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	Canterbury Plains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Canterbury Plains is an area bounded by the foothills of the Southern Alps and the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
		The Canterbury Plains are formed from the alluvial shingle fans of several largerivers, notably the Waimakariri, the Rakaia, the Selwyn, and the Rangitata Rivers.
		The rivers of the Canterbury Plains have a distinctive braided appearance, which differentiates this area from the plains of North Otago to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canterbury_Plains (292 words)

	Canterbury, New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand region of Canterbury is mainly composed of the Canterbury Plains and the surrounding mountains.
		The Province of Canterbury was formed in 1853 from the part of New Munster and covered both the east and west coasts of the South Island of New Zealand.
		On the east coast the province was bounded by the Hurunui River in the north and the Waitaki River in the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canterbury,_New_Zealand (691 words)

	Canterbury
		Canterbury is a province and a region on the eastern side of the South Island.
		The region is based on the Canterbury Plains, an area of merged river deltas, 193 km in length from north to south, and about 65 km at its widest point.
		The Archbishop of Canterbury was the president of the association.
	www.dreamlike.info /nzl/can/canterbury.htm (558 words)

	Regional Study Canterbury - Introduction
		The Canterbury wood supply region corresponds closely to the territorial boundaries of Environment Canterbury, except for Kaikoura District (which is included in the Nelson Marlborough wood supply region) and Waitaki District (included in the Otago/Southland wood supply region).
		Canterbury’s population was 451 395 at the March 1996 Census.
		Canterbury’s climate is strongly influenced by north-westerly winds that create a steep moisture gradient from the west along the main divide of the Southern Alps (average annual rainfall about 5000 millimetres), to the dry eastern margins of the intermontane basins and coastal areas (average annual rainfall 500 to 800 millimetres).
	www.maf.govt.nz /forestry/publications/canterburyrs/rscanterbury01.htm (932 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Canterbury Plains
		Canterbury Plains, farming region in the South Island of New Zealand.
		The Canterbury Plains stretch for about 200 km (120 mi) from Amberley in the...
		It lies on the Canterbury Plains at the confluence of the Avon and...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Canterbury_Plains.html (130 words)

	Canterbury Plains -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The plains cover an area of 150 by 45 miles (240 by 70 km) bordering on the Pacific Ocean.
		The Rangitata, Rakaia, and Waimakariri are the principal rivers, flowing east from the Southern Alps to cross the plains, which have hot summers and generally low humidity and a mean annual rainfall of less than 30 inches (750 mm).
		The Rangitata, Rakaia, and Waimakariri are the principal rivers, flowing east from the Southern Alps to cross the plains, which have hot summers and generally low humidity and a mean annual rainfall of less than 30 inches (750...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020059 (1013 words)

	History
		The first known human inhabitants of the Canterbury Plains were Maori who had moved south looking for riches such as pounamu (greenstone).
		It is known that prior to this time (17th century), the Canterbury Plains were covered in forest consisting of N.Z. broom, kowhai and kanuka.
		By the time Europeans settled in Canterbury, the majority of the Plains were covered with tussock, manuka, matagouri, broom, flax, cabbage trees and the occasional kowhai.
	www.rollestonfire.co.nz /history.htm (2008 words)

	Unique New Zealand wildlife - Kaikoura - Canterbury Plains
		This long, coastal plain is flanked on the west by the soaring peaks of the Southern Alps and from these to the coast run the great rivers of the plains - the Waimakariri Rakaia and the Rangitata - all running eastward to the sea.
		Geologists estimate that less than a million years ago the waters of the Pacific Ocean lapped right up to the base of these mountains, but slowly, by glaciation, and by the action of the rivers, the mountains were eroded and the debris in the form of gravel carried down to the sea.
		Early Pakeha settlers thought the Canterbury Plains had always been grass-covered but research now indicates that almost this entire area was covered with totara-dominated forest up to about 2000 years ago.
	www.ecotours.co.nz /Brian/wildlife/kaikoura/canterbury.htm (775 words)

