Small container slightly larger than film canister. Painted earth
brown to avoid accidental discovery. Cache contains; Small pencil
and small paper log (not waterproof so hope its ok)
Cache of coins:
2 Fijian cents
10 Philipino Sentino
1 Chinese Yuan
10 Singapore cents
About the Eastern Haywards Reserve
The Reserve was originally private property owned by the late H
M Hayward. Hayward is now recognised as one of the Hutt Valley's
very early conservationists. He noted that erosion and topsoil
fertility failure soon followed the then widely followed practice
of clear-felling and burning of the native bush cover on the
valley's eastern hills, and decided not to adopt this practice on
all of his land. He was apparently unpopular in some quarters after
publicly warning that pastoral farming of these unstable slopes,
using the slash and burn technique, was unsustainable and would
give rise to serious erosion problems. Over the years an extensive
network of interconnecting tracks was cut by Mr Hayward's farm
hands, from his homestead at the top of Tyndall Street, to give
access to the more scenic parts of his property and lookout
points.
Regular visitors have enjoyed many hours in the Reserve walking
the tracks and enjoying its peace and tranquillity. It takes some
considerable time to find and traverse all the historic tracks and
routes, some of which are quite challenging. Whilst the Hutt City
Council maintains the main tracks, the remainder are maintained by
nearby residents and a group of "hands-on" volunteers called
"Friends of Waiwhetu's Hayward Scenic Reserve".
You can access the track map by clicking on the image link below.
Placed by a member of The Kiwicaching
Association of NZ