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Car parking is available
at:-
S 36° 50.812 E 174°
28.441 |
This location offers some great views of a waterfall and the
ill-fated Mokoroa stream bridge.
A bridge use to stand near this spot that made the walk to Maori
Bay a little easier for local Waitakere Surfers, rumors abound that
surfers from Maori bay destroyed this bridge so the Waitakere
Surfers couldn't share the great breaks.
On the night of 6 November 1978 a large explosion was heard up
the valley, everyone thought it was just Billy Bobs still exploding
again. But no it was the bridge being destroyed.
The cache was placed in the company of a local surfer, who just
sniggered when I mentioned the incident.
Anyway whatever happened to the bridge, its still a great spot
to visit.
Please be careful with little cachers, as the area has some
large drops to the stream below. So be very careful, no need to
hang over cliffs to find the cache.
- This area may have Kauri Dieback, so
please:-
- Make sure shoes, tyres and equipment are clean of dirt before
and after visiting kauri forest
- Clean shoes and any other equipment that comes into contact
with soil after every visit, especially if moving between bush
areas
- Keep to defined park tracks at all times. Any movement of soil
around the roots of a tree has the potential to spread the
disease
- Keep your dog on a leash at all times. Dogs can inadvertently
spread the disease if they disturb the soil around the
trees.
For more information about Kauri Dieback, please follow this
Kauri dieback: how you can help.
FTF honours, go to
kiwicouple - 28 May
2009.