Wakari (/ˌwɑːˈkɑːriː/ wah-kah-ree) is a residential suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin.

The suburbs of Roslyn and Maori Hill are situated on the ridge immediately to the southeast and east of Wakari.

This is the Māori name for the hill, Flagstaff, which lies 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the northwest.

West of Halfway Bush, the road becomes Three Mile Hill Road, crossing the eponymous hill to reach the Taieri Plain northeast of Mosgiel.

This hospital is located in the west of the suburb, close to its boundary with Halfway Bush.

Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 56.3% had no religion, 32.2% were Christian, 0.3% had Māori religious beliefs, 1.0% were Hindu, 1.2% were Muslim, 0.4% were Buddhist and 2.3% had other religions.

[11] From 1878 to 1883, a secondary boarding and day school for boys, St Aloysius College, was operated by the Jesuits at Wakari.

[12] That school's site is now occupied by a golf course (Balmacewen Course),[13] the 10th hole[13] of which is still called "the monastery".