SAVE CACHES FOR OFFLINE USE AREAS ON THE SCENIC DRIVE HAVE WEAK OR NO CELLPHONE RECEPTION
The Scenic Drive is also known as the Auckland Urban Route number 24.
The road was first constructed in the 1910s, opening in January 1914 as Exhibition Drive (named for the 1913-1914 Auckland Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition, held in the Domain on the site of the Wintergardens).
Later known as the Waitākere Scenic Drive, today its name shortened to the "Scenic Drive".
It is also part of the Twin Coast Discovery Highway.
On a fine day you are able glimpse some of the amazing views of the city and see the native trees that have grown since the roads creation.
Welcome to the Rose Hellaby homestead, her home for 35 years, which she gifted to the people of Auckland.
She adored this view.
You could see from the Brynderwyn Hills to the Bombay Hills, then from the Manukau heads to Swanson.
If you have driven through the gates, parking and toilets are near the house.
Gates closed: SUMMER (9pm-6am) WINTER (7pm-6am)
This is a Multi geocache, the cache is not hidden at the published co-ordinates.
Read the Information sign (two sided) for the two answers needed to calculate where the cache is hidden:
SOUTH
Roses Giving: Scholarships in perpetuity for Māori students, XXX scholarships offered per year
= XXX + 665
EAST
Roses Garden: She had Spaniels, then an Airdale Hound and later Fox Terriers, including a favourite called YYY (convert each letter of the word into a number, add all numbers together)
= YYY + 214
S 36° 55. SOUTH E 174° 34. EAST
Checksum (add all numbers): south (36) East (33)