	★ Christchurch New Zealand Guide. Information, links and Picture
		It lies at the southern end of Pegasus Bay, in the middle of the east coast of the South Island, between Banks Peninsula and the Canterbury Plains.
		It is bounded, to the east by the Pacific Ocean coast and the estuary of the Avon and Heathcote rivers, to the south and south-east by the volcanic slopes of the Port Hills and in the north by the Waimakariri river.
		Christchurch was the seat of provincial administration for the province of Canterbury.
	www.mkiwi.com /New+Zealand+information/Christchurch+New+Zealand.html (1409 words)

	GEOLOGY – LAND DISTRICTS OF NEW ZEALAND - Canterbury Land District - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
		With the onset of the Kaikoura Orogeny the sea retreated and, during the uplift of the Southern Alps, the region was fractured by numerous faults.
		Earthquakes occur frequently in Canterbury, especially the northern part, indicating that the earth movements responsible for the rise of the Southern Alps and other ranges are still proceeding.
		Canterbury is not well endowed with economic mineral deposits, but it does have abundant supplies of limestone in the Tertiary rocks, small areas of marble in the greywackes and argillites, and plentiful good quality gravel deposits.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/G/GeologyLandDistrictsOfNewZealand/CanterburyLandDistrict/en (917 words)

	Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It encloses virtually all of the prospective parts of the onshore area of the Canterbury Basin, which is situated both onshore and offshore along the east coast of the South Island and covers a total area in excess of 12 million acres.
		PEP 38256 covers the Canterbury Plains, a huge area of low topography created by gravels and other rock debris built out from the Southern Alps, the spectacular mountain chain to the west.
		The Canterbury Plains are very well suited to seismic exploration, with a dense network of roads which allow ready and inexpensive seismic survey access.
	www.austral-pacific.com /newsdetail.php?ID=9 (661 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Plain [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In geography, a plain is an expanse of land with relatively low relief.
		Plains may be more suitable for farming than plateaus or mountains.
		Famous plains can be found in North America and in Russia.
	encyclozine.com /Plain (103 words)

	Where we live
		It is situated on the Canterbury Plains, at the northern end of the Port Hills which separate the city from its major seaport, Lyttelton Harbour, 11 km away by rail and road tunnels.
		The major settlement occurred in 1850 when the Canterbury Association, organised by John Robert Godley and Edward Gibbon Wakefield, sent its first immigrants from England, on the Lady Nugent (arriving in April), and the Charlotte Jane, Randolph, Sir George Seymour and Cressy (all arriving in December).
		The idealisation faded quickly in the face of the hard reality of colonial life and the Canterbury Association was disbanded in 1855; but the Englishness remains, partly as a result of the city’s layout, with a Gothic-style stone Anglican cathedral (begun in 1864 and completed in 1901) dominating a central square.
	www.totara.8m.com /Where_we_live.htm (1004 words)

	Places to Visit : Canterbury (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The region of Canterbury consists of four distinct districts; North Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, the city of Christchurch, and South Canterbury.
		Each region has dramatically contrasting scenery, with the jagged peaks of the magnificent Southern Alps rising sharply from the vast flat expanse of the Canterbury plains.
		Canterbury is dotted throughout with grand homesteads, fine churches and the evidence of early industry, and traces of Maori presence can also be seen.
	www.historic.org.nz /places2visit/places2visit_canterbury.html (947 words)

	ICCS 2006 Christchurch New Zealand -Christchurch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Christchurch, located on the east coast of the South Island, is surrounded by the province of Canterbury.
		Stretching from Waipara Valley in the north and along the Canterbury Plains to Pleasant Point, Near Timaru, in the south, the Canterbury province occupies 4% of the national vineyard area.
		Canterbury Plains - Scattered with boutique vineyards between Amberley and Timaru, the plains generally produce lighter-bodied wine styles exhibiting great elegance and finesse.
	events.lincoln.ac.nz /isccvo/chch.htm (227 words)

