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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 (17,183.04 sq mi), making it the largest region in the country by area.
This event promptly resulted in the declaration of New Zealand's first National State of Emergency. The Royal New Zealand Navy was involved immediately. HMNZS Canterbury, which was docked at Lyttelton when the quake struck, was involved in providing local community assistance, in particular by providing hot meals.
A Canterbury clothing label from around the 1970s. Canterbury of New Zealand was established in 1904 by three English immigrants, John Lane, Pringle Walker and Alfred Rudkin. The company began producing garments in Canterbury, New Zealand. Canterbury then began making uniforms for the New Zealand and Australian armies during the First World War.
The Canterbury region. 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 north, to the Waitaki River in the south (this is smaller than the area administered by Environment Canterbury).
South Canterbury's main urban area is Timaru (population 28,800), which is the second largest centre in the entire Canterbury Region. Other towns in South Canterbury include Temuka, Geraldine, Waimate, Pleasant Point, Fairlie, Twizel, Glenavy and Saint Andrews. South Canterbury's 2013 population was 55,623, [3] about 9% of Canterbury's total ...
NZ-NSN: 12 Marlborough [a] Te Tauihu-o-te-waka: Marlborough District Council: 14 Blenheim: South 10,458 4,038 52,300 4.98 12.9 NZ-MBH: 13 West Coast Te Tai Poutini: West Coast Regional Council: 7 Greymouth: South 23,245 8,975 34,800 1.50 3.9 NZ-WTC: 14 Canterbury Waitaha: Environment Canterbury: 14 Christchurch: South 44,504 17,183 694,400 15. ...
With an estimated population of 19,400 (as of June 2024), [2] Rangiora is the 30th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the fifth-largest in the Canterbury region (behind Christchurch, Timaru, Ashburton and Rolleston).
West Melton is a town in the Selwyn District, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island.It is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Christchurch and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. [3]