STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR MAINTENANCE ZONE 2 – Thursday 21st February 2018

Zone 2 was closed this morning for emergency maintenance works on a Main Race culvert. Water was turned off for 4 hours to undertake the works… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 20th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 38.9 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 20th February 2019 and reduced our take to 0% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Tuesday 19th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.7 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 19th February 2019 and reduced the water take to 22%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & Zone 3 On Monday 18th February 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 51.3 cumec for tomorrow Monday 18th February 2019 and increased the water take to 47%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON Sunday 17th February 2019

Due to some rain in the catchment Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.8 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 17th February 2019… 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