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Wakari
Suburb of Dunedin, New Zealand

Wakari

Wakari is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin.

Plan a trip to Wakari→From Queenstown

It is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the northwest of the city centre, immediately to the west of the ridge which runs to the west of the city's centre. Wakari lies to the north of the upper reaches of the Kaikorai Valley, and is also north of the suburb of Kaikorai. The suburbs of Roslyn and Maori Hill are situated on the ridge immediately to the southeast and east of Wakari. The suburb of Halfway Bush lies to the northwest, and the smaller suburb of Helensburgh lies to the north.

How locals move

Getting around Wakari the local way

  • Get aroundPort To Port Cruises operate a charter ferry across the harbour to complete the circuit between Port Chalmers and Portobello.

From Wikivoyage: Dunedin, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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