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BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12:00pm Wednesday 10th August 2022. The intake was re-opened yesterday, and stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE & STOCK WATER CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 5:00pm Monday 25th July 2022. Due to a heavy rainfall forecast in the Waimakariri, the stock water network has been… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 7:30am Saturday 23rd July 2022. The intake was re-opened yesterday and stock water should be flowing throughout majority of the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 3:00pm Monday 18th July 2022. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE & STOCKWATER CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 9:00am Tuesday 12th July 2022. Due to a severe rainfall forecast in the Waimakariri, flood warnings are in place. The stockwater… Read More

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January 5, 2020

Inaugural OxMan triathlon attracts over 400 competitors

Over 400 people participated in a new long-course triathlon hosted at Geoff Spark’s irrigation lake in Eyrewell on 16th December. The event, which was sponsored by… Read More

December 19, 2019

Commitment to change lifts audit grades

A willingness to proactively improve farming practices has seen 89 per cent of Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders achieve an A or B Farm Environment Plan (FEP) audit during the 2018/19 season; an increase of 21 percent from the 2016/17 season. Read More

December 12, 2019

Sponsorship boosts Cust School’s agricultural event

Students at Cust School enjoyed hands on learning at their recent agricultural day thanks to a community sponsorship initiative by Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL). Read More

July 1, 2019

Global trip highlights New Zealand’s environmental progress

A whirlwind eight-week trip to investigate agricultural practices in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, the Netherlands and New Zealand has highlighted the active engagement of local farmers… 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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