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

Famous quotes containing the words canterbury and/or association:

    “And indeed we believe you [God] to be something than which a greater cannot be conceived.”
    —Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109)

    “With all their faults, trade-unions have done more for humanity than any other organization of men that ever existed. They have done more for decency, for honesty, for education, for the betterment of the race, for the developing of character in man, than any other association of men.”
    —Clarence Darrow (1857–1938)