Wakatu (also spelt Whakatu, as in the Māori name for the Nelson area) is an industrial suburb of Nelson in New Zealand.

It lies on State Highway 6 to the southwest of Nelson city centre and northeast of Stoke, inland from Nelson Airport.[1][2]

Parks edit

Wakatu has four local parks: Blackwood Reserve, Douglas Reserve, Highview Reserve and Norgate Reserve.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Reed New Zealand atlas (2004) Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 59. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
  2. ^ Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map ISBN 1 877402 50 8.
  3. ^ "Nelson Parks and Reserves". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council.

41°17′50″S 173°14′40″E / 41.29722°S 173.24444°E / -41.29722; 173.24444