🧩 This is a field puzzle cache 🧩
You can go to the coordinates, but the cache isn't there.
Everything you need to find this cache, is on this page, in the Adventure Lab or in the library.
It will take you more than one hour to sign the log as there are several stages required to sign the log. We will check the logbook and delete any logs that we can't read on it.
How does this puzzle work? Using knowledge you gained about the library, the birds, the plants and the tales from the Adventure Lab, you should be able to figure out what to do. This cache is all about knowledge, so besides signing the log, you will learn something today. Please share with others what you learnt. I learnt so much while preparing this geocache, but I think I mostly learnt about myself and setting achievable goals.
This geocache is a collaborative effort and would not have been placed without support and knowledge from wonderful staff members. They are (in no particular order): Alice, Jessie, Jenn, Bonnie, Robbie, Amy, Guy, Maatakiwi, Justice, Malcolm.
As this geocache will require you to get some knowledge, please note they are a few audio and video linked in the Adventure Lab. They are not required for the Adventure Lab but could help with the geocache. For your convenience, these are listed below:
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The meaning behind Turanga's tile motif (5 minutes): https://youtu.be/Woalj6qSaA4
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Ngā Toi o Tūranga (opening and some artworks explained 4 minutes) https://youtu.be/9eIPvySDON4
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Listen Up Ōtautahi - Architecture audio tour (8 minutes) https://listenupotautahi.stqry.app/1/list/4978/story/80033
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Tāwhaki and the Three Baskets of Kūmara, by Jeffrey Addison, narrated by Jeffrey Addison, Peter Kaa, and Te Whaitaima Te Whare (12 minutes) https://storytime.rnz.co.nz/book/1655
Practical information about Tūranga
- Free entry, WiFi and fast charging stations on Level 1
- Open 9am to 8pm Monday to Friday (ground floor open from 8am) and 10am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday,
- Check on the website for holidays opening hours: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/turanga/
What you will not learn today:
- How to light a fire. The library is already warm and perfect for a cold or rainy geocaching day.
- How to find seashells. There is a cafe downstairs and many restaurants in town
- How to have fun: you are already a geocacher!
Link to the adventure Lab: https://labs.geocaching.com/goto/38c5fb54-c094-4ca6-a980-2574fd2f8ddd