This cache is a 1.25 litre plastic container painted green. It is located at the lower peak about a 20-30 minute walk from the carpark.
Please secure your car with valuables concealed from view. Thefts have apparently been occuring from the carpark.
Note that the track markings on the topographical (260 series) map are incorrect, it shows the start of the track being on No 2 Rd, it is in fact on Mountain Rd, not far from it's junction with No 2 Rd (S 37° 53.599 E 176° 12.395).
To get to the start point from Rotorua direction on the Tauranga direct road, turn right into Mangatoi Rd, then left into No 2 Rd and left into Mountain Rd. From Tauranga drive up Oropi Rd and where the gravel starts turn left into Mountain Rd (effectively staying on the seal). From Te Puke, drive up No 2 Rd and turn right into Mountain Rd.
The GPS location is directly above the cache and is in excellent coverage, it should be accurate to within a few metres. You should have no real difficulty locating this cache, although the branch in the track is more obvious when you go past it and turn around.
The initial cache contained; A caramello chocolate bar (no longer appropriate stash), a pack of cards, 5 dice (5 die?), a gluestick, a lightstick, and a packet of knucklebones.
Once you have located the cache, continue on to the lookout (S 37° 54.211 E 176° 12.246). The lookout was constructed in 1993 as an army excercise for the Hauraki 6th Battalion. The materials were supplied by the Mangatoi settlers association, and construction supervised by DOC. The views are spectacular, clear towards both Tauranga and Rotorua, with labelled view images so you can identify various mountains in the view. Follow the loop track back past the old Kahikatea Tree on your way down.