Early in 2013 I recorded my 1000th cache find, and felt I needed to do something special to give back. A simple cache seemed inadequate, so I have come up with a three tiered series of challenges designed to encourage new cachers to get more involved, and to give the veteran cachers a smile or two (I hope). Each challenge gets a bit harder, and you will need the clues of the first tier to solve the second, and those of the second tier to solve the third.
This is the third of the challenges. Before you can claim this cache, you must have reached a total number of cache finds equal to or greater than 100. Also, of these 100 caches, one type must have at least 10 finds, and a second type must have at least 5 finds. Types include traditional, multi, mystery, earthcaches, events. etc. This is part of the "well-rounded cacher" described in the title.
Then you have to follow the stages of the multi as outlined below to locate the cache. (All challenge caches are listed as Mystery Caches, but this is a multi mystery 
.) I will check the Statistics tab as needed on your caching profile to ensure you have met the requirements of this challenge. Anyone logging this without meeting the requirements will have their log removed.
If you get this far, congratulations! You have proven to be more than a flash in the pan, and are starting to put some serious numbers on the board, although many veterans will still consider you to be relatively new at this. As a more experienced cacher now you are ready to take the next step up and do a slightly longer hike. Park in the Catchpool Basin carpark and follow the Orongorongo Valley Trail.
At the first waypoint you will come to a sign board. GPS signal in here is spotty, so coordinates are +/- 5 metres, but the sign boards should be easy to find. Please answer the following questions from this sign board:
A= "broadleaf-? forest" - how many letters in "?"
B= number of people depicted on the signboard
C= "About C0 metres upstream"
At the second waypoint please answer the following questions:
X= number of people depicted on this sign board minus one
Y= (epiphytic plants identified +1)/4
Z= number of times the Kereru is mentioned
The cache can be found at S 41 20.ABC E 174 56.XYZ
Checksum = 14
As GPS can be a bit unreliable, you might search around the coordinates or else add .005 to the South and subtract .006 from the East. Look for the hint object!
Please be aware that this entire trail is a high muggle area, especially on weekends and any day in the summer. Dogs are not recommended on this trail, as it leads to a kiwi zone, but if bringing a dog it MUST be leashed. Parking gates close at 8 pm.