Irrigation Scheme / Weather Update

This message is recorded at 1:30pm Wednesday 30th April 2025. The predicted forecast is for 120mm+ of rain tonight for the Canterbury Plains. We have already… Read More

ALL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Starting Sunday 6th April 2025

This message is recorded at 4.00pm Saturday 5th April 2025 ECAN have set the flow for the Waimakariri River at 148 cumec for tomorrow and increased… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.00am Saturday 5th April 2025. The Waimak river peaked at 400 m3/sec yesterday at Otarama. Flood water did not quite get… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 8:30am Friday 4th April 2025 We expect ECAN to increase the water allocation for the Waimakariri River this afternoon at 2pm.… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Monday 24th March 2025.

This message is recorded at: 3:30pm Sunday 23rd March ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 44.0 cumec for tomorrow and reduced… Read More

September 25, 2024

Irrigation scheme field trip

Earlier this month, twenty-one WIL board members, staff and consultants spent a day visiting sites of interest around the irrigation scheme with a focus on the… Read More
June 6, 2024
WIL supports Cust Preschool planting project

WIL supports Cust Preschool planting project

A group of preschoolers from Cust Preschool planted 102 of their native seedlings at the Jack Graham Reserve in Cust last month. The preschoolers grew the… Read More
June 6, 2024
Planting map

Students raise and plant native seedlings for biodiversity project

A group of year 5 Swannanoa School students saw their yearlong native seedling project come to fruition when they planted half of their seedlings at Brian… Read More
June 6, 2024

Connectivity key to Waimakariri biodiversity project

During the last seven years over 5000 native seedlings have been planted as part of Waimakariri Irrigation’s biodiversity project. The project was launched in 2018 after… Read More