The Houghton Valley terraces are on the site of the Houghton Valley tip, which shut in 1971. The tip was made in the late 1940s and was accepted by the locals on the basis that playing fields would be created on the flat tip surfaces. There are now nine playing fields along the valley; a football ground, a hammer-throwing area, a horse paddock, a school field, a playground and basketball court, and four other fields that are often very boggy.
This cache is a medium/large pill container. It is located on the Southern Walkway, traversing the town belt from Island Bay to Oriental Bay. This walkway is also part of the southernmost section of Te Araroa on the North Island. Please cover well after hiding.