Difference between revisions of "Christchurch, New Zealand"

Revision as of 20:40, 30 April 2011

Today's Location: [Christchurch, NZ]

The Christchurch graticule is at latitude -43, longitude 172

Geohashes Reached

2011-04-21 - ShadowHash in Riccarton, Christchurch, NZ
2011-03-28 - Greenslime in Rollston, Christchurch - Roadside
2010-12-21 - Mikethegirl - Out near Kaiapoi.
2009-11-04 - BuffyNZ- On a gravel road between Woodend and Rangiora.
2008-10-16 - Evil Monkey - Very close to the University of Canterbury.
2008-06-11 - Evil Monkey - Close to town.
2008-05-31 - UCanDance - site was in the Lees Valley.

Failed Geohashes

2008-07-05 - Ecksoh - suggested a new meet-up point.
2008-06-15 - Evil Monkey - By the beach.

Spectacularly Failed Geohash

So amazing it deserves it's own category. A+++ for effort.

Saturday 24 May 2008

2008-05-24 -Phire - looked like it is halfway up a hill.

Gallery

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Locals

Visitors

Greenslime

Useful links

Metrocard: A prepay swipe card for the Metro Transport System in Christchurch. It includes various bus routes, a water ferry and hopefully a train in the near future and Portal/wormholes in the far future. http://www.metroinfo.org.nz

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 *[[2008-06-15 -43 172|2008-06-15]] - [[User:Evil Monkey|Evil Monkey]] - By the beach.
-===31 May & 1 and 2 June===
-Unfortunately the geohashes for [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=-43.0374870832648067,+172.2812664767643918&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.330173,172.766876&spn=0.894065,2.136841&z=10&iwloc=addr Saturday], [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=-43.3491079341188037,+172.9162389042702137&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.473851,172.765503&spn=0.891947,2.136841&z=10&iwloc=addr Sunday] and [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=-43.3859189793932023,+172.0292893119354716+&ie=UTF8&ll=-43.462887,172.460632&spn=0.892109,2.136841&z=10&iwloc=addr Monday] are once again far outside the city of Christchurch and the bus system. [[User:Evil Monkey|Evil Monkey]] also has a cold and so doesn't feel like trying to bike to them.
+==Spectacularly Failed Geohash==
-Some have tried: [[2008-05-31_-43_172|2008-05-31]]
+So amazing it deserves it's own category. A+++ for effort.
 ==={{date link|2008-05-24}}===
-[[2008-05-24 -43 172|Saturday's GeoHash]] was [http://irc.peeron.com/xkcd/map/map.html?date=2008-05-24&lat=-43&long=172&zoom=11&abs=1 here], it looked like it is halfway up a hill, and it's hard to tell where the Popper Road ends, could be a 1km walk, possibly even worth a [[MNIMB Geohash|MNIMB Award]].
+[[2008-05-24 -43 172|2008-05-24]] -[[User:Phire|Phire]] - looked like it is halfway up a hill.
-'''UPDATE''': It turned out to be more difficult with [[User:Phire|Phire]] having to be rescued by the police. Did not help that the track is no longer maintained by DOC.
 ==Gallery==

Greymouth	Hanmer Springs	Kaikoura
Ashburton	Christchurch	Le Bons Bay
Timaru	-44,172	-44,173
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