ZONE 4 WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 2.30pm Monday 5th January 2026. Water was turned back on at Wollf’s Road Siphon at 12 noon. Water will arrive further… Read More

ZONE 4 WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 6.40am Monday 5th January 2026. There will an interruption to water flows this morning for a few hours to ZONE 4… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Friday 26th December 2025. The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 1.00pm today for stock water. Irrigation Water Irrigation water… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:15pm Thursday 25th December 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

XMAS DAY WATER

This message is recorded at 8:30am Tuesday 23rd December 2025. Emergencies only will be attended to on Xmas day Thursday 25th December. All irrigators wanting to… 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