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A great place to enjoy the scenery, learn some local history, have a picnic, take a walk, run the dog, go for a swim, find a geocache, or just relax... Waro Rocks!!
Lake Waro & Waro Limestone Scenic Reserve are on the Northern outskirts of Hikurangi, approximately 10 minutes north of Whangarei. Once upon a time, Waro & Hikurangi were distinctly separate communities & had quite the rivalry between their rugby teams.
For lakeside parking, picnic areas & toilets, take the King St. exit from Hwy 1 & the first road on the left – go slowly as it is easy to miss!
There is a track which goes right around both the lake & reserve, an easy 2.2km in total, well worth the walk to see the various limestone formations and read the informative signs ( and find other caches! 
) Or for the less energetic, a short loop around either the lake or the scenic reserve should each only take 15-20 minutes. There is an alternative carpark on SH1 at the reserve entrance (S 35° 35.161 E 174° 16.997 ) , but no ablutions.
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This cache carried a very special trackable when placed - The Curse of the FTF Geocoin. This comes with some special obligations for the FTF so please read about this Geocoin before you head out to FTF this cache. The cursed coin was picked up by SaltyCacheNutz from A Word In The Hand Is Worth Two... (Auckland) and placed in this cache "Waro Rocks". Supersid Ireland was FTF & now has the coin... who will be next??? 
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First To Find:
Supersid Ireland |