FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Saturday 10th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River at 41.4 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 10th April 2021 and reduced the water take to 2%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 ON Thursday 8th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.1 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 8th April 2021 and increased the water take to 28%… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Tuesday 6th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.5 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 6th April and reduced the water take to 12% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 3 OFF. Zone 2 and 4 ON Monday 5th April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.8 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 5th April 2021 and decreased the water take to 36%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & Zone 4 OFF Saturday 3rd April 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.9 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 3rd April 2021 and reduced the water take to 64%… 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