Cemetery #193559
Wakapuaka Cemetery
0
documented records
≈ 2,200–4,500
approx. capacity (graves)
0.112 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Wakapuaka Cemetery lies at the southern end of Atawhai Drive in Nelson, on a hill facing north-west over Nelson Haven, the Boulder Bank and Tasman Bay. It opened in 1861 and some 16,000 people have been buried there. It includes a special Returned Services Association area and the war graves of eight New Zealand servicemen from the First World War.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 41.254725° S, 173.303373° E Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Hallowell Cemetery 3.0 km away · Nelson
- Haven (Pioneers) Cemetery 4.1 km away · Nelson
- Saint Andrew's Cemetery 7.1 km away · Wakapuaka
- Marsden Valley Cemetery 8.4 km away · Stoke
- Stoke (Seaview) Cemetery 8.4 km away · Stoke
- Hira Cemetery 9.0 km away · Hira
- Richmond Cemetery 15 km away · Richmond
- Saint Albans Appleby Churchyard 16 km away · Richmond
- Saint John Lutheran Church 17 km away · Richmond
- Saint Peter and Saint Paul Catholic Churchyard 17 km away · Richmond
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How big is Wakapuaka Cemetery?
Wakapuaka Cemetery covers about 11.2 hectares (112,000 m²), about the size of 16 soccer fields. It is the 2nd largest of the 7 cemeteries we list in Nelson.