Machines ( South Canterbury ) Twizel, South Island, New Zealand
By Bitsprayer on 19-Jun-05. Waypoint GCPC02

A few months ago a cacher from Blenheim told us about the statistic in Project-gc about top archived cachers, and since then we have spent some time researching and looking for archived caches around our home area. We were parked up early last night and had internet connection so I had a wee look and was pleasantly surprised to see there were a few possibilities close to where we were.
I noticed that this cache had been found since it was archived so it was on our list to go and have a look for. We read the last finders log and knew it might take a wee bit of searching, especially as we arrived at GZ and saw the scale of where it could be. GK was doing a pretty good search of every nook and cranny when after about five minutes he said here it is, have a look in there, sure enough there is was just waiting to be found. The log was a wee bit crunchy, as though it had been wet and dried out a few times, but I managed to find a wee place to sign our names and we returned it back where we had found it. What a great way to start our time in Twizel. Let's hope the fishing is as successful. Thank you for placing this cache and thank you for the smiley.

Hello from England. After a great day viewing the mountains and glaciers in Mt Cook, we came back to our motel opposite the big trucks. They looked a likely spot for a cache hide so we had a bit of a wander and peer on the off chance, and thus were surprised and delighted to find this cache! We had to cross reference some previous finder names and dates e.g. Kirsty327 to find out which cache it was, and thus found it was this, archived one! We can confirm that the key safe container is still there, albeit not as per the clue. We will email the CO the exact location in case he/she wishes to unarchive it?

So...Thanks for the cache at the big truck depot! TFTC [5361]

gone

Needs Checked

I'll add my DNF to the list, but really did enjoy looking over the big boy's toys

No luck today and the clue sounded good but didn't help.
Several DNF's before us making us wonder... Added to watch list.

No sign after careful looking

Looked with lots of others but no sign at all.

Stayed at motel across the road enroute to the
Tasman Glaziers they were amazing well worth the trip.
Could not find it.

Searched and searched but couldn't find it

Found 9:48am , find # 1946
Currently travelling through the South Island of New Zealand.
Today we drove from Mt Cook village to Dunedin, through one of the most cache rich country areas I've seen.
Wish we had more time to get bigger numbers, but had to just choose random caches in places where we wouldn't lose too much time.
This was find number 2 for the day.
An easy find thanks to the hint. Interesting display.

Thanks Bitsprayer.

In walking distance of our Chalet we found this cache very quickly.

Good one

So many places it could have been hidden, thankful for the hint in the end. Tftc

Was rowing in the area for Nationals, easy find, great place and I recommend the mini put T4TC

Great stop with kids on way to Queenstown

Found it on our way through Twizel

cool playground for boys

Easy find TFTC

Account has been split, this was previously logged under another name,

TFTC!

Hooo boy, took a wee while but snaffled it in the end. TFTC.

Found on a beautiful day in Twizel, great hiding place

The sky is blue, the sun shines bright,
we love to see this countryside!
This is the last box for today
on our Twizel walking way.

Our # 79 in NZ.

First cache outside of Australia. Found with Megsie... TFTC..

My first New Zealand cache!!. TFTC.

A quick find on our way from Geraldine to Invercargill!

Find number... 4:55pm 9/1/2013
Anna and Dad plucked it from its hidey place. On the way for more up Ohau way.

Pencil missing so didn't leave log

A good part to enjoy our great holiday!
TFTC!
Wuppi!

Had to ask help from some menfolk as to where to look.

Found it while holidaying in the area.

Nice quick find.

Tricky find but well worth it!

Greetings from Germany!
TXFC
Har det bra!

Oout: GC New Zealand Flag

Greetings from Germany!
TXFC
Har det bra!

Out: GC New Zealand Flag

A visit to Twizel as a day-trip from Lake Tekapo. First time that I had ever stopped at Twizel.
Almost popped my shoulder attempting to climb into the cab of the dumptruck. TFTC.

We are still on holiday so decided to go for a ride to Twizel. Was a very warm day.
After arriving we checked to see if any caches were around near us and found there was.
Had a good look round and found it. TFTC

a great cache for the children. Surprised to find civil engineering machinery available for children to climb over. Dropped off my New Zealand geocoin and hope it can be moved around New Zealand and to be photographed at any relevant place.

