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BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 4:30pm Monday 16th January 2026. Met Service have a heavy rain watch in place for the Waimakariri District. Given the unpredictable… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:05pm Tuesday 13th January 2026. The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 12.30pm today for stock water. Irrigation Water Irrigation water… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:45pm Sunday 11th January 2026. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

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

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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

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

Address:
267 High Street
PO Box 556
Rangiora

Phone: 03 313 0200
Email: admin@wil.co.nz

The Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd Scheme is a shareholder-owned cooperative company with consent to take water 11.041 cumecs from the Waimakariri River. Water is drawn from the Waimakariri River at Browns Rock for distribution through 1,100 kilometres of open race channels to supply around 200 shareholders. The Scheme supplies farms covering approximately 30,000 ha within an overall area of 78,000 ha and is located between the Waimakariri and the Ashley Rivers and between Oxford and Rangiora townships.

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