Ask many people to name South Island explorers and they’ll probably mention Brunner, Cotterell, Haast - - - maybe Heaphy or Fox. Only very occasionally will someone mention Kehu, yet without his knowledge of the geography of the land and his superb survival skills many expeditions would have been doomed to failure.
Kehu, also known as Hone Mokehakeha, Hone Mokehakehu or E Kehu had a map of the northern South Island in his head and was able to lead the way through uncharted territory, teaching his companions the names of rivers and other features as they went. He was also expert at snaring birds, paddling a canoe, crossing the many fords and knowing which plants were sources of food.
The contribution made by Kehu to European settlement has been under-rated. A statue of him in the Nelson Lakes National Park Visitor Centre goes some way to putting that right. The Visitor Centre is open from 8am to 4:30pm, 7 days a week, apart from Christmas Day. Go in. Take a look at the Kehu statue and catch up on the information surrounding it.
The cache is not in the building. In fact you'll need to do some exploring of your own. The cache can be found at S41 4A.BCD E172 5K.LMN. You’ll need around 30 minutes to get to the cache site. Part of the distance can be covered by cycle or car.
You will need to find the values of the letters by answering the following questions.
(Note, the questions are in png files which will not open on some devices. If you do not have a copy of the files you will need to use an internet enabled device, or print a copy of the questions when you have access to an internet enabled device.)
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