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ZONE 2 STOCKWATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 2.30pm Friday 4th June 2021. WIL Operations Team has managed to get the old Eyre River syphon operating and Stockwater flow… Read More

ZONE 2 MAJOR STOCKWATER SUPPLY ISSUE

We regret to inform you that we have discovered a major part of the Warren Road Eyre River siphon has been washed away in the recent… Read More

BROWNS ROCK STOCKWATER RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 8.00am Thursday 3rd June 2021. The intake was re-opened on Tuesday evening 2nd June and Stockwater should be throughout ZONE 1… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE & STOCKWATER CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 9:00am Saturday 29th May 2021. Due to a severe rainfall forecast in the Waimakariri, flood warnings are in place. Some parts… Read More

ZONE 4 STOCK WATER CLOSURE

Maintenance works are being undertaken in ZONE 4 on Friday 28th May 2021. Water will be turned off early tomorrow morning and resume on Friday evening.

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June 16, 2022

Science and genetics boost Fernside farm

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw has applied learnings from a five-year National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) irrigation study to make science-based decisions while… Read More

February 21, 2022

Proving the benefits of subsurface drip irrigation

After trialling a subsurface irrigation system last summer, Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are keen to collect data and compare this with traditional irrigation… Read More

February 21, 2022

Embracing technology and adapting to market demand

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart is a keen adopter of technology and will be trialling the use of variable rate base fertiliser over the coming months to… Read More

January 21, 2022

Swannanoa students help restore Burgess Stream

A biodiversity project at Burgess Stream near Eyreton received a helping hand from around 20 Swannanoa School students who planted 394 native seedlings during a planting… Read More

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

Address:
267 High Street
PO Box 556
Rangiora

Phone: 03 313 0200
Email: admin@wil.co.nz

The Waimakariri Irrigation Ltd Scheme is a shareholder-owned cooperative company with consent to take water 11.041 cumecs from the Waimakariri River. Water is drawn from the Waimakariri River at Browns Rock for distribution through 1,100 kilometres of open race channels to supply around 200 shareholders. The Scheme supplies farms covering approximately 30,000 ha within an overall area of 78,000 ha and is located between the Waimakariri and the Ashley Rivers and between Oxford and Rangiora townships.

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