Canterbury Association

The Canterbury Association was formed in order to establish a colony in what is now the Canterbury Region in the South Island of New Zealand.

Read more about Canterbury Association:  Formation of The Association, Establishment of The Colony

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    “How soon I may ride the whole world about;
    And at the third question thou must not shrink,
    But tell me here truly what I do think.””
    —Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 30–32)

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