	Tourism Guide Christchurch NZ Accommodation Attractions Maps Christchurch and Canterbury Marketing
		Spanning 190 kilometres, the Canterbury Plains are New Zealand’s largest area of flat land at low altitude.
		To the east of the plains is the South Pacific Ocean, while the western boundary is marked by the Southern Alps, extending 550 kilometres in a south westerly direction from beyond Canterbury’s northern border.
		While the Canterbury Plains, the Southern Alps and Banks Peninsula illustrate the geographical diversity of the region, there are also other features scattered throughout that contribute to this uniqueness.
	www.christchurchnz.net /canterbury/canterburylandscape (553 words)

	Spaial Gauging on Canterbury Plains Using RADARSAT - Research - Geography - University of Canterbury
		The Waimakariri river, a broad braided, gravel bed river crossing the Canterbury Plains is the subject of this investigation.
		The correlation coefficient is 0.88 for this relationship, good enough to suggest that this crude measure of hydraulic geometry may be of use, albeit in rather limited circumstances.
		Hockey, J.B. Spatial river gauging on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand.
	www.geog.canterbury.ac.nz /research/staff/rs2.shtml (481 words)

	Canterbury Wines and Wineries
		At the heart of the Canterbury wine region is the picturesque and very English city of Christchurch.
		The region is dominated by the vast and empty Canterbury plains.
		These plains stretch from the magnificent Southern Alps to the east coat of the South Island.
	www.winesofnz.com /canterbury.html (1566 words)

	Ingham--Canterbury Plains electrical resistivity
		Abstract Magnetotelluric (MT) soundings from nine locations across the Canterbury Plains, South Island, New Zealand, are used to deduce the electrical resistivity structure of the Plains down to c.
		The Quaternary gravels covering the Plains represent a resistive layer which is inferred to be c.
		Over most of the Plains, a rise in resistivity at greater depth cannot be unambiguously identified as greywacke basement, but correlation of the electrical structure with earlier seismic and gravity work suggests that the gravels and Tertiary sediments thin towards the western edge of the Plains where greywacke is very close to the surface.
	www.rsnz.org /publish/nzjgg/1997/41.php (213 words)

	New Zealand Travel Planner
		The Alps are one of the many playgrounds of Canterbury and really come alive during the winter months from May to October when ski fever hits the country and people throng to the slopes.
		Spectacular views over the Southern Alps and the Canterbury plains to the Pacific Ocean are a trademark of a visit to Mt Hutt as is its enviable record of consistently being the first field in New Zealand to open each season.
		While the facilities at club fields may not be as comprehensive as higher profile, commercial fields, the skiing is equally as impressive and often preferred by purists due largely to the abundance of off-piste skiing and ungroomed trails.
	www.travelplanner.co.nz /articles/index.cfm?aid=9 (984 words)

	TiZwine.com
		Canterbury falls into two main grape growing areas.
		Christchurch the largest South Island city with its sprawling plains merges inland to the North Canterbury plains and limestone hills, while Waipara with its low ranges and river flats is situated approximately 40 minutes north of Christchurch.
		Riesling is third in the Christchurch area, while North Canterbury with a warmer climate has Sauvignon Blanc at number three.
	www.tizwine.com /index.php/ps_pagename/regions/selectedregion/13 (188 words)

	Fringe Games: Host Region: Canterbury
		Within a short distance of Queen Elizabeth II Park visitors can ride up the Gondola with its 360° views over the city, Lyttelton Harbour and across the plains to the majestic Southern Alps, or visit Brighton beach and enjoy a stroll along the pier.
		With a whole day to savour, a trip to Kaikoura to see whales, seals and dolphins, to Hamner Springs to soak in natural thermal pools, or a visit to the French settlers' village of Akaroa would be the obvious options...
		Christchurch is a paradox - a compact yet varied city in a landscape that crams in everything from plains and ocean to rivers, lakes, hills and mountains.
	www.fringegames.com /canterbury.html (206 words)

