BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

The intake was re-opened at 3:00pm Wednesday 20th January 2021. Stock water should be flowing throughout the scheme by tomorrow afternoon. Irrigation orders will be confirmed… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:30pm Tuesday 19th January 2021. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Wednesday 20th January 2021

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 130 cumecs for Wednesday 20th January 2021 and increased our take to 100% allocation.  … Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF, Zone 2 ON Tuesday 19thth January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 47.4 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 19th January 2021 and increased the water take to 29%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 and 2 and 3 OFF. Zone 4 ON Monday 18th January 2021

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 45 cumecs for tomorrow Monday 18th January 2021 and reduced the water take to 20%… Read More

June 15, 2020

Closer connections forged during lockdown

Fernside farmer Richard Stalker, who runs two dairy farms in a semi-urban area on the outskirts of Rangiora, has made closer connections with his neighbouring life-style block owners throughout the lockdown period. Read More
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