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Story: Canterbury region

Canterbury farmland

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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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Reference: CN3562/11

by Lloyd Homer

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John Wilson, Canterbury region – Overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10290/canterbury-farmland (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009.