Atawhai
Atawhai is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies north of Nelson and is the location of Wakapuaka Cemetery, a burial place since 1861. It also has a coastline on Nelson Haven and access to Boulder Bank from State Highway 6.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wakapuaka Cemetery and Founders Heritage Park.
Wakapuaka Cemetery
Cemetery
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Wakapuaka Cemetery is a cemetery located in Brooklands, Nelson, New Zealand. "Wakapuaka" is Māori for "heaps of aka leaves".
Founders Heritage Park
Museum
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Founders Heritage Park is a museum in Nelson, New Zealand, housing a number of groups with historical themes, including transport. A short heritage railway line is operated by the Nelson Railway Society. Founders Heritage Park is situated 3 km southwest of Atawhai.
Cabragh House
Building
Cabragh House is a late Victorian, timber house at 48 Weka Street in Nelson, New Zealand built circa 1897. It is a historic site for exemplarising late Victorian furnishings and provincial New Zealand vernacular architecture. Cabragh House is situated 4 km southwest of Atawhai.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dodson Valley and Marybank.
Dodson Valley
Quarter
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Dodson Valley is a sub-suburb in Nelson, New Zealand, located by heading north into Atawhai. It borders between the coast Nelson Haven and further inland, featuring the main St. Dodson Valley Road.
Marybank
Suburb
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Marybank is a suburb of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6 close to the northern end of Nelson Haven, between Atawhai and Wakapuaka. Marybank Reserve is the settlement's local park.
Todds Valley
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.
Todds Valley is a small township to the north of Nelson, New Zealand. It lies to the southeast of State Highway 6, immediately to the north of Marybank, New Zealand at the northern tip of Nelson Haven. Todds Valley is situated 3 km northeast of Atawhai.
Atawhai
- Type: Suburb with 2,930 residents
- Description: suburb of Nelson, New Zealand
- Category: locality
- Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.23708° or 41° 14′ 14″ southLongitude
173.3171° or 173° 19′ 2″ eastPopulation
2,930Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4VCMQ878+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 254816118OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2193750Wikidata ID
Q16962422
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Atawhai” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Atawhai”
- French: “Atawhai (Nouvelle-Zélande)”
- French: “Atawhai”
- Russian: “Атаваи”
- Turkish: “Atawhai”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tui Glen and Brooklands.
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Highlights include Corder Park and Werneth Reserve.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Atawhai”. Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.