Wakefield (New Zealand)

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Wakefield
Geographical location
Wakefield (New Zealand)
Wakefield
Coordinates 41 ° 24 ′  S , 173 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′  S , 173 ° 3 ′  E
Region ISO NZ-TAS
Country New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
region Tasman
District Tasman District
Ward Richmond Ward
Residents 2 106 (2013)
height 59 m
Post Code 7025
Telephone code +64 (0) 3
Photography of the place
Wakefield Main Street.JPG
Edwards Street in Wakefield

Wakefield , also called Wakefield Village , is a place in the Tasman District on the South Island of New Zealand .

geography

The place is located about 20 km southwest of Nelson in the valley of the Wai-iti River . The New Zealand State Highway 6 runs through Wakefield and connects the place with Richmond and Nelson in the northeast and in the southwest with the places in the mountains inland.

history

The settlement was founded in 1843 under the name " Pitfure ", but a short time later renamed " Wakefield " after the city of Wakefield in Yorkshire, England . The place was created in connection with the settlement and establishment of Nelson by the New Zealand Company in 1842. Later the name was also associated with Arthur Wakefield , who was an agent of the New Zealand Company and a well-known figure in Nelson s early settlement history .

population

In the 2013 census, the town had 2,106 inhabitants, 12.1% more than in the 2006 census.

Education

The oldest public school in New Zealand is still in operation. This school was founded on October 8, 1843 by the Nelson School Society under the leadership of Matthew Campbell and opened on January 1, 1844 as a Sunday school with about 30 children.

economy

In addition to modest tourism, the community lives mainly from agriculture, fruit growing (berries, increasingly also viticulture) and wood processing.

Attractions

  • Wakefield has several landmarks registered with the New Zealand Historic Places Trust .
  • The Painton House Museum is dedicated to local history.
  • In the nearby Pidgeon Valley there is the small Pigeon Valley Steam Museum with historic steam engines.

Photo gallery

  • Anglican Church

  • former post office

  • Catholic Church

  • Library

Sports

There is a golf course in the village.

literature

  • Helga Neubauer: Wakefield . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 1011 .
  • Carolyn Fowler : Financing, Accounting, and Accountability in Colonial New Zealand: The Nelson School Society . Victoria University , Wellington 2007 ( Working Paper no.49 ).

Web links

  • Wakefield . Tasman District Council,accessed October 11, 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 2013 Census QuickStats about a place: Wakefield . Statistics New Zealand , accessed October 11, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Topo250 maps . Land Information New Zealand , accessed October 11, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Jim McAloon , 'A Regional History . Cape Catley , Nelson 1997 (English).
  4. ^ A b Neubauer: Wakefield . In: The New Zealand Book . 2003, p. 1011 .