TFTC

Nice fun location, great for children

Excellent hiding spot.

Grabbed while the wee fella was having a play.

Heading to Benmore ,the meandering way--TFTC

Plenty of people out for a drive on the trucks!!

On the way back from Mount Cook i make a short stop.

Nice maschines, but without hint very difficult.

TFTC from Germany

Koppa-s

Tftc!;)

Years ago you were able to drive through the big bit of "tunnel" that now houses the truck.
Thanks

Found on a morning run around Twizel. Had to wait a while as someone was standing nearby waiting to get picked up for work around 6:30am. Tftc

Great spot

TFTC, Cool machines

Tftc. Nice and easy only 150m from our motel.

From Oamaru, Moeraki and further on our way to Lake Tekapo, TFTC

Found this one quite easily, even with muggles climbing all over Machines

Found with Schatzsuche after the NZ Mega event while touring around NZ in the campervan.
A quick find after staying in Wanika for a few days and heading to Methvern.
Loved the old machinery, I recon we just missed another cacher as he was heading back to his car very suspiciously

TFTC,
Cheers and Happy Hunting,
Southern Cross Caching

Found after the NZ MEGA while touring NZ in the Campervan.
A quick stop to see the machines and find the cache.
TFTC
SS

1330, GAFF5, Found by Geoson and I on our way Queenstown to Geraldine.

Arrived on site to find in the company of FarmerFrentzen, The Rats, Steeba and salto245.

TFTC Bitsprayer

Found during 'The Gangsters' trip to New Zealand, being Big Matt, The Rats, steeba and myself.

Which one would it be? We ran into a German cacher on site and Juddda arrived shortly thereafter.

Thanks Bitsprayer for the cache.

Found this cache as part of the Gangster's Aussie assault on the first NZ Mega with Big Matt, FarmerFrenzten and steeba.

Wow! what a collection of machinery. We met 2 other caching teams onsite.
Thanks

Found as part of the Gangsters- The Rats and Farmer Frentzen- as part of our NZ Mega Event Tour 2012.

We met a german cacher here and made a quick find with the hint. TFTC!

If my English were better, i were succesful a little bit earlyer. So i found it with other Cachers together. TFTC an greatings from a german

Quick find, up for the bikeing event, TFTC

Big toys here. Found quickly with the clue - thanks so much for that as I haven't been successful on similar caches. TFTC #4171

Found with highrod on the way home from the Mega. Nice to find a different cache along this road. Thanks

This could have been a long search but thanks to great clue pinpointed it quickly.

TFTC

24/10/12 2:16 PM Find #2073
Day 12 of our trip around the south island for the NZ mega with Kinkell1
Thanks for the cache, Highrod - Ballarat, Vic, Australia

#764
Following the NZ Mega at Dunedin, we finally arrived at Twizel & our motel. A couple of caches before dinner starting here. A bit of a search but the cache was found & log signed. Now to the next! TFTC

#1103
After checking into our motel we went in search of some caches in the area. Found this one quite easily before heading to the pub for dinner.

This entry was edited by Calypso62 on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 at 05:30:37 UTC.

The hills around Twizel were dusted in snow. I arrived at GZ and it started to rain. Luckily, I made a quick find and GZ was a perfect place to tuck in and shelter from the snow/ ice balls that were now falling. Completing the caching business, I made a dash through the snow to the car.

#1329 Found on a recent holiday to the beautiful South Island. It was one of many that we found in our most enjoyable 2 weeks there. Wow, some big machinery there. Had to wait while muggle and mini muggle finished playing on them before we could do the deed but it was soon done. Glad of the hint as we could've been there a very long time! Thanks again for the cache Bitsprayer.

After waking up to a blanket of white at mt cook, I continued my journey south towards the mega. Stopped in to have a look at the old trucks and grabbed the cache. Freezing cold wind today but a very warm thank you to the mechanics at Twiezel who helped get my van going after it decided not to start. Tftc

Needed hint! Tftc on a nice evening.

Awesome to have these machines lying around. Found the cache pretty quickly and then it was off to start the Tour de Twizel.

TFTC

Nice quick find tftc.

Well onto day two of my trip to NZ !!!

