Mission for the Wallis Family (Waikato) Mystery Cache

A multi stage puzzle cache which you can walk (3.5km, some uphill / downhill) or travel easily by car. Based in the seaside town of Raglan.

The listed co-ordinates are not for the final cache. They will take you to the first waypoint, where you can get further information to seek the cache.

Note:  this puzzle was updated in August 2022 to point to a new, permanent final cache location, after nearby council works were finally completed.

The Rev. James and Mrs Mary Anne Wallis arrived in Raglan as part of the Weslyan Methodist Mission, and erected the first Christian Church in the Raglan area.
During his time of service, James Wallis, together with and as assistant to John Whiteley, gathered 10 signatures to the Treaty of Waitangi, in the Kawhia area.
This cache will reveal a little about the Wallis Family.

At waypoint 1 - seek a memorial plaque.

ABCD = the year the first European child of the area was born.
E = A + B
XY = the date in November that she was born.
Z = X multiplied by Y
P = the verse (not chapter) of the Psalm mentioned on the memorial. (painted in green, at the very bottom - let your fingers do the reading, or take a magnifying glass)

Please proceed to waypoint 2 located at
S 37 48.PAE
E 174 52.D (D-1)(Z)

A headstone at waypoint 2 will help you locate the next waypoint and the final cache.
18F2. F = the decade digit of the year in which Thomas Jackson, the second son, exchanged mortality for life.

Please proceed to waypoint 3, noting the name of the road that this is on.
S 37 47.BDB
E 174 52.YX(F-1)

A dedication plaque will give you just a little bit more....
19GH = The year the land was presented.   

FINAL CACHE LOCATION

S 37 47.(F+H)A(G+4)
E 174 52.FZA



This cache has been muggled several times, please make sure you hide it well, cover it with leaves and sticks (not rocks, they break boxes).

HAPPY HUNTING