This cache replaces Tate's Treat which mumandme established in Tate's Reserve in Feb 2009. Tate's Treat II is located to complement Rotary Night Cache, the original cache Tate's Treat being archived to make way for some night hunting.
The R W Tate Memorial Scenic Reserve was gifted by Colonel Robert Ward Tate who was a local solicitor and WW I war hero. Between 1919 and 1923 Colonel Tate, the son of a founder Greytown Family, was the New Zealand Administrator in post war Western Samoa.
For over 20 years the reserve has been maintained by The Rotary Club of South Wairarapa in association with The Department Of Conservation, (DOC ). The club has carried out weeding and planting activities, installed three bridges, surfaced the entrance way and more recently has established a pest control programe to enhance native bird life.
The Rotary Club of South Wairarapa has been very active with environmental projects including planting in Greytown, Featherston, South Wairarapa wet lands and Wairarapa coast. The club has also been responsible for the construction of several toilet blocks and viewing platforms and other amenities in parks managed by DOC
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