Old Explosives Store (Canterbury) Kainga, South Island, New Zealand
By sp00k and Ciotach on 22-Nov-03. Waypoint GCH8K0

I restored this cache with a 35 mm film container last Thursday but when I went out there and checked it today it was gone. Someone local I suspect is watching this cache and destroying it whenever we set it up again so I have reluctantly decided to archive it. Sorry about that for anyone who is still trying to find it.

Not sure if you had fixed this cache or not but I could not find anything and I got inside.

Muggled AGAIN!!!!!!!! All that was at the cache site was a logbook in a plastic bag. The logbook had "Stolen from the Old Explosives Store Geocache" written on it but some moron has still stolen it. Sheesh.
One last try, we will try to glue a 35 mm film canister to the roof of the cavity where it can't be seen on a casual look. Have to do this next Wednesday when I go out to Kainga again.
Our apologies to all who have not been able to find this. Also might be able to organise a surprise for the thieving B's who keeps stealing our cache stuff.

same as below. Nothing near by the encrypted hint. Lots of houses near by that can see the cache location.

Same as the cachers before us, maybe the owner can check it out.

Found the store, but not the cache.

The first cache of 9 found for the day with relbo. What an interesting history this cache site had. TNLN TFTC

Didn't light match to find cache
TFTC

Nice little walk to cache. SL - good to see you are keeping it up after beging muggled. TFTC

I was being stalked by a couple of horses (one foal) but didn't see anybody watching me. The log book is still there....thanks for persisting.

Just replaced the log book after being muggled. AGAIN!! 4thtime lucky maybe. Unfortunately the cache site is fairly exposed some stealth may be required.

Unless I've totally lost my (geocaching) senses, I fear this may have been muggled...

The find was easier than the walk to it.Great hiding place.Said hi to the locals.TFTC

nice easy find, added green gem TFTC

Unfortunately we did not bring any travelers with us down to this cache, as it would have been a perfect safe dry home for them!! We enjoyed the dirt tracks into the area and the scramble and slide up and down the flood bank as well as the aerobics to get over the fence without barb-wire damage. Great spotting to spy out this location that was a little bit different. TNLN TFTC

nice work easy find

Easy Find.Drove along stock bank.Horses were very interested,wish we had taken some food for them.Dropped off Awaroa endeavour.

We have had this one on our list for sometime.An easy cache to find with a great hidey place and three lovely horses came over to help with the hunt.Left a Dinosurus.TN TFTC

Found, the horse was very interested!

Beautiful day to be out and about. Nice hiding place-very secure. TFTC

One of the more sturdy cache holders I've seen in a while! A pleasant wander along the stop bank then down to the caches and back again. TNLN Thanks.

Climbed over the wrong fence

pointed in the right way was a real easy find....

Have placed a new cache container, logbook, etc. Good thing the old pencil sharpener was still there!

Found the location and structure, jumped the fence and had a really good look around, but didnt find the cache or log. Only found a dirt covered pencil sharpener on the ground, which I put in the small door. Friendly horse.

Neat little structure. Got a friendly wave from the nearby house.

Tried for this 4 years ago, but came from the wrong direction. Nice to grab it today, liked the hiding spot.

Interesting Hide - TFTC

Persistence paid off after trying several routes to get close. Cache WELL protected from weather and wildlife.

liked this one, wasnt sure about entering the property at first but thought what the heck.
Mr and lil spud did this one.

Long walk but it was enjoyable. Absolutely loved the foal that was in the paddock but unfortunately I couldn;t pat it as it was on the other side of the paddock. On the subject of horses, those of you who like Horse racing especially the pacers and trotters, my parents horse won on Boxing Day. Her name is Classieriverboat. She is now a 3 win horse. Horse racing fans can keep an eye on her if you want to.

Nice little walk to find this one. The shortest walk by far for some today. TNLN TFTC.