The aim of the today was to meander down through the center of the Island
covering about 200 km from Geraldine to Alexandra visiting a few touristy spots and picking
up a few caches on route.

I had heard that it was a scenic drive, but was still totally wowed by the diversity of
environments on show. Some quite incredible places.

I was well pleased when I arrived at GZ and saw the challenge ahead.

Lots of possible hiding places. I was expecting the cache to be a Nano,
and that really would of been a challenge.. but found something a little more generous.

Would of LOVED to have stayed and explored the town a little more but it was not to be.
Had urgent business further South (more Caches ???).

Cheers for bringing me here and seeing just a little of the town.

TFTC

Travelling in our Geo Hire Car with the Aussie flag flying (almost Aussie ribbons now ), tends to attract a few comments from muggles, we were heading from Geraldine to Alexandra.

We didn't leave till nearly 9am but also didn't arrive in Alexandra till nearly 8pm, with lot's of caches picked up enroute and a lengthy stop to enjoy the scenery and a coffee after lunch.

This route was suggested to us on the local forum and we have to say, thank you very much for the information, it has proved to be a great day of epic proportions. Scenery has been fabulous even though quite cloudy for most of the day, still so much to see, enjoy and we took 100's of photo's.

Hmm Twizel we had never heard of Twizel until Tuesday. Unfortunately we had limited time today and this was the only cache we had time for in town. with accurate co-ords though it didn't take long to track this one down.

TFTC bitsprayer.

The excellent clue made this far less of a frustrating search than it has the potential to be! Thanks for that, and for placing it within walking distance of my hotel . I was quite fond of the Euclid truck driving through the pipe , but was left wondering about the machines. It's a pity they don't have more information here on them. TFTC, Bitsprayer. =^.^=

Imagine that - a key hide and no key so couldn't turn the engine over. Caching activity seems to be hotting up as Mega gets closer. It seems each cache we find has had recent finds. NINO TFTC

Found at 11:26:00 AM. A quick stop on the way to Dunedin. Nice display of old equipment.

Thanks Bitsprayer

A nice quick find and only about 100 metres from our motel room. The town is justifiably proud of their brief history and are a very friendly lot. TFTC

16/10/2012
6:35:00 PM
A quick find thanks to the explicit hint. It only took a few minutes to walk from our very close by accommodation. Thanks for the hunt.

During our 22 day trip in new zealnd we have found a daily bunch of caches

We have done all of them with the four belgians - fieldi, team cabdriver, fonduvork and me.

Thanks for all the great places we have been visiting during this caching trip!

Bospad

Searched abd searched and searched and then tried another vehicle and found the cache in seconds. Co-ords are more than 12m out for this cache. Had fun climbing on the machines. T4TC. Did with Mycro Man on our NZ MEGA 2012 South Island Trip

Did with CrystalFairy

Our Cab drove by ....


A fantasic trip among friends !
We are on our way to the MEGA in Dunedin.

Thank you & HAPPY caching !

Koen - Team Cabdriver
Hasselt - Belgium

Last one of the day...

Thanks for bringin us here!

Vandaag een cachetoer richting Twizel
Vanuit Hokitika een lange rit met op de weg een reeks mooie caches
TFTC
Fieldi

Nice easy find thanks

TFTC

TFTC

Slept at the motel across the road.
Got up, packed, then went to grab the cache before we left town.
Kids enjoyed climbing all over the machinery.
TFTC

Mum remembers these machineries in Twizel where she used to live many years ago. Had a great time climbing all over them. TFTC.

Found it
Thanks

Interesting to see these old toys. TFTC

Good to find this one, as i was among many who looked back in January when it had walked.

tnln

3rd find for the day. What a great hide!!! Found this one in the end. Some paper was found on the ground from the cache, so placed it back. On honeymoon. TFTC

With help of hint an easy find and fun for geokids. Afterwards stopped at salmon farm.

Heading home to CHCH from a conference/holiday in Queenstown. MArking our progress with the odd cache or two. Wee wee dude (2) was asleep in the car so couldn't stop for long - make tracks while you can folks! ha ha. Quickly cornered the cache before moving on. Cheers.

A tricky hide but Mr My little story found it while I mucked around with the clues and the GPS. Great to see how machines have changed over the short time as now days similar machines are HUGE.