Springfield is a small town in the province of Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. In 2001 it had a Population 219. At the foot of the Southern Alps, 89 km west of Christchurch, it the most westerly town of the central Canterbury Plains. Springfield has a long association with the Midland Railway Line .

The town has a Gothic revival church dedicated to St Peter designed by the architect Cyril Mountfort. It was the birthplace of Rewi Alley, notable for his work in China in the mid 20th century.