If you are wanting to cache by public transport. This image links to the Dunedin Public Transport website
Tides times will be useful for a number of geocaches located around the Dunedin area.
This image links to the NIWA tide forecaster website. The link is set to Pudding Island for Labour Weekend but zoom/pan the map and click where you are interested and then click ‘GO’
Dunedin has a Public Toilet cache series. The posted coordinates of these traditional, multi’s and puzzle caches could be useful while caching in the Dunedin City Council area. This image links to the public bookmark list of caches
LAMBING
Some of Dunedin’s walking tracks are over working farm land. These tracks are closed for lambing season which is usually from 1st September thru to 1st November. Caches placed on these tracks won’t be accessible during the Mega event. Please note the cache page restrictions and follow any posted signage.
PHONES
Some areas around Dunedin have no phone reception. Namely Okia Reserve on the Otago Peninsula. There are other areas so make sure you save your ‘must-do’ caches to an offline list on your device.
Also, let someone know, not traveling with you, where you are going and when you expect to return for those more remote cache locations.
QUARANTINE ISLAND
Access to the caches on Quarantine Island can be organised through the Port to Port Ferry.
Use the link to go to their website to book a return trip to the island. You can also book a trip across the harbour to complete the the loop of the harbour shared pathways - Te Ara Moana and Te Awa Ōtākou
DUNEDIN’S RARE WILDLIFE
Do not disturb, touch, feed or go too close to penguins, sea lions and seals.
Keep dogs away as they can harm wildlife and prevent them from breeding.
IF THERE IS WILDLIFE PRESENT AT A CACHE SITE, LEAVE THE CACHE FOR ANOTHER DAY.
Sea lions and other seals:
New Zealand sea lions are rare and endangered, please view from a safe distance of at least
20m and do not disturb them. If you must pass them on the beach, keep as much distance as possilbe and do not loiter. They can move quickly, so back off if they react and do not block their path to the water. They can bite!
Penguins:
Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and rare. Stay at least 50m away from yellow-eyed penguins as they are shy and easily stressed. Ensure penguins can’t see you. Don’t block penguins’ entry and exit from the water and never approach a nest. No flash photography or dogs.
Drones:
Use of drones is prohibited in many sensitive areas and can require a permit elsewhere. The important wildlife site of Taiaroa Head/Pukekura has a permanent restricted airspace. Any DOC reserve requires a permit, and it is an offence to fly drones within 150m of marine mammals. For more information check the Dunedin City Council or DOC website.