as cache!

Didn't get to this one yesterday, so made a point of coming back today. Glad I did as I really liked this cache. A favourite added.TFTC and the cornucopia.

TFTC. A big mobile platform trolley was parked right next to it but fortunately nobody was using it so it was a quick find.

Was the last day of our long weekend holiday having spent it all out of Auckland. Debating what we should do with our Monday off. Mrs NZT had ideas of house chores... BORING... I suggested we pop into town for some urban caching which we both liked as well as finding lunch somewhere..... She AGREED!!!!.This was the first cache after lunch. There was a muggle having a smoke directly around the corner from GZ. We had to do a sneaky retrieve and sign the log remotely. Again a sneaky stealthy return of the container and we were on our way.TFTC Gorby

Our second for the morning. A great spot for a cache. What a shame the restaurants around here have closed down. But, yes Auckland is a great place to live. Thanks for the reminder and the cache, Gorby.

Very nicely done. TFTC from South Carolina USA

Out to find some recently placed caches to get the September equinox souvenier. This was the first on the list to find. Love the camo. A fav from me. Thanks for hiding Gorby.

After a month of in and out of hospital with Junior cacher, mostly in.... we were lucky enough to have his carer come into hospital so we could manage a date night out for a few hours, so after some dinner, we headed down here for a bit of seeing the sights....and caching.Last one for the night....need to get back to relieve the carer..... Signed in just on darkness.TFTC.

Oh no forgot to log this last night once we had gotten back to our hotel. Decided to grab a geo car (Lime Scooter) and do a quick cache after dinner and holy moly. Found with Elliot13. TFTC

After finishing up at the office this afternoon I decided to take advantage of the break in the rainy weather and head down to the waterfront to find the four newish hides down this way. This was my second stop. This turned out tome my fastest find of the day. Nicely hidden. Cheers for the cache placement!

Just been out for the dinner so decided we would hit a couple of caches while the city where not being busy little bees. Simple wee cache thanks for the cache. Cheers Elliot13 found with aalis_01

I'm in Auckland for a couple of days and for a change it has nothing to do with work (up the Irons!). So I've got nothing to stop my caching activities except being limited to public transport. Maybe I'll spot a Yeti with his very distinctive coat (GCAT2T2). (I didn't but I know he was up the front there somewhere).A fairly well educated guess on approach and it paid off! Wind almost sent container into the receptacle nearby.All good here, and thank you to Gorbygorbachov for the placement of your Traditional Cache.Find #7100 at 17 September 2024 9:43am

What a cool little cache hiding away here. Was on wrong side to start but soon had it it in hand. Tftc

Cache now waterproof, carry on caching you happy little mongrels!

I need to water-proof it better.

Nice quick find. Clever hide. Water in container but cache signed. Thank you for the placement.

In town early so no muggle issues. Cache fits the name and non geocaches wouldnt notice it for such a large inner city cache. Unfortunatly log is wer and cache has water. Drained it best i could but may need some maintance. Signed as ham waterproof log helped but even that wont save the log shett. Loved the bame of cache well worked in.

Nice quick find by my companion here! No muggles in sight! TFTC!!

Out and about with Pyphant today, enjoying the nice warm spring sun and the view of the glittering waves at Wynyard Quarter. I always love being in this area, so I was pleased to see that a few new caches had come up. We combined finding these nice new caches with an equally nice lunch afterwards. We were also very pleased about the broken bridge , as it gave us the opportunity to use the replacement ferry. Wonderful. Perfect day. This was our first find for the day, and it was a quick and easy walk by and grab.We didn't see a TB in the cache, though. Thanks for hiding and maintaining. Tftc

Out and about again, left Perth on a trip to USA and Canada. We stop briefly at Sydney and Auckland (New Zealand). Caching time is limited so trying to get as many as muggle family will allow without a mutiny on my hands. Got into Auckland late afternoon and had a walk along the harbour.This cache is find number - 16372.Thanks to Gorbygorbachov for the caches I have found.

