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  1. >>"The best one was buried under a tree in Penrose, and I had to dig it up. It was a Tupperware box with a couple of gold coins and plastic trinkets. I found a box of knucklebones hidden inside a replica gun at an RSA out west."<<

     

    What cache is buried under a tree? Don't think I have done that one yet?

     

    See ya...Gary

  2. Can happen at the weekend, too many logging finds/planning tomorrows caching!

     

    Yes can upload pics to logs, but not on TB pages been happening for the last 12 hours.

     

    See ya...Gary

  3. Recently, a few fellow geocachers and I started a TB race to see who could travel the most miles within a time limit. (You can see the current standings at www.TNLNSL.net) I liked the idea so much, I have been working on a website where you can create your own race for you and your friends, create a race for anyone to join, or join a race someone else has started.

     

    Would any of you be interested in using a website such as this? It is quite a bit of work, and I have had a motivation issue getting it done. I thought maybe if many were interested, it might motivate me to get the site ready for deployment.

     

    Also, is anyone interested in beta testing the web site? Actually, at this point it would be more like alpha testing (developing/testing needed features as well as nice-to-haves). If you want to test the site, email me via gc.com, and I will give you the URL.

     

    So, what do you think? Do you like the idea? Would it be fun and would you use it (or not)?

     

    Let me know,

    Sam

     

    The TB name seems to have come right, must have taken a while to sync.

     

    One more question can people link to the web page of our race?

     

    If so what would the url be for a race?

     

    See ya...Gary

  4. Recently, a few fellow geocachers and I started a TB race to see who could travel the most miles within a time limit. (You can see the current standings at www.TNLNSL.net) I liked the idea so much, I have been working on a website where you can create your own race for you and your friends, create a race for anyone to join, or join a race someone else has started.

     

    Would any of you be interested in using a website such as this? It is quite a bit of work, and I have had a motivation issue getting it done. I thought maybe if many were interested, it might motivate me to get the site ready for deployment.

     

    Also, is anyone interested in beta testing the web site? Actually, at this point it would be more like alpha testing (developing/testing needed features as well as nice-to-haves). If you want to test the site, email me via gc.com, and I will give you the URL.

     

    So, what do you think? Do you like the idea? Would it be fun and would you use it (or not)?

     

    Let me know,

    Sam

     

    Is there anyway to change the TB's Name?

     

    Can't seem to delete or edit the name of the bugs on the Race web site?

     

    Thanks

     

    Gary

  5. I have posted this on the GPS.org.nz site, where most New Zealand cachers hang out.

     

    Hopefully someone may know Tui and Fantail.

     

    See ya....Gary

     

    My TB TB27H4Z : Brian's Yellow Porsche Racing TB has gone missing after being picked up by tui & fantail from GC1KJT8 : Lock your Gaol in Wellington on 1/15/2009

     

    I've tried sending emails but they don't reply, it seem they haven't done any caching since the end of January '09

     

    I'd appreciate it if anyone who might know them could get in touch and give them a friendly nudge to either place my TB in a cache or let me know they've lost it.

     

    Any help appreciated

     

    The Jones

    (England)

  6. Hello~ We'll be visiting NZ in September and I was wondering if anyone can give me some help with running Pocket Queries. In the US I use the zip code of the place I'll be visiting but I don't think New Zealand has zip codes so I was wondering if someone could give me an idea on how they set up their PQ for a specific area such as Auckland. Thanks for any help you can give me and we're looking forward to visiting your beautiful country.

    Sierra Tomb Raiders

     

    Hi,

     

    Thats right the Geocaching sites doesn't support New Zealand post codes.

     

    To get most of Auckland create a PQ from S 36°52.971 E 174°45.259, and set its distance in km to 30.

     

    This PQ would cover all of Auckland.

     

    You can also seach for caches by addresses in New Zealand, for example your hotel address.

     

    Hope that helps....Gary

  7. Thanks for the advice. Still seems a pile of work for something that shouldn't be too hard to have built into the site. But at least I have a crude tool that will do the job now!

     

    I use the site http://www.itsnotaboutthenumbers.com/, it has a feature thats uses GSAK to filter out your friends finds.

     

    You are your friend would be need to upload your find PQ, and you would both need to be prem members.

     

    Works for me....Thanks...Gary

  8. This is truly a sad day for Geocaching in New Zealand.

     

    I really hope it’s not true and a fellow Geocacher is not responsible for this vandalism. It’s sad when a cache is destroyed by a muggle, but a cacher doing this? I hope it’s a misunderstanding.

     

    The way I see it is that caches are placed in the wild for the fun of all cachers and in a way belong to all cachers, so when one is destroyed it does affect all cachers.

     

    Quite often cachers have made minor repairs to my caches in the field, and I do likewise. The community does work together to keep the caches going, this is why this latest action is very shocking to myself.

     

    Lets hope this issue can get sorted out between the parties involved.

     

    KiwiGary :D

  9. This is what I do, I have created a filter that includes any cache that hasn't been updated in 14 days. This filter also excludes caches with corrected co-ords. This prevents me losing co-ordinates to puzzle caches that I may have worked out.

     

    I then run this macro everytime I start GSAK.

     

    >>>#

    # This macro will delete old waypoints, based on the filter

    #

     

    debug status=off

     

    CANCELFILTER

    DATABASE NAME="KiwiGary" Action=select

     

    FILTER Name="Old Caches (Over 14 days old)"

     

    if $_filtercount=0

    return

    endif

     

    INPUT msg="Are you sure you want to delete old waypoints? (y/n)" default="n" VarName=$answer

    if $answer = "y"

    DELETE Settings="items_in_filter"

    endif

    <<

     

    You will have to change the database name and the name of the filter for it to work for you.

     

    Might not be the best soloution, but it works for me.

     

    See ya...Gary

  10. I don’t know what your are all moaning about, its great down here. It was 30 degrees yesterday...

     

    summer.jpg

     

    We haven’t seen any snow here yet, well we have never had snow here!!! ;)

     

    Here's our new pet enjoying the day, here name is Louise as in Geez Louise…

     

    louise.jpg

     

    See ya all…Gary and Margaret

  11. It seems that you cannot use the wap site to view new caches with the 7 character references such as GC12345. THe old ones GC1234 work fine - but the new ones are not found.

     

    I found this out yesterday when out caching I wanted to use my mobile to check the clue for a cache I was looking for. Has anyone else noticed this?

     

    (You can try this at http://wap.geocaching.com )

     

    Edit:

    It's being worked on - I found this:

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php...p;#entry2683743

     

    Yes I noticed that as well, but you can still see the cache if you seach by co-ordinates. Or I guess postcode but that doesn't work in New Zealand.

     

    See ya...Gary

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