Geraldine
Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Town in the South Island, New Zealand
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Is Geraldine before Fairlie?
Geraldine is located on State Highway 79 between the Orari and Hae Hae Te Moana Rivers and 45 kilometres to the east of Fairlie.
Why is Geraldine in New Zealand called Geraldine?
Geraldine was named in 1857 after a place in County Limerick associated for centuries with the FitzGerald family as a compliment to J. E. FitzGerald, first Superintendent of Canterbury Province. POPULATION: 1951 census, 1,080; 1956 census, 1,640; 1961 census, 1,832.
Is Geraldine, New Zealand worth visiting?
The idyllic rural town of Geraldine is Aotearoa New Zealand's most-underrated stopover destination. It's en route to the spectacular Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and home to artisan food producers with their own factory shops and cafés devoted to serving their produce.
What is Geraldine, NZ known for?
Nestled into the foot hills approaching the Southern Alps, Geraldine is the gateway to the lakes and mountains, at the beginning of the Starlight Highway to the Mackenzie District's International Dark Sky Reserve, renowned for stargazing and night sky clarity.