Launched in 2023, the Auckland Tourist Caches Series, or ATC, is a series of caches in and around Tamaki Makaurau, at many of the tourist spots and some not-so-well-known spots that are more ‘local knowledge.’ The ATC caches won't require problem-solving or hunting. The hint tells you exactly where it is, so you can enjoy the location and spend less time hunting.
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While in Auckland, the land of the lava, you must play our favorite game!!! Volcano or No-cano? Maungawhau... Volcano or No-cano????? Drumroll, please ............ VOLCANO!!! Are you suprised?
Maungawhau / Mount Eden attracts many tourists, as it is the highest natural point in Auckland, and provides good views in all directions over the city. Due to the spiritual and cultural significance of the maunga (mountain) to Māori, and for pedestrian safety, the summit road was permanently closed to most vehicles in 2011, with the exception of people with limited mobility. Maungawhau was the principal pā settled by Huakaiwaka, the eponymous ancestor of Waiohua, and remained an important area for Waiohua from the 17th century to around the year 1740. Maungawhau was extensively terraced, and defensive ditches were created around four areas of the maunga. In the mid-18th century, Maungawhau became a part of the rohe of Ngāti Whātua. In 1840, Ngāti Whātua gifted a tuku of 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) on the Auckland isthmus to European settlers, in order to establish the new capital of Auckland. Maungawhau / Mount Eden was the southern point of this area. As late as the 1850s, four distinct terraces could be seen on the cone, which were obscured by vegetation or by quarrying. From the 1950s the peak was used by the New Zealand Post Office for VHF radio communications in two buildings, several hundred metres apart, each with their own antenna farm. One building housed transmitting equipment, while the other housed receiving equipment. In the 1960s the site was staffed during the five-day working week due to the large number of valves that wore out under the stress of high power and needed frequent servicing. Typical use of the facility was for businesses e.g. taxi or delivery firms needing mobile communications to vehicles.