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FI MCCAFFERTY
027 899 0703 I’ve been editing GNews since April 2019, and always enjoy bringing the joy and community of this quirky little town to every single edition. I’m also incredibly proud of the reporters who bring those stories to us, and thankful to our...
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Cuisine Good Food Guide: national recognition for Verde Geraldine
Verde Geraldine is the only South Canterbury eatery listed in the 2026 Cuisine Good Food Guide, released on 24 August, joining more than 400 restaurants nationwide awarded destination status by the guide’s assessment team. Chef and co-owner Joe...
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Keeping the numbers, the advice and the work close to home
Straightedge Accounting director and principal accountant Brett Crombie spent six years driving tour buses through Geraldine before he ever thought of living here. Last year he moved his family and his practice from Dunedin to the town he kept...
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Tramping club charts its 50-year journey
In 2027, as it chalks up a half-century of getting into the great outdoors, the Geraldine Tramping Club is compiling a jubilee publication. It is inviting content from people associated with the club through the years, says committee member Charlotte...
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PIA fencing teams take top four places at national competition
Geraldine High School Primary Industry Academy (PIA) teams took the top four places in last week’s Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand’s (FCANZ) national fencing field day competition. The field day, part of FCANZ’s annual multiday...
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Anthony caps stellar season with Prague win
Seventeen-year-old Geraldine High School student Anthony Baker’s first overseas trip has taken him all the way to Prague, where his team, the Junior Black Sox U19, won the Mike Stapleton U19 Memorial Tournament last week. Anthony, along with Temuka’s...
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Time capsules celebrate a century of community
Geraldine.nz has marked its centenary with the handover of five school time capsules to the Geraldine Historical Museum, combining a century of community pride with a gesture towards the town’s future. The organisation began life in 1926 as the...
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Hard work pays off for rising rugby league star
Geraldine High School student Makelesi Naitoga is one of 16 young women selected from across New Zealand for the inaugural Harvey Norman Heartland Female Athlete programme, earning a place at the Warriors Women’s League camp in Auckland. The...
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Humdinger’s sustainable spirit earns top award
Humdinger Gin Distillery co-owner Andrew Lewis says that he is very happy with the results from the New Zealand Small Batch Gin Awards. “Six gins entered, six awards received, including two golds and a silver.” He says that the dry gin and the sloe gin...
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Geraldine Ukefest is back
Around 180 ukulele enthusiasts from around New Zealand and Australia descended on Geraldine over the weekend to take part in Geraldine Ukefest. The sunny weekend was “full of joy and laughter, and the camaraderie formed over the love of a simple...
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FI MCCAFFERTY
I’ve been editing GNews since April 2019, and always enjoy bringing the joy and community of this quirky little town to every single edition. I’m also incredibly proud of the reporters who bring those stories to us, and thankful to our advertisers and...
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End of an era as Peter Young Apparel closes its doors
Peter Young has been the menswear go-to in Geraldine for two generations. For the last 28 years, he’s played that role from his Talbot Street store, Peter Young Apparel. About to take a bow, he’s exiting not only the business, but also a specialty...
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Gresson Dorman celebrates Geraldine office refresh
Gresson Dorman & Co recently reopened its Geraldine office after six weeks of closure for a makeover. Geraldine-based associate solicitor Emily Coldicott says, “It’s now a welcoming, fresh, friendly space.” In addition to the existing services...
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Bruce Rogershangs up handpieceafter 40 years
After four decades in shearing, and 35 years of helming Bruce Rogers Shearing (BRS), Bruce is hanging up his handpiece to focus on farming. Until last year, BRS’ patch spanned from Banks Peninsula to Outram and Makarora. “It’s been great to be in the...
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Bruce Rogershangs up handpieceafter 40 years
After four decades in shearing, and 35 years of helming Bruce Rogers Shearing (BRS), Bruce is hanging up his handpiece to focus on farming. Until last year, BRS’ patch spanned from Banks Peninsula to Outram and Makarora. “It’s been great to be in the...
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Funding helps save piece of Pleasant Valley history
Grants totalling more than $24,000 have allowed the historic Pleasant Valley School to undergo its most significant renovation in decades, preserving a piece of district history dating back to 1919. The Pleasant Valley Recreation Centre Trust oversees...
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