Irrigation Scheme / Weather Update

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Wednesday 9th February 2022. With the forecast for 60mm+ of rain over night for the Canterbury Plains, irrigation water will… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED:

This message is recorded at 12:30pm Sunday 6th February 2022.   *** Irrigators, if you no longer require water, please pause/delete your recurring water orders before… Read More

WAIMAKARIRI RIVER UPDATE:

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Saturday 5th February 2022. Due to high river levels, the Intake will remain closed for irrigation and stock water until… Read More

WAIMAKARIRI RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 4.00pm Friday 4th February 2022. 300 – 400mm of rain has fallen in the upper Waimak catchment in the last two… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 ON, January 28th 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.1 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 28th January 2022 and increased our take to 55% of… Read More

July 15, 2026
Hunters Stream Community Group receives $10 000 environmental award
July 15, 2026

Hunters Stream Community Group receives $10 000 environmental award

Hunters Stream Community Group has received $10 000 from the Westpac Water Care Project to expand a riparian corridor along the stream which runs through farms… Read More
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July 5, 2026
Georgie Woods wins RAS Rural Ambassador competition
July 5, 2026

Georgie Woods wins RAS Rural Ambassador competition

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited’s (WIL’s) environmental advisor Georgie Woods has won the 2026 Royal Agricultural Society’s Rural Ambassador competition and is excited to represent the next generation… Read More
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May 7, 2026
May 7, 2026

Preschoolers take the lead with innovative biodiversity project

A group of 25 Cust Preschool children recently planted 500 native seedlings at Jack Graham Reserve in Cust. The preschool is part of a seedlings in… Read More
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December 8, 2025
Dan Cameron helps West Eyreton school students Liam O’Malley (9) and Keira Mather (8) plant a native seedling at Bennetts Stream near Oxford.
December 8, 2025

West Eyreton students plant 250 seedlings at Bennetts Stream

Last month, a group of 20 year 3 and year 4 students from West Eyreton School planted 250 native seedlings which they had grown in their… Read More
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