Quick find after a pleasant stroll. TFTC

A Quick FInd on a pleasant afternoon day. 2 for 2 today and what a neat hiding place!!!! -TB mushroom TFTC ClownyCacher

TFTC! quick find, interesting hide and area. gorgeous day to be out caching! cheers, kiwicachers

What a great hiding place! Love it, TFTC

An easy find on a pleasant day.

Came over this was to see why the bridge was closed for a little flood.
Nice place to hide a cache
Cheers,
S.t.

Great cache, crazy what people leave laying around. The bag that contained the log book was broken so not too waterproof anymore but the cache was fine.

Found by Grandma and the Britty boys on a dreary damp day. Great little spot. Left hand cream from Rome, Italy and took the "Willy the Whale" TB...watch it's journey to the cold climes of Canada! Enjoyed taking brother and mother with me to experience this fun challenge. Cheers Richbritty

Liked the location of the cache. With all the wet area it was hard to get close by vehicle. TFTC TNLN

Great hiding location, thanks for the cache!

Just passing by and thought I'll have a look, got to it easily via Stopbank
Left geocaching CD and geocoin

TFTC took us a while to find the cache apart from that a well done cache
-coins+mini sellotape
+willy the whale geocoin

Found this one in the early darkness. Must put a torch in the car! Left an old 20c coin and reflector and took a wee box of beads.

great cache

The trickiest bit was working out how to access the location. As we left we met someone casually walking up the same access way. We looked at each other quizically - another geocacher? TFTC

#234. Easy find once I got to GZ (Troodles didn't fancy hurdling the barbed wire fence by the road).

Really good spot would never have thought it was there

You'd never know about this, thats the great thing about caching! Enjoyed the visit. TFTC

Lovely walk on a sunny day. Would never have found it without the trusty GPS. Took stamp left sticky tape. TFTC

Easy find with Wilson#41. Nice little walk to get to this one. Ended up stepping over 2 fences.....
TNLN

Kwaka40 and I found this one after a walk along the access road! Maybe we should get maps of places we're going to help out, but where's the fun in that!
Great cache, thanks!
TNLN

Once spotted and a quick find. Thanks for the interesting history of the nearby place, and the cache.

Came with a friend in January. I have been in this area a few times and never knew this was here

A great hide, very original, TFTC, cheers

once i got to the cache site it was a nice easy find, however my route there was rather interesting as muggles forced me to take to the bush, TNLNSL

There are some unusual historic structures around.!! Drove about a bit to try and get access. TNLN thanks.

A nice find and a very clever concealment place. How did you discover this initially?

The neighbours are a friendly bunch! TFTC!

Nice easy find for our fourth cache, lots of whitebaiters and fisherman enjoying the day.

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Hubby and I traveled New Zealand by rented campervan. 2800 miles in 17 days. There was a great deal to see in your beautiful country and we only had time for about 21 caches.
This was an interesting cache to see and I highly recommend this one to tourists. I was touched by all the memorials in New Zealand for the war deceased. Each little town has their own memory for their own residents. This explosives box was a unique piece of the puzzle that I could imagine happened long ago.

Thank you for placing a cache here.

Beware of the dog that lives nearby. He chased us and nipped/bit my husbands heel.

Took Pez TB and left a nice enameled pink themed pin. Signed Log.
California, USA

An easy find. It would have to be the biggest and strongest cache container I have come across.
+ PezBug TB
TFTC!

Really interesting location. Long grass not fun after drizzle. But thanks for bringing me here!

TNLN

Nice cache hiding hole, not what I though it would be so nice surprise TFTC

A great cache location. Dodged a motorcross muggle a few times. TFTC! [^]

The hiding place raised a smile. Don't know how this gets away without being muggled, though...

