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
Famous quotes containing the words canterbury and/or association:
“Therefore Lord, not only are you that than which a greater cannot be thought but you are also something greater than can be thought.”
—Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)
“... a Christian has neither more nor less rights in our association than an atheist. When our platform becomes too narrow for people of all creeds and of no creeds, I myself cannot stand upon it.”
—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)