Wakatu (also spelt Whakatu, as in the
Māori name for the
Nelson area) is an
industrial suburb
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of Nelson in
New Zealand
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.
It lies on to the southwest of Nelson city centre and northeast of
Stoke
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Stoke may refer to:
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Berkshire
* Stoke Row, Berkshire
Bristol
* Stoke Bishop
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, inland from
Nelson Airport.
[
Wise's Nelson-Blenheim "Easyread" Map .
]
Parks
Wakatu has four local parks: Blackwood Reserve, Douglas Reserve, Highview Reserve and Norgate Reserve.
References
Suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand
Populated places in the Nelson Region
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