Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The small New Zealnad community of Wakefield is situated some 25 km south west of Nelson. First settled about 1843 it was originally called Pitfure. However the name was soon changed to Wakefield. According to one historian, Jim McAloon, {Nelson, A Regional History, Cape Catley, 1997} it is called Wakefield after the village in Yorkshire. Most people nowadays would assume that it had been named after Captain Arthur Wakefield who lead the expedition that first established Nelson City and Province. this is a stub. It needs more information. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.