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Kōrero: Canterbury region

The Canterbury Plains

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The Canterbury Plains

The Canterbury Plains are New Zealand’s largest area of flat land, with straight roads cutting across a mosaic of paddocks. This area 40 kilometres west of Christchurch where seven roads converge is known as Charing Cross.

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GNS Science

Reference: CN32517/23

by Lloyd Homer

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, Canterbury region – Landscapes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10300/the-canterbury-plains (accessed 4 June 2026).

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