The Amuri Plain (also known as the Amuri Basin) is the northernmost extension of New Zealand's

Canterbury Plains The Canterbury Plains () are an area in New Zealand centred in the Mid Canterbury, to the south of the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury region. Their northern extremes are at the foot of the Hundalee Hills in the Hurunui District, and ...

. It lies between the Waiau Uwha and Hurunui Rivers and is centred on the town of

Culverden Culverden is a small town in the northern Canterbury Region, Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It lies at the centre of the Amuri Plain. Culverden has traditionally been surrounded by sheep farms. Dairy farms have now become more ...

. Other population centres on the plain include

Rotherham Rotherham ( ) is a market town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies at the confluence of the River Rother, South Yorkshire, River Rother, from which the town gets its name, and the River Don, Yorkshire, River Don. It is the largest settlement ...

. The plains cover approximately . 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. This also led to growth in the population of the service town of Culverden.Wilson, J.,
Canterbury places: Amuri district
," '' Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand'', 17 August 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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Plains of New Zealand Landforms of the Canterbury Region {{CanterburyNZ-geo-stub