Editing Canterbury Region (section)

== Geography ==
{{main|Geology of the Canterbury Region}}
The area administered by the Canterbury Regional Council consists of all the river catchments on the east coast of the South Island from that of the [[Waiau Toa / Clarence River]], north of [[Kaikōura]], to that of the [[Waitaki River]], in South Canterbury. It is New Zealand's largest region by area, with an area of 45,346&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Canterbury was traditionally bounded in the north by the [[Conway River, New Zealand|Conway River]], to the west by the [[Southern Alps]], and to the south by the [[Waitaki River]]. The area is commonly divided into North Canterbury (north of the [[Rakaia River]] to the Conway River), [[Mid Canterbury]] (from the Rakaia River to the [[Rangitata River]]), [[South Canterbury]] (south of the Rangitata River to the Waitaki River) and [[Christchurch]] City.