Mako Reserve

Mako Reserve is a park in Nelson City, Nelson. Mako Reserve is situated nearby to the park Saxton Creek Esplanade, as well as near Corriedale Close Walkway.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saxton Oval and Garin College.

Saxton Oval

Pitch

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Saxton Oval, also known as Saxton Field, is a cricket ground in Saxton, Stoke, Nelson Region, New Zealand. Saxton Oval was one of the venues for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. It hosted three matches during the tournament. Saxton Oval is situated 1 km north of Mako Reserve.

Garin College

School

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Garin College is a New Zealand Catholic, integrated, co-educational day and boarding secondary school in Nelson on the northern outskirts of Richmond. The college opened on 28 January 2002 to serve the Catholic community, particularly in the upper South Island. Garin College is situated 750 metres northwest of Mako Reserve.

Waimea College

School

Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Waimea College is a co-educational secondary school in Richmond, Tasman District, New Zealand. Opened in 1957, the college has over 1500 students, and is the largest school in the top of the South Island. Waimea College is situated 1¼ km west of Mako Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Richmond and Stoke.

Richmond

Town

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Nelson is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island. It is in a region often known as Nelson Bays or the "Top of the South" and is actually slightly north of the capital city of Wellington in the North Island.

Stoke

Suburb

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Stoke is a suburb of Nelson in New Zealand, located between Richmond and Tāhunanui. Stoke was named by William Songer, the personal servant of Arthur Wakefield, after his birthplace Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk. Stoke is situated 3½ km northeast of Mako Reserve.

Monaco

Quarter

Monaco is a small suburb of Nelson, New Zealand, west of town centre of Stoke. It lies on a narrow peninsula which extends into Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere immediately to the south of Nelson Airport, southwest of central Nelson. Monaco is situated 3½ km north of Mako Reserve.

Mako Reserve

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Nelson City, Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-41.33955° or 41° 20′ 22″ south

Longitude

173.21243° or 173° 12′ 45″ east

Operator

Nelson City Council

Open location code

4VCMM666+5X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1079910018

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saxton Creek Esplanade and Corriedale Close Walkway.

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