IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & Zone 4 OFF Sunday 21st March 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 56.0 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 21st March 2021 and reduced the water take to 68%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Thursday 18th March 2021.

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 128.0 cumecs for Thursday 18th March 2021 and increased our take to 100% allocation. ZONE… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF Wednesday 17th March 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.7 cumecs for tomorrow Wednesday 17th March 2021 and reduced the water take to 17%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 OFF Tuesday 16th March 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45.7 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 16th March 2021 and reduced the water take to 22%… Read More

WAIMAKARIRI RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 5.30pm Saturday 6th March 2021. After an extended dry period rain has fallen in the upper catchment. 200mm was recorded in… 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