Nice little hiding spot. Obviously stood the test of time! Thanks.

easy find once we found the right connecting road
tftc, -bungy + trinkets

This was just way to easy,Its a wonder it hasnt been muggled, yes that horse is very friendly,while I was squatting down filling out tho log book he sneaked up from behind and started nibbling on my ear, very curious lol...cheers and thanks

Wasn't sure what to expect but it was rather interesting.

Many thanks.

Great hiding spot; and friendly horse! TNLN

Tried to get to this from the wrong side. Suggest you take some apples fro the horses.

This one was showing up on our GPS after being out at Spencer Park. Naturally we went investigating in the hope it would be an easy find. Found the location easily enough however after some searching we were still empty handed. In the end read the log and saw we needed to jump the fence. J jumped up on top of it and over (it just seemed the easiest). Cache was located easily after that. Nice place for it. TNLN Cheers!

Checked this cache today. All well and in it's proper place...
sp00k

Found explosive locker but did not find cache with log.

Great day, excellent cache easy to find with the kids, its amazing what can be found close to home.
-Dice, +B n P stamp & pencil sharpener. Thanks

My First Cache! Very nice setting.

Xmas Day with Womble72 TFTC

Nice spot, next to the river banks. Parked not too far away.
Had to wait for horse owner to be out of view.
Nice hide
Cheers
TNLN

Familiar with the other side of the river but found it easy enough
No exchange.
Thanks for the cache.

Nice walk. Thanks.
John and Donna

Great higng place, apart from the horse poo i walked through.
- jandal keyring
+ calculator keyring

Not quite what I was expecting but still a cool place to hide a cache. Was just starting to get dark but found it just before I ran out of light (I have learnt to carry a torch in my caching bag now). Thanks
-Glow Stick
+Bouncey Dice

Great day for wee walk.

Found on a bitterly cold morning. Still snow on the ground near the fence a week after the big dump. Dog muggle barked at us as we passed by otherwise all very quiet. As we left a lovely rainbow appeared in the sky. Took TB left a light stick.

We'd been having an unsuccessful day geocaching so it was great to find this one. Easy. No sign of horses or muggles today. TNLN. Left the Cuckoo there as we're not sure how long it will be until we get a chance to go caching again.
Thanks.

Second visit to this spot to place Cuckoo Cache due to the good size of the container. The horse was friendly today, and it's owner came past and said hello. I guess she knows about the cache? She didn't seem to wonder what we were doing. Beautiful sunny mild day.
- Quantas lanyard
- foreign coin
+ fiji coin
+ TB Cuckoo Cache

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This has to be the safest cache I've ever found, despite the mighty beasts over the fence!

Nice horse, Jeff ferreted out the cache. Distant neighbours were keeping an eye on us. No Swaps. Cheers.

Interesting cache location, a quick detour on our way back to Christchurch.
TNLN, cheers.

A pleasant little wander up from the river on a nice afternoon! Found pretty easily once close by. TNLN and thanks for the cache.

Have to make this last find for the day. Granma getting teechy. Now to go and visit rellies.
TNLN.hunter1nz & Liam

friendly horse

- Candle
+ Qantas Lanyard

Another quick find in an interesting location.
We're heading to Nelson so had better stop caching and get a move on.
+ apples
- koala

When you spot people lurking in the long grass where there is suppost to be a cache, they are either lovers or geocachers, in this case it was the later. So it was an easy find.
+Travel bug
-Glow stick
Greg, Tiff, Jordan & Joshua

Barbed wire, blackberries etc no problem to us orienteers. Great spot for a cache. Met up with the Black Surf team. TNLN. TFTC. Linley and Richard.

I've been house-sitting down the road, so thought I should go out and get this one.
Left 50 Won coin. Took nothing.
Cheers

Nice walk by the Waimakariri.
TNLN.

Took some time finding the way in but went via the stop bank. Was easy to find because the grass was trampled down. Nice heap of horse do.TNLN

Loved the delicate aroma of horse poo !! Had some local knowledge to help me locate general area ! Took TB Little miss sunshine golden.