IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Friday 12th February 2021

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 117 cumecs for Friday 12th February 2021 and increased our take to 100% allocation. Zone… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 3 & 4 ON Thursday 11th February 2021

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 53.9 cumecs for tomorrow Thursday 11th February 2021 and increased our take to 59% of… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Starting Monday 8th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River at 44.2 cumec for tomorrow Monday 8th February and reduced the water take to 15% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 and 3 OFF Sunday 7th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 48.4 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 7th February 2021 and decreased our take to 34% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Saturday 6th February 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 60.1 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 6th February 2021 and decreased our take to 86% of… 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