Bomb Point
Bomb Point, which Maori named Onekiritea, is a special park significant to Hobsonville Point’s history. The nine hectare park is a place where people can walk, cycle and enjoy the beautiful sea views.
In 1924 Hobsonville was chosen by the government as a site for both land and sea based aviation. The Royal New Zealand Air Force established their home on the Point in 1929. The base became dotted with barracks, hangars and houses, intersected by roads and landing strips. Hobsonville was New Zealand's premier flying-boat base until 1967 when the amphibious craft were phased out.
Bomb Point was once the biggest air force explosives depot in NZ. The brick munitions storage buildings here were built in the late 1930s and were surrounded by revetments (thick earth walls.) The bunkers were designed in a way that any blast would be directed upwards, protecting the surrounding buildings. During the later stages of WW2, the bunkers were disguised as small seaside houses with lines of washing fluttering in the breeze... this was to trick enemy planes into thinking the area was merely a housing estate. The Hobsonville Base was decommissioned in 2001 and the explosives were shipped out.
This cache is located at one of the old storage bunkers. Access to the bunker is through the tunnel, just off the pathway. The cache is a small plastic tube, with log sheet only, bring your own pen. No room for swaps or trackables.
