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Canterbury farmland

Canterbury farmland

Although not as important in the Canterbury economy as it once was, farming remains significant. This patchwork of paddocks is edged by shelterbelts of trees.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN3562/11
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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John Wilson. 'Canterbury region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/canterbury-region/1/3