Ambury Regional Park
Nestled on the shore of the Manukau Harbour, Ambury Regional Park is a working farm, an important education centre and a birdwatchers paradise with a volcanic history - all just 15km from central Auckland.
The park sits on ash-covered lava flows from Mangere Mountain and has views across the harbour to the Manukau Heads and Waitakere Ranges. It takes its name from the Ambury Milk Company, which milked cows and ran a town milk supply farm here from 1893-1965. Free to wander through the park but please leave gates as you find them.
The farm animals at Ambury are family favourites. You will see sheep, goats, cows, pigs, pet lambs (in spring), chickens, turkeys, rabbits and peacocks. Grassy lanes between the animal enclosures help you get up close to the animals safely.
Alternatively feel free to go into the paddocks to mingle with them (except during lambing in late July and August). Also, between the months of June and December, jersey cows are milked once a day at 10.30am. This milk is used to feed calves and pigs.
This Cache
You are searching for a black 500ml cylinder that is hidden by a spot reminiscent, on a miniature scale, of a certain scene in The Lion King.
Anyway, you shouldn't have to destroy the area in order to find the cache - only a couple of objects need to be moved in order to make the find. Please rehide the cache well when you leave.
While you're in the area, there's also a really interesting earthcache that discusses the volcanic history of the area.
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