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Wakefield (New Zealand) Voyage Tips and guide

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    Wakefield is a small town in the Nelson Bays region of New Zealand's South Island, 25 km south-west of Nelson. This travel guide also cover the town of Brightwater, 4 km east of Wakefield.

    Understand

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    Get in

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    By car

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    From Nelson drive 25 km south-west through Richmond and on along State Highway 6.

    • 1 Caltex petrol station.

    By bus

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    • EBus (Nelson's city bus service) operates six services a day (M-F) to Richmond and Nelson.
    • Intercity Coaches operate coaches from Nelson to Greymouth, which stop (at/opposite the Caltex) in Wakefield. Four per week (Sept 2023).

    Get around

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    Map
    Map of Wakefield (New Zealand)

    Wakefield is small enough to walk or cycle anywhere, with several cycle paths surrounding the town.

    There is ample free parking in the town centre.

    See

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    • 1 St John's Church, 120 Edward Street. The church was built in 1846 and is the second oldest surviving church in New Zealand.
    • 2 Lord Rutherford Memorial, 91 Lord Rutherford Road, Brightwater. Memorial to the nuclear physicist Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson (1871-1937), who was born in Brightwater. Ernest Rutherford on Wikipedia

    Do

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    Buy

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    There is a supermarket, pharmacy and a baker.

    • 1 Four Square. supermarket.

    Eat

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    There is a small bakery, fast food eateries, and some very nice little cafes and restaurants.

    Drink

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    Sleep

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    Connect

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    Go next

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    Routes through Wakefield
    BlenheimNelson  N  S  MurchisonGreymouth


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