Manakau is fifty-two miles from Wellington on the
Wellington-Manawatu railway line. Although the township itself is
small, there is yet a busy appearance about it, and the streets and
by-ways are clean and well laid out. A mile or so out of the
village, to the eastward, some noble-looking terraces and
well-grassed haunch-backed hills lend a picturesqueness to the
country. The settlers have all carved their now richly-grassed
lands out of the forest, and are well-to-do, a characteristic which
may be said to be general of the industrious farmer all through the
Manawatu. Sawmills, flax mills and a dairy factory provided
employment while their building of the main trunk line provided
transport.
This multicache is taking you on a small trip around this area
to explore some of the local historical sites that are still
present in this small settlement
The given co-ordinates take you to a spot where there are two sets
of numbers.
AB is the distance (metres) to WP2 CDE is the angle (True) to WP2
AB = Take the first set of numbers on your left take the first
digit subtract it from the second = A. Take the first set of
numbers on your left take the first digit subtract it from the last
= B.
CDE = Take the numbers on your right, the first number, then the
third and then second number subtract the last number giving you a
three digit number
At WP2 you will find a very prominent feature at this spot you will
need to get the following information to take you to WP3.
FG is the distance (metres)to WP3 HI is the angle (True) to WP3
Take the first set of numbers. F = the second number plus the first
number. G = the last number minus the first number.
Take the last set of numbers. H = the second number. I = the first
number.
At WP3 you will find a couple of information panels where you will
need to get the following information to take you to WP4.
JKL is the distance (metres)to WP4 MNO is the angle (True) to WP4
At the bronze panel you will find the following information. J =
the number of letters in the fourth word minus the number of
letters in the firth word. K = the fourteenth number on the bottom
of this panel. L = The number of times the letter F appears on this
panel.
The required information is on the Heritage Trial information
panel. M = the first number digit that appears on the top line,
this does not include the title. N = The number of letters in the
month this site was consecrated. O = the number of these buildings
that were built in this area and the number of people that they
could accomodate, add the first digit of both numbers together.
At this spot you will get the following information that will take
you to the final location. The information that you require will be
apparent once you get to this waypoint.
PQ is the distance (metres)to Final. RQS is the angle (True) to
Final
P = The number of digits Q = the first digit. R = the number of
windows. S = the last digit.
The cache is a camo film cacnister and containns a logbook only.
Please bring your own writing instrument.
Please NOTE that you must sign the
logbook for each individual cachers or proof of a photo for group
logs, otherwise your log may be deleted. Also NO PHOTOS of the
final location and we definitely dont want to spoil it for other
cachers. Please hide the cache exactly how you found it as we dont
really want it to get muggled as this can be a HIGH MUGGLE
area.