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Kōrero: Canterbury region

Canterbury boundaries

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Canterbury boundaries

The Canterbury region as defined in this entry consists of north and mid-Canterbury, Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. The regional council, Environment Canterbury, also takes in South Canterbury and Kaikōura. The Canterbury Province of 1853 included an even wider area: it stretched to the West Coast, and encompassed the area between the Waitaki and Hurunui rivers.

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John Wilson, Canterbury region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/10291/canterbury-boundaries (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.