Canterbury (Māori: Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of 44,503.88 square kilometres...
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The Canterbury Panther or Canterbury Cat is a New Zealand urban legend about a black panther which is said to live in the Canterbury Region with sightings...
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The history of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand dates back to settlement by Māori people in about the 14th century. Probably no...
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The Canterbury wine region is a New Zealand wine region and geographical indication that covers wine made anywhere within the Canterbury Region excluding...
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Canterbury Region, a region in the South Island of New Zealand Canterbury Province, a former province of New Zealand Canterbury Plains Canterbury Bight...
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Christchurch (redirect from Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand)
million. It is located in the Canterbury Region, near the centre of the east coast of the South Island, east of the Canterbury Plains. It is located near...
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(Canterbury: 59.61%; Otago: 40.39%) Marlborough District Tasman District Notes: Kaikōura District was transferred from the Nelson-Marlborough Region to...
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Canterbury is a region in the South Island of New Zealand. It contains numerous rural primary schools, several small town primary and secondary schools...
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South Canterbury is the area of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand bounded by the Rangitata River in the north and the Waitaki River...
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Canterbury (/ˈkæntərb(ə)ri/ , /-bɛri/) is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It...
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The Avoca River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is a minor tributary of the Rakaia River via the Harper and Wilberforce Rivers...
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Canterbury in New Zealand is the portion of the South Island to the east of the Southern Alps / Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, from the Waiau Uwha River in the...
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portion of the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Its colours are red and black in a hooped design. The CRFU governs the running of the Canterbury representative...
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the Mid Canterbury, to the south of the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury region. Their northern extremes are at the foot of the Hundalee Hills in...
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predominantly braided rivers on the Canterbury Plains. The rivers recharge the aquifers beneath the plains. The Canterbury Region was traditionally arable and...
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larger Canterbury Region. The region takes its name from the Mackenzie Basin, an elliptical intermontane basin which covers much of inland Canterbury. The...
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New Zealand Navy have been named HMNZS Canterbury after the Canterbury region of New Zealand: HMNZS Canterbury (F421), was a Leander-class frigate that...
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in Canterbury, New Zealand. In October 2020, the Government committed $160,440 through the Provincial Growth Fund to upgrade two marae in the region, with...
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The Waipara River is a river in Canterbury in the South Island of New Zealand. The river is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long, and its catchment area is...
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2011 Christchurch earthquake (redirect from 2011 Canterbury Earthquake)
(23:51 UTC, 21 February). The Mw6.2 (ML6.3) earthquake struck the Canterbury region in the South Island, centred 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) south-east of...
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originated from the Canterbury region in New Zealand. Canterbury of New Zealand was established in 1904, producing garments in Canterbury, New Zealand. The...
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The Canterbury Railway Society is an organisation of railway enthusiasts based in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island, best known for...
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of Canterbury (UC; Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation Cantuar. or Cant. for Cantuariensis, the Latin name for Canterbury) is...
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The Lewis River is a river in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. The valley of this river forms the southeastern approach to Lewis Pass; the river...
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Kaikōura, to the Waitaki River, in South Canterbury. The region includes the Canterbury Plains, north and south Canterbury, the major braided rivers of the South...
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Banks Peninsula Volcano (category Volcanoes of the Canterbury Region)
age from the Cretaceous to the Pliocene and outcrop throughout Otago, Canterbury and on the Chatham Islands. The largest of these is the Banks Peninsula...
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Tasman District (redirect from Tasman Region)
the South Island of New Zealand. It borders the Canterbury Region, West Coast Region, Marlborough Region and Nelson City. It is administered by the Tasman...
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the region under Sub-Inspector William Gough. In the early 1880s the JC Hotel was established and in 1884 the settlement was renamed Canterbury. Canterbury...
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Mackenzie River (New Zealand) (category Rivers of the Canterbury Region)
South Island of New Zealand. It is in the Mackenzie Basin of the Canterbury region. The river feeds into the Grays River which in turn feeds into the...
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New Zealand, primarily in and around a national park in the South Canterbury region. The title is taken from a line in Macbeth. Mira Bunting and Shelley...
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