Geraldine, New Zealand

Geraldine
Heratini (Māori)
Town
A busy small-town straight street, flanked by shops and the occasional small tree. In the foreground is a pedestrian crossing. Three people are crossing right-to-left – two ladies stepping off the crossing and another entering it. Another lady is crossing left-to-right about halfway across. In the background is a Shell petrol station and behind that a small hill with a large house about halfway up.
Talbot St (New Zealand State Highway 79) in Geraldine
Map
Coordinates: 44°05′25″S 171°14′36″E / 44.09028°S 171.24333°E / -44.09028; 171.24333
CountryNew Zealand
RegionCanterbury
Territorial authorityTimaru District
Community boardGeraldine Community Board[1]
WardGeraldine
Electorates
Government
 • Territorial authorityTimaru District Council
 • Regional councilEnvironment Canterbury
 • Mayor of TimaruNigel Bowen
 • Waitaki MPMiles Anderson
 • Te Tai Tonga MPTākuta Ferris
Area
[2]
 • Total
3.22 km2 (1.24 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (June 2024)[3]
 • Total
3,120
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+12 (New Zealand Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+13 (New Zealand Daylight Time)
Postcode
7930
Area code03
Local iwiNgāi Tahu

Geraldine (Māori: Heratini) is a town in the Canterbury region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is about 140 km south of Christchurch, and inland from Timaru, which is 38 km to the south. Geraldine is located on State Highway 79 between the Orari and Hae Hae Te Moana Rivers and 45 kilometres to the east of Fairlie.

  1. ^ "Community Boards – Timaru District Council". timaru.govt.nz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Area was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.