XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 9:00am Monday 23rd December 2024. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Wednesday 25th December. All irrigators wanting to… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 12.30pm Monday 16th December 2024. Works have been completed at the intake this morning. Full flow was reinstated at 11am today… Read More

RIVER UPDATE & IRRIGATION WATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 6.30am Monday 16th December 2024. After Saturday & Sundays rain in the catchment the river has peaked yesterday at 240 cumecs… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 2 & 4 ON Today Tuesday 10th December 2024

Works have been completed at the intake this morning. Full flow was reinstated at 11am today at the intake. Zone 2 & 4 Irrigators please turn… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF Today Monday 9th December 2024

The Catchment has received 120mm + of rain fall in the last 24 hours and the Waimakariri River has just peaked at 340 cumec. The intake… Read More

February 21, 2022

Embracing technology and adapting to market demand

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart is a keen adopter of technology and will be trialling the use of variable rate base fertiliser over the coming months to… Read More
January 21, 2022

Swannanoa students help restore Burgess Stream

A biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton received a helping hand from around 20 Swannanoa School students who planted 394 native seedlings during a planting… Read More
September 21, 2021

Thousands of plants improve Burgess Stream

Over half of the 4500 native plants for a biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton are in the ground with planting expected to be completed… Read More
August 21, 2021

Biodiversity projects gain traction

A series of biodiversity projects has improved awareness of the special values of streams and rivers throughout Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL’s) catchment area. Biodiversity project lead… Read More