More information on the Te Araroa trail (New Zealand's Trail) is available on their website: http://www.teararoa.org.nz - This segment runs from Puhoi to Remiger Road, it can be walked in either direction. We recommend parking a car at each end if possible. There are some hills along this pathway which, unless you're super-fit you probably won't want to do again for a return walk to the car.
These caches were placed in the middle of winter after weeks of horrendous rain, so we probably got to see the track at its worst. Patches were extremely muddy, there are large segments of this trail where no base has been put down, having said this, with care it was perfectly walkable, but we did appreciate having good tread on our hiking boots.
This cache is in an area which is slippery when wet. - Please be careful.
This cache is a short walk from the carpark, it can either be done separately, before you walk up the main tail, or on part of the return loop if you're just walking the short loop walk (40 mins).
If you're planning on walking the whole trail, from the Puhoi side to Remiger Rd, we recommend you just walk out and back to this quickly before you head onto the main trail.