The Waikato River is the longest river in New Zealand. It runs for 425 kilometres from the eastern slopes of Mount Ruapehu, joining the Tongariro River system and emptying into Lake Taupo, New Zealand's largest lake. It drains Taupo at the lake's northeastern edge, creates the Huka Falls, then flows northwest, forming the Waikato Plains. It empties into the Tasman Sea south of Auckland at Port Waikato. It gives its name to the Waikato region that surrounds the Waikato Plains.
The river has a series of eight hydroelectric power stations that generate electricity for the national grid. Between 1929 and 1971, eight dams and nine powerhouses were built to meet growing demand for electricity. Approximately 4000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity is generated annually by the hydro power scheme, which is around 13% of New Zealand's total electrical generating capacity. The river also provides cooling water for the coal/gas fired 1,000 MW thermal power station at Huntly, and geothermal power stations at Wairakei and Ohaaki.
To find this cache, you must visit six Waikato River caches laid by Radionut50 and Butterfly_Lady at power stations, and pick up the special clues in the cache lid to form the real co-ordinates for this special power to the people cache. On your way, enjoy the caches at the remaining power stations, laid by others.
Caches to find are:
GCW2JN GC4PVTC GC4YA65 GCVZ78 GCW2J9 GC4YBTF
Please ensure you re-hide the box with a deep cover of leaf matter. This cache does not get a lot of visitors, and we need to ensure it is not seen by muggles.
You are looking for a metal ammo can.