FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 OFF Saturday 2nd April 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 41.6 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 2nd April 2022 and reduced the water take to 3%… Read More

WAIMAKARIRI RIVER UPDATE & PENDING MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN

This message is recorded at 12:00 noon Friday 1st April 2022. The ECAN river restriction is currently at 7% allocation, and it is likely we will… Read More

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

June 2, 2025
Cust School Year 7 and 8 students

Cust School supports WIL biodiversity project

Over 350 native plants were donated and planted by Cust School students at a Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) biodiversity project site along Hunter’s Stream near Cust… Read More
May 29, 2025

Hunter’s Stream biodiversity corridor takes shape

Creating a series of biodiversity corridors along Hunter’s Stream which improve the ecosystem and bring together farmers, students, and the community together is the goal of… Read More
April 21, 2025

Award winning couple building rural-urban connections

Oxford farmers Geoff and Rochelle Spark recently won the Cooperative Spirit Award at Waimakariri Irrigation’s (WIL’s) 2025 Shareholder Excellence Awards for their ongoing efforts to foster… Read More
April 21, 2025

Biodiversity event creates stronger connections

Closer connections were made between local government, environmental groups, farm industry groups and WIL during a biodiversity site visit event to WIL’s Waimakariri Biodiversity Project on… Read More