The first one was a cult classic, gone before its time.
The second ended up being worse than the Matrix sequals.
This time though, you're in for a treat. A bit of a climb, a bit of a scramble and some of the most unique views of Karekare on offer await you at the top of this hill (also known as The Watchman).
This cache earns its terrain rating in the last little scramble to GZ, otherwise it is reasonably straight forward if you choose the right way up. Not recommended in high winds or wet weather though.
Due to the cache name and the surrounding area it is highly recommended that visitors take a selfie after they have found the cache as a memento of this awesome little spot. For those who are not familiar with the art of a selfie, here are some handy tips:
Involve some wildlife
But don't get too close...
Express yourself
Watch out for hazards...
Don't get too upset if this gets archived before you get around to it...
Just smile!
Cheers
First To Selfie on an actualy sunny day: liketips
First To Selfie as a disembodied head: OneRanger
First To Selfie as a pretzel: alpenmilch80
First To Selfie without adults: TheGeekiwis
First To Selfie with animals: pazzabella
First To Selfie with a hangover: Greenblat
First To Selfie under the influence of alcohol: Aiden29, Gorbygorbachov, merlot58
First To Selfie: Aiden29, Gorbygorbachov, merlot58
Clarification of the rahui area from Te Kawerau a Maki executive manager Edward Ashby:
- The rāhui covers areas of kauri ecology only within the Waitakere Ranges Heritage Area (WRHA)
- Best way to think about it is from a ecologists point of view in terms of a catchment – the tikanga was to the kauri and the forest. It is safest to assume anywhere within the forest itself is covered by the rāhui, and only those places where kauri are not in the catchment are excluded.
- Tracks that pass by kauri trees, or are within an ecological catchment that includes kauri trees, are within the rāhui. This means even those nature trails around Arataki that have kauri or are near kauri are within the rāhui and Kitekite Falls is definitely within the rahui.
- Gravel roads etc are not included. If there are no kauri or forest anywhere nearby, then chances are that you are not within the rāhui – so dam roads etc are not part of the rāhui
- If you are running along a coastal track next to the beach with nothing but Manuka scrub or grassland, then chances are that you are not within the rāhui.
- From a technical level, even open grassed paddocks within the Regional Parkland (for example the golf course at Cascades) are not within the rāhui - just don’t go after the golf ball if you hit it into the forest 😊
- Te Henga walkway is primarily not anywhere near kauri, so it is not included within the rāhui.
- Goldies Bush is not within the WRHA which is an arbitrary line used to define the approximate area we are talking about when we talk about the rāhui. However, it has kauri, is obviously part of Waitakere, so from a tikanga perspective the rāhui applies to Goldies Bush.
http://tekawerau.iwi.nz/
First To Find: scottydow
