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New Zealand's First Capital V3 (Bay of Islands) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/2/2022
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


You may think you have found this cache before. Reinventing it! It was owned by two previous people and was part of a geotour. Now it is mine!

The site of Okiato in the Bay of Islands was the home of New Zealand’s first capital (1840-1841) and is an important site in New Zealand’s formational period. The occupation of the site by the government was short lived and in 1842 Hobson moved the new capital to Auckland leaving the police magistrate to occupy Okiato and its buildings. The final fate of Okiato was sealed when, on the night of Sunday the 1st of May 1842, the former government house and its offices were completely destroyed by fire. The only visible remnant of the old capital today is the well and further fabricremains are subsurface.

Here is a link for more information:

https://www.doc.govt.nz/globalassets/documents/conservation/historic/by-region/northland/okiato-historic-heritage-assessment.pdf

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qbja ybj, bccbfvgr gur Bxvngb fvta.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)