Zone 4 Maintenance Works Complete Thursday 11th April 2019

Zone 4 stock water will slowly be reinstated throughout the day, please note stock water to the further reaches of the scheme could take 24hrs+ to… Read More

STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 4

Zone 4 will be closed for maintenance works today. Water will be turned off midday today Monday 8th April until Thursday morning 11th April. We are… Read More

Boat 3 Update Report

Work on fabricating the replacement for Boat 1 is well underway. Boat 1 is in its 20th season of operation. Over its life span it has… Read More

Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd – April 2019 Newsletter

The second half of the irrigation season has presented many challenges with the Scheme being on restriction since early January.  Continued periods of restrictions tend to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED FRIDAY 28th March 201

Machinery has been busy clearing shingle from the intake structure today after yesterday’s fresh. We will have the intake re-opened this afternoon. Irrigation restrictions have now… Read More

July 4, 2022
Julie Bradshaw sharing scientific data
July 4, 2022

Sharing knowledge enables better farming decisions

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says sharing scientific data in a way that was easily understandable and useful for farmers helped create close bonds between landowners… Read More
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July 1, 2022
Roscoe Taggart
July 1, 2022

Precision technology delivers diverse benefits

Investing in precision agriculture has provided Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart with environmental, social, and financial benefits that help to continuously improve his family’s 730-hectare arable and… Read More
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June 16, 2022
June 16, 2022

Science and genetics boost Fernside farm

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has applied learnings from a five-year National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) irrigation study to make science-based decisions while… Read More
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February 21, 2022
February 21, 2022

Proving the benefits of subsurface drip irrigation

After trialling a subsurface irrigation system last summer, Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are keen to collect data and compare this with traditional irrigation… Read More
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