Wakatu
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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 {{NZlSH|6}} to the southwest of Nelson city centre and northeast of Stoke, inland from Nelson Airport.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}}.
Parks
Wakatu has four local parks: Blackwood Reserve, Douglas Reserve, Highview Reserve and Norgate Reserve.{{cite web |title=Nelson Parks and Reserves |url=http://www.nelson.govt.nz/recreation/recreation/parks-and-reserves/ |website=gdc.govt.nz |publisher=Gisborne District Council}}
References
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{{Nelson, New Zealand}}
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Category:Suburbs of Nelson, New Zealand
Category:Populated places in the Nelson Region
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