Spouting Off (Wellington) Traditional Geocache
Spouting Off (Wellington)
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Over six months in 1939 and 1940 Wellington hosted the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition, celebrating a century since the Treaty of Waitangi signing.
Despite the outbreak of war, the exhibition was a lavish affair. Held on 55 acres of land at Rongotai it featured three exhibition courts, grand Art Deco-style edifices and a hugely popular three-acre amusement park dubbed Playland.
When the exhibition closed in May 1940 more than 2.5 million people had passed through the gates.
In 1956 this fountain from the exhibition was relocated here, and refurbished to mark the centenary of electricity supply in Wellington. It was re-commissioned by the Mayor - Sir James Belich in December 1988.
I have from memory never seen this fountain in action, if you are lucky enough to see it going when you are here, take a photo and post it with your log.
Please NOTE that you must sign the logbook for each individual cacher, Finds logged online not corrosponding with the logbook may be deleted (photo logs are unacceptable and will be deleted).
There is no need to climb onto or into the fountain to retrieve the cache. At the time of placing the cache contained a log sheet only BYO Pen or Pencil.
Additional Hints
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Sr - Tb Ybj