IRRIGATION WATER ORDERS:

This message is recorded at 11:30am Tuesday 7th December 2021. Irrigators, if you no longer require water please review your water orders in the Water Metrics… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 7:00am Monday 6th December 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

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

February 11, 2024

Narrow margin votes against Wrights Road storage ponds

At a special general meeting held on Wednesday 31 January, Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders narrowly missed reaching the 75 per cent majority required to proceed… Read More
January 22, 2024
Over 2000 plants grown for biodiversity project

Over 2000 plants grown for biodiversity project

A nursery initiative to empower Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders to grow their own native seedlings has proven successful with over 2000 plants grown during the… Read More
December 7, 2023
Dan Cameron and Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist at the Burgess Stream.

Creating a resource-rich ecosystem along the Burgess Stream

Over the last three years, 4500 native plants have been planted along a 2.5 kilometre stretch of the Burgess Stream which winds through Andrew and Peter… Read More
November 23, 2023
Sue and Peter Forbes with some of their alpacas at their lifestyle block in Eyrewell Forest

Ice cream stop leads to alpaca farm

A chance encounter after stopping for ice cream in Ashburton 18 years ago led Eyrewell Forest couple Sue and Peter Forbes to discover a passion for… Read More