IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 OFF Friday 1st April 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 42.5 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 1st April 2022 and reduced the water take to 7%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & 4 OFF Thursday 31st March 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.3 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 31st March 2022 and reduced the water take to 11%… Read More

IRRIGATION SCHEME / WEATHER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7:00am Friday 11th February 2022. The intake will be re-opened this morning for stock water delivery. Stock water should be flowing… Read More

Irrigation Scheme / Weather Update

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Wednesday 9th February 2022. With the forecast for 60mm+ of rain over night for the Canterbury Plains, irrigation water will… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED:

This message is recorded at 12:30pm Sunday 6th February 2022.   *** Irrigators, if you no longer require water, please pause/delete your recurring water orders before… Read More

December 19, 2019

Commitment to change lifts audit grades

A willingness to proactively improve farming practices has seen 89 per cent of Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders achieve an A or B Farm Environment Plan (FEP) audit during the 2018/19 season; an increase of 21 percent from the 2016/17 season. Read More
December 12, 2019

Sponsorship boosts Cust School’s agricultural event

Students at Cust School enjoyed hands on learning at their recent agricultural day thanks to a community sponsorship initiative by Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL). Read More
September 8, 2019

Irrigation lake provides recreational and environmental benefits

An Eyrewell irrigation lake has been transformed into an attractive recreational resort with riparian planting increasing biodiversity and providing habitat for native birds. Read More
September 1, 2019

Boat 3 Installation Complete

Last week a team from Smiths Cranes, Engineering North Canterbury and WIL completed the installation of the new boat (aka Boat 3) at the Browns Rock… Read More