The word pā (or paa) can refer to any Māori village or defensive settlement, but often refers to fortified settlements with palisades and defensive terraces.
Within 300 metres of the Tamahere Cultural Reserve, across the gully, are the archaeological remnants of two paa sites. These are just two of the many paa that have been discovered in the North Island, which interestingly are mainly north of Lake Taupo.
This tirohanga (lookout) was created to give a wider view of the reserve and the surrounding landscape. The reserve sits near the edge of one of the many steep gullies found in the Tamahere district. These gullies feed into streams and eventually into the Waikato River.
This Geocache
To find this geocache, you will need to visit the published coordinates and look at the information panel. Everything you need to find the coordinates of the final geocache will be on this sign.
The final geocache is located at South 37° 4A.BCD East 175° 20.EFG.
The following code will enable you to spell out the digits A, B, C, D, E, F and G to make up the coordinates. The notation is:
Section number (see picture below):
[line number, word number, letter number]
If you can't see the picture above, there are three Te Reo Maori sections on the sign: Section 1 is top left; Section 2 is centre right; and Section 3 is far right.
Section 1:
[1, 2, 1]
[1, 6, 3]
[2, 8, 4]
[3, 4, 5]
[4, 1, 3]
[4, 6, 1]
[5, 7, 5]
[6, 1, 5]
[6, 3, 5]
[7, 3, 6]
[7, 8, 6]
Section 2:
[1, 6, 4]
[2, 5, 4]
[2, 8, 3]
[3, 2, 2]
[4, 4, 2]
[5, 5, 6]
[5, 9, 4]
[6, 7, 3]
[7, 2, 6]
[7, 9, 6]
[8, 4, 2]
[8, 12, 4]
Section 3:
[1, 5, 6]
[2, 3, 3]
[3, 5, 1]
[5, 2, 7]
Put all that together and you will have spelt out A, B, C, D, E, F and G to complete the coordinates for the final geocache.
Have fun!
Thanks to FMZ for guidance with this cache.