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.
Parks
Wakatu has four local parks: Blackwood Reserve, Douglas Reserve, Highview Reserve and Norgate Reserve.
References
- Reed New Zealand atlas (2004) Auckland: Reed Publishing. Map 59. ISBN 0 7900 0952 8
- Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map ISBN 1 877402 50 8.
- "Nelson Parks and Reserves". gdc.govt.nz. Gisborne District Council.
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