IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Saturday 15th February 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 55.1 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water to 64% allocation. ZONE 1 will… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Thursday 6th Feb 2020.

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 583 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 6th Feb and increased the water take to 100% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Tuesday 28th January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.3 cumec for tomorrow and reduced A Class water at 15% allocation. This means we… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF, Zone 3 ON Monday 27th January 2020

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 49.4 cumec for tomorrow and A Class water at 38% allocation. ZONE 3 will come… Read More

WATER ORDERING REMINDER DURING RESTRICTIONS

Please review your water order via the Water Metrics Water Ordering System. If you are wanting water to irrigate, water orders need to be placed by… Read More

November 15, 2020

School garden design celebrates Waimakariri River

A garden created by West Eyreton School for the Covid-impacted Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch Garden Festival has been installed in the school grounds. Waimakariri Irrigation Limited… Read More
November 15, 2020

What is Te Mana o te Wai and how does it impact farmers?

Te Mana o te Wai underpins the National Policy for Freshwater Management announced in August and this concept which puts the highest value on the health… Read More
June 15, 2020

Closer connections forged during lockdown

Fernside farmer Richard Stalker, who runs two dairy farms in a semi-urban area on the outskirts of Rangiora, has made closer connections with his neighbouring life-style block owners throughout the lockdown period. Read More
January 5, 2020

Inaugural OxMan triathlon attracts over 400 competitors

Over 400 people participated in a new long-course triathlon hosted at Geoff Spark’s irrigation lake in Eyrewell on 16th December. The event, which was sponsored by… Read More