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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.
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...
A case of the highly infectious strain of avian influenza (bird flu), known as H5N1, has recently been confirmed in New Zealand. While this is understandably concerning, it’s important to keep the situation in perspective and understand...
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...
My background’s in farming, the backcountry, the arts, and teaching, but I’m interested in everything. Issues from large-scale to detailed, and from philosophical to hold-it-in-your-hand, they all have resonance: for a good article, it’s...