This cache has been hidden to celebrate rustynz 7000th cache find "PWGT 2 The Gorge" GC91G12 a milestone achieved on the 3rd April 2021 in the Manawatu.
Rangitoto is a special place for so many reasons, and now I can add this hide too.
Not far from this cache is the location of my first geocache find. It was a multi cache hidden by kiwicouple, called "Breaking Rocks on Rangitoto" GC1YQ9N (found 27/12/09).
Back then I tolerated rebel98 passion for geocaching, not realising that one day, I would create my own account, and become a part of the game too.
This Kidney Fern Glen contains unique plant life, filled with fragile, delicate mosses and ferns, with there intricate beauty in this rugged volcanic landscape.
ADDITIONAL HINTS:
The GPS co-ords bounced around under the tree cover, and whilst I navigated myself back to the site several times, I am providing additional hints as this is not intended to be a difficult find.
The cache is hidden one step off the track, in the remains of a tree stump (check spoiler tree stump images).
Take the lower track (the cache is not hidden on the upper track - the fallen tree over the lower track is one of the junctions of the upper and lower tracks).
From the Summit Track entrance (the flat cleared area is what is left of the Island tennis courts), remain on the lower track, go under the fallen tree, and just ahead there is a sharp turn to the left, the stump remains and cache is found on the outer curve.
If you entered the Glen from McKenzie Bay road (you would have walked past the few rocky remains of the Prison Barracks), then the stump remains and cache will be on the outer curve, where the track does its 90 degree right turn. The fallen tree will be ahead of you, if you get to the tree, you have gone to far.