IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ,2,3 and 4 ON, Sunday 10th March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 69 cumec for tomorrow Sunday 10th March 2019 and increased the water take to 100%… Read More

FULL IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Wednesday 6th March 2019

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 43.5 cumec for tomorrow Wednesday 6th March 2019 and reduced our take to 11% allocation.… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 ON Tuesday 5th March 2019

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 50.5 cumec for tomorrow Tuesday 5th March 2019 and increased the water take to 44%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 2 ON Monday 4th March 2019

ECAN have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 46.6 cumec for tomorrow Monday 4th March 2019 and increased the water take to 26%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 & 3 OFF Saturday 2nd March 201

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 41.4 cumec for tomorrow Saturday 2nd March 2019 and reduced the water take to 2%… 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