BROWNS ROCK WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 12.30pm Friday 9th January 2026. Water flows will remain normal today through the scheme. The river channel work we have undertaken… Read More

BROWNS ROCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.30pm Thursday 8th January 2026. There will be an interruption to water flows at the intake tomorrow morning for a few… Read More

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

June 16, 2022

Science and genetics boost Fernside farm

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has applied learnings from a five-year National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) irrigation study to make science-based decisions while… Read More
February 21, 2022

Proving the benefits of subsurface drip irrigation

After trialling a subsurface irrigation system last summer, Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are keen to collect data and compare this with traditional irrigation… 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