IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River@ 55.9 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 68% allocation. ZONE 1 will go… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS START: Tuesday 21st January 2020

ECAN set Waimakariri River @ 62.7 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 99% allocation. ZONE 1: ON ZONE 2: ON ZONE 3: ON… Read More

XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 8:30am Monday 23rd December 2019. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Wednesday 25th December. All irrigators wishing to… Read More

BROWNS ROCK IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER SCHEME RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:00pm Saturday 21st December 2019. The shingle from the intake has been excavated, screens cleaned manually, and the intake is now… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE OF IRRIGATION & STOCK WATER

This message is recorded at 8.00am Friday 20th December  2019 Unfortunately, due to rising river conditions further shingle and debris has migrated into the intake blocking… 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
May 11, 2021

Information Memorandum issued for Wrights Road Storage project

On Tuesday 11th May, Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) sent an Information Memorandum outlining the proposal to construct the Wrights Road Storage Ponds to all WIL shareholders.… Read More
February 17, 2021

Oxman triathlon expands rural-urban connections

More than 400 participants entered the second Oxman triathlon held in December 2020 which brought people together from different backgrounds to enjoy the challenge of a… Read More