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IRRIGATION WATER

This message is recorded at 3.20pm Saturday 25th October 2025. We are all setup to take irrigation water tomorrow. ZONE 1 ON ZONE 2 ON ZONE… Read More

WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 1:00pm Friday 24th October 2025. We are busy cleaning up the mess from the storm as I am sure most of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 5:00pm Thursday 23rd October 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FOR STOCKWATER ONLY

This message is recorded at 11:00am Wednesday 22nd October 2025. The intake was re-opened at 9.30am today. Stock water should be flowing throughout the majority of… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 10:00am Tuesday 21st October 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

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April 11, 2023

N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart has reduced his use of nitrogen fertiliser by approximately 80 kilograms this season through trialling a Yara N sensor on his family’s… Read More

December 14, 2022

Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity

A group of year 3 and 4 students from Swannanoa School learned about the connections between eels (tuna) and invertebrates during a recent school trip to… Read More

December 14, 2022

Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says being involved in Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) for over 20 years has shown her how quality… Read More

December 13, 2022

December 13, 2022

Quantifying benefits of sensor-based nitrogen application

Last year, Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart was one of two New Zealand farmers selected to trial a Yara N sensor on his family’s 730 hectare arable… Read More

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

Address:
267 High Street
PO Box 556
Rangiora

Phone: 03 313 0200
Email: admin@wil.co.nz

The Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd Scheme is a shareholder-owned cooperative company with consent to take water 11.041 cumecs from the Waimakariri River. Water is drawn from the Waimakariri River at Browns Rock for distribution through 1,100 kilometres of open race channels to supply around 200 shareholders. The Scheme supplies farms covering approximately 30,000 ha within an overall area of 78,000 ha and is located between the Waimakariri and the Ashley Rivers and between Oxford and Rangiora townships.

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