William Wakefield Memorial, Colonial memorial at Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand.
The William Wakefield Memorial features a stone structure with an integrated drinking fountain located outside the Basin Reserve cricket grounds.
Commissioned in 1850 after William Wakefield's death, the memorial remained in storage until 1882 due to the New Zealand Company's declining reputation.
The memorial represents the complex relationship between European settlers and Māori communities during New Zealand's early colonization period.
Visitors can find the memorial near the entrance of Basin Reserve, where informational panels detail the structure's restoration completed in 2006.
The drinking fountain, added to the memorial in 1886, ceased operation in the 1940s but was reinstated during the 2006 renovation project.
GPS coordinates: -41.30063,174.78131
Latest update: March 4, 2025 20:24
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