Across Down
1. a prime 1. a quarter of 20 down
3. 5 down minus 22 2. square of 3 across
5 one seventh of 27 down 3. one quarter of 30 across
7. 24 down plus 29 across plus 34 4. first and last digit of 29 across
9. 22 down times a third of 15 across 5. twice 30 across
11. a palindrome 6. 14 down minus 83
12. 3 across plus 17 across 8. 24 down plus 21 across
13. digits of 14 down rearranged 10. 24 down minus 15 across
15. a third of 17 across 14. 5 times 3 across
16. the sum of the digits is same as the sum of 15. a half of 24 down plus 3 down
the digits of 15 across 17. 5 down times 8 down minus 5 across
17. it is a square and a quartic 18 . a palindrome
18. 30 across plus 26 down 20. consecutive digits
19. add 3 to 26 down and square the result 21. a prime
21. square of 5 across 22. 26 down times 16 across
23. 15 across times 22 24. same 3 digits
25 20 down times 7 plus 200 26. double 5 across then minus 2
27. 27down squared 27. half of 21 across.
28. It is a square and a quartic
29. 27 across divided by 5 across plus 2
30. Square of half of 3 down
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BEWARE These caches are placed (with permission) on Tikore Island Enviromental Reserve, Be very careful when walking around the Island, as birds nest all throughout the Island and the nests, eggs and chicks are very vulnerable, They camouflage in with the surroundings and are hard to spot! Please treat this location with the utmost respect.
If you wish to get in contact with the person who has granted permission to place these caches please send a message to Hal2929 Via the geocaching app/website and he will forward you the contact information
TIKORE ISLAND
The name is probably a corruption of its original Maori name; Te-Motu-Kāika-Kurì (the island where the dog was eaten) and Te Kuti. James Spencer, Bluff's first European settler, brought the island from Chief Tohawaiki and grazed pigs there.
Location and Access
Tikore Island is located within Bluff Harbour to the north east of Greenpoint Reserve around 500 metres offshore. Rabbit Island is located to the north east of Tikore Island. Access can only be gained by boat. Although the Island can be accessed at any tide I highly recommend going at LOW tide as it makes travelling around the island a lot quicker and easier.
Amenity Value
Tikore Island provides scenic amenity and historical value to the residents of Bluff and Invercargill. These values should be protected as a representation of the environment that would have existed in the past.
Highly visible from the State Highway, this island is a significant landmark in the Bluff Harbour.
Recreational Use
Due to accessibility issues, Tikore Island offers minimal recreational opportunities for the residents of the region. The Island is appreciated instead for natural, historical and scenic values. These values take precedence over recreation on the Island.
Placing these caches was a joint effort between Hal2929 and THENINJAWITCH_NZ, both parties have signed the caches as HTH (Helped to hide) and will log the other hider's caches as found once FTF has been claimed.
CO RANT ON ETHICS.
I have an issue with cachers not solving a mystery cache and just looking for it at random because the cache had to be in a set area as are these caches. Particularly for the FTF. This practice started in Otago and appears to have drifted south. Caches are sensitive creatures and I would like to see them solved by the FTF cachers after that anything goes.
I know that cachers all do it differently and that I should let it go and "Suck it up Buttercup" but I will not. I was told that there is not much I could do about it. But there is something I can do. If the FTF cacher is not on the solved list I will cease to publish any more caches.
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