Up in Auckland for a bit of time outThis was our first one up hereSneaky wee hideNice quick find empty the water out signed & returnedThanks

Up in Auckland with ABCDF4 for the dayAwesome wee hide hereThanks

TFTC nice and easy

Bapgirl and I have a bit of time to kill tonight since our flight has been delayed, so we're finding a few caches around the city. This was our second find of the evening, and it was a nice easy one. I initially mistook the cache for a whole lot of water, but thankfully, I was wrong. Sneaky little hide here, TFTC!

Funfind and wet log (sticky too says miss 10)

Great to be home. Find #372 @1.08pm. Left a TB. SLRC as found. TFTC.

My find, a bit wet inside but still writeable tftc

Helen got this one bit soggy inside signed this one and returned, fair few workers around today. TFTC

I'm now back in NZ, having spent the last couple of months in Europe, and today I'm traveling to pick up my car that friends have been looking after in my absence. This means experiencing the wonder that is the Auckland Transit public transport system.But seeing as I have all day to get to them, and it's a beautiful winter's day with blue skies and a reasonable temperature I figured that I'd have a good wander around Auckland CBD, which is a rare thing for me so there are a good number of caches for me to find.This cache would end up being a little frustrating. No fault of the cache, but rather when I got close to GZ there were a bunch of workers standing around having a smoko break, which went on for about 10 minutes before they left and I could make the find. Having done that, I then opened the cache to discover an absolute mess inside. I'm not sure if someone had put some milk and honey in the cache but there was a glutenous mass of white liquid which was covering everything including the log. So I tipped out the contents and cleaned off the log as best I could. I wish I'd had access to some water to clean the container out properly but I didn't, so the next finder will still encounter some residue.Thanks for setting this one up.

Happy International Geocaching Day! Found it in dark and used my phone not the GPS and finally ended up at the edge of the wharf so was a little bit spooky. I had to redirect myself to the cache location.I'm logging this hide as my 10717 find. Many thanks Gorby for a placement.

Nice one. Wondering around doing AL and picked up this one.

Thanks, found with friends

Well that lunchtime stroll was well worth it! Its a stunning day at the waterfront and I dont walk this part of the waterfront much so I happily explored this beautiful place. After a nice quick find I treated myself to a humongous salad at Wahlburgers. Thanks Gorby for another great adventure.

M26: dot day today, figured I'd find this one before I head west to work, went to the wrong place and found it after a few moments. Nice and easy, log all good and signed here. TFTC.

Found during the free walking tour, which I would recommend too!TFTC

Found it, thanks

Nice cache no pen but thank you photo for proof

Decided to go for a quick wander after work to get some air and this cache seemed like a good excuse.Upon arriving at GZ I spotted the cache immediately, and made the retrieve, with no muggles around due to the threatening rain. The cache had over an inch of water in it, so I emptied it out and dried the log. Tftc, a fun find. #1802

Took a train into town as had a free day, to find Gorbys latest caches in Downtown!This one was nice and easy, thanks!Now to tackle the other two!

Don't worry people about the wet contents, that problem anticipated. Paper should always be OK to write on! (Don't quote me on that...lol.).

Saw the telltale tail. Nice placement though the insides are rather wet. Tftc

Quick and easy find before heading to a family dinner.

Published

**#21,735**(FTF) **FTF FTF FTF FTF FTF **It's been a good haul of FTF's for us this afternoon/evening, managed to get 4 out of the 6 at Flat Rock and 1 out of 2 in Glen Innes, we then checked the inbox of email notifications to see which other one's have not yet been logged, this one in the city center we were not sure about earlier in the day, but now that it's after 6pm most of the hustle and bustle should have died down, it didn't take too long to get the van parked right outside GZ for a quick find and a crisp blank log sheet.Thanks for the fun Gorby.

FTF log to follow. Supernanny let the group know!