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The Geraldine News, 25 Jun 2026

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The Geraldine News (GNews) is a free community newspaper circulating 16,000 households (inside the Ashburton Courier) in the South Canterbury town of Geraldine and its outlying areas. Founded by Neil Wilson and Marg Braggins in 1992, Hugh and Fi McCafferty continue to foster the goodwill of the publication, and nurture and champion the values of the local community.

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ArticleEnd 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...

End of an era as Peter Young Apparel closes its doors

ArticleGPS Flamin­goes advance to EPro8 semi- final

Two Ger­aldine Primary School teams, the Flamin­goes and the Cham­pi­ons, com­peted against 12 other regional schools at the recent EPro8 Chal­lenge in Timaru. The Year 6 Flamin­goes took out rst place, earn­ing a spot in the semi nal in Ash­bur­ton,...

GPS Flamin­goes advance to EPro8 semi- final

ArticleChar­lotte Tal­bot’s twin releases hon­our Matariki, memory and hope

Char­lotte Tal­bot, who writes chil­dren’s music from her farm near Temuka, releases two new songs on 26 June, mark­ing Matariki with a chil­dren’s track and her first solo adult single. Char­lotte has writ­ten under the name Cee Bee Teatime since...

Char­lotte Tal­bot’s twin releases hon­our Matariki, memory and hope

ArticleFI MCCAFFERTY EDITOR | ADVERTISING

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...

FI MCCAFFERTY EDITOR | ADVERTISING