Pleasant Valley, New Zealand

Pleasant Valley is a small locality near the town of Geraldine in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand.

Originally Pleasant Valley was part of the Raukapuka estate, farmed by Alfred Cox.

[1] In its heyday the valley was home to a blacksmith, innkeepers, a joiner and merchants amongst others, all of which have long left.

[4] The factory was closed but subsequently reopened several times finally ceasing production in 1959 as the Geraldine Co-operative Dairy Company.

[5] The church which was constructed with local timber is listed as a NZHPT Category II Heritage Building, and includes a stained glass window made by Veronica Whall.