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Howick History (Auckland) Multi-Cache

Hidden : 9/13/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Take a nice stroll through the main street of Howick, one of the early settlements of Europeans in New Zealand. You can learn something about the local history along the way. Don’t let all the questions and WP’s scare you off, they are all very easy to answer and it shouldn’t take you more than an hour.


On Wednesday 6th July 2022, this cache was updated. WP5 is now WP1, WP6 is WP2 and so on... this is due to the original first four not working.

WP1

To find WP2 answer the following questions:
Q9: II = the last two digits the of the year the store was opened - 8
Q10: JJ = the last two digits of the year the store was closed + 35
S36° 53.7II E174° 56.0JJ
 

WP2

To find WP3 answer the following questions:
Q11: K = the third digit of the year the operations started, - 1
Q12: LL = the last two digits of the year the operations ended +1
S36° 53.70K E174° 56.1LL
 

WP3

To find WP4 answer the following questions:
Q13: MM = the last two digits of the year the house was demolished +10
Q14: N = the last two digits of the year the house was built -3
S36° 53. MM8 E174° 56. 0N4
 

WP4

To find the FINAL answer the following questions:
Q15: PP = the last two digits of the year the house was sold - 4
Q16: QQ = the second and third digit of the year the item on the hill was designed +11
S36° 53.8PP E174° 56.0QQ

You might come across similar signs, don't let them confuse you. You can still read them, it's part of the history of Howick too.

The cache is a pill bottle with a logsheet. Please bring you own pen. Good luck!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[final] : Arne pbeare bs ergnvavat jnyy

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)