Canterbury Plains

Aerial view of the Canterbury Plains
Location of the Canterbury Plains

The Canterbury Plains (Māori: Kā Pākihi-whakatekateka-a-Waitaha[1]) are an area in New Zealand centred in 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 the Hurunui District, and in the south they merge into the plains of North Otago beyond the Waitaki River. The smaller Amuri Plain forms a northern extension of the plains.

  1. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "The genealogy of the land". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.