# Amuri Plain

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Plain in Canterbury, New Zealand

The **Amuri Plain** (also known as the **Amuri Basin**) is the northernmost extension of New Zealand's [Canterbury Plains](/source/Canterbury_Plains). It lies between the [Waiau Uwha](/source/Waiau_Uwha_River) and [Hurunui Rivers](/source/Hurunui_River) and is centred on the town of [Culverden](/source/Culverden). Other population centres on the plain include [Rotherham](/source/Rotherham%2C_New_Zealand).[1] The plains cover approximately 60,000 hectares (150,000 acres).

The southernmost part of the plain, close to the Hurunui River, is heavily planted in exotic trees (the Balmoral Forest); further north the land is pastoral, and is largely used for sheep and dairy farming. Farming was greatly assisted by the construction of a major irrigation scheme which began in 1977.[2] This also led to growth in the population of the service town of Culverden.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** "[Amuri Plain](https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-42.756151,172.875538&z=13) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20220218225840/https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-42.756151%2C172.875538&z=13) 2022-02-18 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)," *NZ Topo Map*. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Wilson, J., "[Canterbury region: Agriculture after 1900](https://teara.govt.nz/en/canterbury-region/page-8) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211120231305/https://teara.govt.nz/en/canterbury-region/page-8) 2021-11-20 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)," *[Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand](/source/Te_Ara_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand)*, 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Wilson, J., "[Canterbury places: Amuri district](https://teara.govt.nz/en/canterbury-places/page-2) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20211205021858/https://teara.govt.nz/en/canterbury-places/page-2) 2021-12-05 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)," *[Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand](/source/Te_Ara_Encyclopedia_of_New_Zealand)*, 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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