Historic find investigates water options in 1890s

  A report written in 1894 for the Minister of Mines investigating alternative options for getting water to the Waimakariri Plains was recently uncovered by Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE: 6:00am Thursday 30th May 2019

Due to heavy rainfall ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri River. The intake gates will remain closed until further notice, this is necessary… Read More

END OF IRRIGATION SEASON

The 2018/19 irrigation season will end today Thursday 23rd May. For those shareholders who are needing water to wrap up irrigators or fill on-farm irrigation ponds… Read More

PENDING STOCK WATER CLOSURE FOR INTAKE WORKS STARTING TUESDAY 7th MAY

Many of you may have read in recent news letters and on the WIL website that we are in the process of upgrading one of the… Read More

Wright’s Road Storage Ponds Environment Court Interim Decision

On 10 April 2019 the Environment Court provided the parties with an interim decision on the Wright’s Road Storage Project. The Court has indicated it will… 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
March 19, 2025
Rochelle & Geoff

Awards recognise outstanding Waimakariri farmers

Waimakariri farmers who have excelled in environmental stewardship, technological innovation and cooperative spirit were recognised at the inaugural Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) Shareholder Excellence Awards held… Read More
March 16, 2025

Valuable insights from sustainable loans event

Farm asset purchases and projects eligible for sustainable lending along with audit and reporting requirements were key topics discussed at a sustainable finance event for WIL… Read More