Canterbury

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administrative region region of New Zealand

Canterbury is a large region on New Zealand’s South Island, centered on the city of Christchurch and known for its expansive plains, alpine scenery, and diverse communities.

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Canterbury canonical 47

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region ⓘ
region of New Zealand ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean ⓘ
containsCity Christchurch, New Zealand ⓘ
surface form: Christchurch

Timaru ⓘ
containsDistrict Ashburton District ⓘ
Hurunui District ⓘ
Kaikōura District ⓘ
Mackenzie District ⓘ
Selwyn District ⓘ
Timaru District ⓘ
Waimakariri District ⓘ
Waimate District ⓘ
containsLake Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora ⓘ
Lake Pukaki ⓘ
Lake Tekapo ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park ⓘ
Arthur's Pass National Park ⓘ
containsRiver Rakaia River ⓘ
Rangitata River ⓘ
Waimakariri River ⓘ
Waitaki River ⓘ
containsTown Ashburton ⓘ
Fairlie ⓘ
Geraldine ⓘ
Kaiapoi ⓘ
Rangiora ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
governedBy Environment Canterbury ⓘ
hasClimate temperate climate ⓘ
hasFeature Canterbury Region ⓘ
surface form: Canterbury High Country

Canterbury Region ⓘ
surface form: Canterbury Plains

Canterbury Plains braided rivers ⓘ
hasLandscape alpine scenery ⓘ
expansive plains ⓘ
hasMountainRange Southern Alps ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic ethnically diverse communities ⓘ
hasRegionalCouncil Environment Canterbury ⓘ
knownFor agricultural production ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
ski fields ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
largestCity Christchurch, New Zealand ⓘ
surface form: Christchurch
locatedOn South Island ⓘ
regionalSeat Christchurch, New Zealand ⓘ
surface form: Christchurch
timeZone New Zealand Daylight Time ⓘ
New Zealand Standard Time ⓘ

Referenced by (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pacific peoples → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Reims → twinnedWith → Canterbury ⓘ
South Island → hasRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Waimate Lawn Cemetery, Waimate, New Zealand → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Kaiapoi, New Zealand → region → Canterbury ⓘ
subject surface form: Kaiapoi
Dan Carter → playedForTeam → Canterbury ⓘ
Fijian New Zealanders → regionOfSettlement → Canterbury ⓘ
University of Canterbury → region → Canterbury ⓘ
St Bede's College, Christchurch → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury Region → namedAfter → Canterbury ⓘ
Otago → borders → Canterbury ⓘ
Waimakariri District Council → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Lyttelton → region → Canterbury ⓘ
New Zealand South Island electorates → coversRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Ngāi Tahu iwi → populationRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
subject surface form: Ngāi Tahu
British colonisation of New Zealand → significantPlace → Canterbury ⓘ
The Garden City → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Lincoln University → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Crusaders (Super Rugby) → homeRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Crusaders (Super Rugby) → homeProvince → Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury rugby union team → shortName → Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury rugby union team → countrySubdivision → Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury rugby union team → homeProvince → Canterbury ⓘ
Christchurch Botanic Gardens → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Main North Line → passesThroughRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Daniel William Carter → memberOfSportsTeam → Canterbury ⓘ
Daniel William Carter → playedForProvince → Canterbury ⓘ
Leeston, New Zealand → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Crusaders → homeRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Crusaders → representsProvince → Canterbury ⓘ
DC → clubTeam → Canterbury ⓘ
subject surface form: Dan Carter
Otaio River → locatedInRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Hurricanes → formerRegionRepresented → Canterbury ⓘ
New Zealand rugby league → popularRegions → Canterbury ⓘ
McCaw → playedForClub → Canterbury ⓘ
subject surface form: Richie McCaw
Environment Canterbury → subdivisionName → Canterbury ⓘ
Ashburton → locatedInRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora → locatedInRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Rakaia River → locatedInRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Rangiora → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Geraldine → locatedInRegion → Canterbury ⓘ
Wingham → locatedNear → Canterbury ⓘ
New Brighton beach → locatedIn → Canterbury ⓘ
Catholic Diocese of Christchurch → regionServed → Canterbury ⓘ
Stephen Fleming → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Canterbury ⓘ
Heathcote River → region → Canterbury ⓘ
Canterbury Cemetery → locatedIn → Canterbury ⓘ