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{{graticule
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  | lat= -41
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  | lon= 174
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  | nw = [[D'Urville Island, New Zealand|D'Urville Island]]
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  | n  = [[Paraparaumu, New Zealand|Paraparaumu]]
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  | ne = [[Palmerston North, New Zealand|Palmerston North]]
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  | w  = [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]
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  | name = [[Wellington, New Zealand|Wellington]]
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  | e  = [[Upper Hutt, New Zealand|Upper Hutt]]
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  | sw = [[Kaikoura, New Zealand|Kaikoura]]
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  | s  = [[Kekerengu, New Zealand|Kekerengu]]
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  | se = [[-42,175]]
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}}
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'''Today's Location:'''
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{{Today's location|lat=-41|lon=174|text=Wellington, NZ}}
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'''Wellington's''' [[graticule]] is at {{Today's location|lat=-41|lon=174|text=latitude -41, longitude 174}}.
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Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. This graticule is not ideal for geohashing as most of the graticule lies in the ocean, and that which does not is divided evenly between the North Island, the South Island, and inaccessible land in the Marlborough Sounds.  
 
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. This graticule is not ideal for geohashing as most of the graticule lies in the ocean, and that which does not is divided evenly between the North Island, the South Island, and inaccessible land in the Marlborough Sounds.  
  
Also, as for all New Zealand graticules, the Dow Jones does not open for any day until it is 1:30am the next day in New Zealand. Weekend meetups are still possible, however.
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==Statistics==
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A quick survey: out of all the Saturdays so far in the year (up to 17/05/08), 14 were in the sea, three were in the North Island, two were in the Marlborough Sounds, and one was in Lake Grassmere in the South Island. The meeting for 23/03/08 would have been in Central Wellington.
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==Successful Geohashes==
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*[[2016-05-07 -41 174|2016-05-07]] - [[User:Hughdavenport|Hugh]], [[User:Adellian|Adelle]], [[User:Jacksonhcnz|Jackson]] and [[User:toniaivy|Toni]] Lower Hutt, NZ
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*[[2015-10-22 -41 174|2015-10-22]] - [[User:Quaternary|Quaternary]] Lower Hutt, NZ
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*[[2015-09-22 -41 174|2015-09-22]] - [[User:Quaternary|Quaternary]] MacAlistair Park, Wellington, NZ
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*[[2015-04-04 -41 174|2015-04-04]] - [[User:Quaternary|Quaternary]] near Lake Grassmere, Marlborough, NZ
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*[[2008-05-29 -41 174]]
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*[[2009-05-05 -41 174]], at the edge of a firebreak, very close to residential streets.
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==Coordinates not reached==
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*[[2008-06-15 -41 174]] - [[User:nzsteak|nzsteak]] visited the land due north of the water hashpoint.
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*[[2008-09-22 -41 174]] - [[User:tjm1983|tjm1983]] visited the vicinity of the hashpoint, but failed to find the correct spot.
  
A quick survey: out of all the Saturdays so far in the year (up to 17/05/08), 14 were in the sea, three were in the North Island, two were in the Marlborough Sounds, and one was in Lake Grassmere in the South Island. The meeting for 23/03/08 would have been in Central Wellington.
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==Photo Gallery==
==Geo coords==
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<gallery perrow="3">
http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?lat=-42&long=174&zoom=9&abs=1
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Image:2009-05-05 -41 174 waving.jpeg| Waving from the [[2009-05-05 -41 174|2009-05-05]] hashpoint
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</gallery>
  
 
==Locals==
 
==Locals==
[[User:Lanma726|Lanma726]] 21:43, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
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*[[User:Lanma726|Lanma726]]
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*[[User:rek|rek]]
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*[[User:Mello Clello|Mello Clello]]
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*[[User:Sneakums|Sneakums]]
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*[[User:nzsteak|nzsteak]]
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*[[User:tjm1983|tjm1983]]
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*[[User:Hughdavenport|Hugh]]
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*[[User:Jacksonhcnz|Jackson]]
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==Visitors==
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*[[User:Quaternary|Quaternary]]
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== Achievements ==
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{{Graticule unlocked | latitude = -41 | longitude = 174 | date = 2009-05-05 | name = [[User:tjm1983|tjm1983]]}}
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'''''Although [[User:tjm1983|tjm1983]] has the first well-documented expedition, there is evidence [[2008-05-29 -41 174|here]] that an earlier expedition may have occured'''''
  
[[User:rek|rek]] (and his flat) 10:25, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
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[[Category:New Zealand]]
[[Category:Australasia]]
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[[Category:Inactive graticules]]
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[[Category:Unlocked graticules]]

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Wednesday 2024-12-18 -41.1295012, 174.7614786

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Thursday 2024-12-19 -41.5999586, 174.2089575

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D'Urville Island Paraparaumu Palmerston North
Nelson Wellington Upper Hutt
Kaikoura Kekerengu -42,175

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Today's Location: Wellington, NZ

Wellington's graticule is at latitude -41, longitude 174.

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. This graticule is not ideal for geohashing as most of the graticule lies in the ocean, and that which does not is divided evenly between the North Island, the South Island, and inaccessible land in the Marlborough Sounds.

Statistics

A quick survey: out of all the Saturdays so far in the year (up to 17/05/08), 14 were in the sea, three were in the North Island, two were in the Marlborough Sounds, and one was in Lake Grassmere in the South Island. The meeting for 23/03/08 would have been in Central Wellington.

Successful Geohashes

Coordinates not reached

Photo Gallery

Locals

Visitors


Achievements

Graticule unlocked.png
tjm1983 earned the Graticule Unlocked Achievement
by being the first to reach any hashpoint in the (-41, 174) graticule, here, on 2009-05-05.

Although tjm1983 has the first well-documented expedition, there is evidence here that an earlier expedition may have occured