RIVER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 2.00pm Monday 22nd November 2021. After yesterday’s rain in the catchment the river has peaked in the early hours of this… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE

This message is recorded at 7.00pm Saturday 25th September 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

2021 – 2022 IRRIGATION SEASON WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 7.00pm Wednesday 15th September 2021. Starting tomorrow Irrigators requiring water, please place orders through the Water Metrics water ordering application. Cut… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:00pm Monday 13th September 2021.   Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Friday 10th September 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… 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