	Research : Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited
		The adjacent Canterbury Bight shelf covering c.13,000 km2, comprises coeval shelf-slope deposits, that are punctuated by advances of the braidplain onto the shelf during periods of sea-level fall.
		On the Canterbury shelf, fluvial incision did not occur during Quaternary forced regressions, but instead, subaerial accommodation was created and filled in by thick, fluvio-deltaic deposits, as contemporary rivers graded to the glacial maximum shoreline.
		Incision was restricted to three zones: (1) The lowstand shelf break, where canyons of limited extent formed by nickpoint retreat, (2) the transgressive coastline where rivers incised due to coastal erosion, and (3) the inner braidplain adjacent to the Southern Alps where degradation was caused by tectonic uplift.
	www.gns.cri.nz /research/depositionalarchitecture/abstract2.html (902 words)

	AMS Glossary
		The nor'wester (as it is called locally) is responsible for strong, warm, gusty winds that can damage crops, cause uprooting of trees in forests, damage buildings and other structures, and cause soil loss.
		It is responsible for the highest recorded air temperature in New Zealand (42.4°C at Rangiora on the Canterbury Plains, 7 February 1973).
		McKendry, I. G., 1983: Spatial and temporal aspects of the surface wind regime on the Canterbury Plains, New Zealand.
	amsglossary.allenpress.com /glossary/search?id=canterbury-northwester1 (177 words)

	CBS
		New Zealand's Canterbury plains cover an area of 140 by 45 miles from the east coast to the Southern Alps in the east-central region of the South Island.
		Summers are generally hot on the plains, with less than 30 inches of rainfall annually.
		This is the largest lowland farming region in New Zealand; principal crops include grains, fodder crops and pasture seed, and the sheep industry thrives in the region.
	www.cbs.com /primetime/amazing_race2/destinations/week09/destination01.shtml (351 words)

	Scenic Highlights
		In Canterbury, contrasts are everywhere you look - the rugged alps next to smooth, green plains; the wild Pacific alongside the magnificent Kaikoura Ranges; cool, blue lakes framed by golden tussock.
		The drive is a scenic highlight in itself, taking you from the flat greenness of the Canterbury Plains to the craggy landscape of the Kaikoura coastline.
		In the heart of the Southern Alps is Arthur's Pass National Park, situated on the road connection between Canterbury and the west coast.
	www.newzealand.com /travel/destinations/regions/canterbury/canterbury-scenic-highlights.cfm (1041 words)

	Canterbury
		From the silvery beaches of the coast to the jagged peaks of the Southern Alps, the Canterbury landscape is impossible to ignore.
		At the other end of the scale, the submarine trenches off the coast of Kaikoura are thousands of metres deep, providing an ideal environment for the whales, dolphins and seals that live there permanently.
		Between the mountains and the sea, the vast plains are patchworked with the patterns of rural life.
	www.newzealand.com /travel/destinations/regions/canterbury/canterbury.cfm (528 words)

	Plants of Canterbury Native Plants Natural to the Canterbury Plains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The history of the native vegetation of the Canterbury Plains is one of succession, destruction and regeneration.
		For many millions of years prior to European settlement the patterns of native vegetation were defined by the shifting rivers and creeks, floods, shingle build-up, alluvial deposits, soil damage and fire.
		Planting species represented in these gardens will eventually provide a link between the native remnants of the Canterbury Plains, (kanuka forests of Eyrewell and Bankside Reserves), the foothills (beech forest of the Oxford-Ashley area) and the tall podocarp/hardwood forests of Riccarton Bush in Christchurch and Port Hills Reserves.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Regional-Info/010~Canterbury/004~Conservation/Motukarara-Nursery/103~Native-Plants-Canterbury-Plains.asp (237 words)

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