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IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 4 OFF

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 52.3 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 17th December 2023 and reduced the water take to 52%… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7.30am Tuesday 31st October 2023. The intake failed to deliver 8 m3/sec water flow for a period of 3-4 hours in… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

The intake is now reopened after the river flood overnight. Stock Water should be flowing throughout most of the scheme by Saturday evening, the farthest reaches… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 4:30pm Thursday 26th October 2023. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

ZONE 2 & 4 STOCK WATER OFF

Stock water was not restored to zones 2 and 4. We will review once this weather front has passed through, and the rain has stopped.

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May 13, 2019

Creative mindset vital for sustainable arable growth

Third generation Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart believes that continuous innovation is vital for sustainable arable farming. Read More

May 2, 2019

Waimakariri Zone Committee seeks new members

Dairy farmer and farm environmental consultant David Ashby joined the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee to encourage fellow farmers to consider the environment when making decisions on-farm. Read More

March 22, 2019

Technology boosts efficiency and enhances environment

Making informed decisions using technology has created more productive land use for farms while reducing their environmental impact, according to Eyrewell farmer Mike Smith. When Mike… Read More

March 10, 2019

New fertigation trial will examine its effects on nutrient losses

A new project to trial the use of fertigation – which could help reduce nitrogen leaching on farms – is now underway. Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) is… 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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