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BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 2:30pm Wednesday 19th November 2025. The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 12.00pm today. Irrigation Water Orders Irrigation water orders will… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 9:30pm Tuesday 18th November 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

IRRIGATION WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 12.00pm Monday 10th November 2025. The intake required river works this morning resulting in a flow reduction from 6am to 11am.… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:40pm Tuesday 28th October 2025. The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 1pm. Irrigation Water Orders Irrigation water orders will be… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 9:20pm Monday 27th October 2025. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

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December 19, 2024

Passion for horses leads to successful business

Growing up on a Cust dairy and sheep farm, Laura’s goal of having her own farm was clear in her mind from an early age. “From… Read More

September 30, 2024

Rare species discovered at Bennetts Stream restoration site

Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) biodiversity project lead Dan Cameron, WIL board director Tim Wells and Waimakariri District Council ecologist Kate Steel at the Bennetts Stream ecological restoration site where rare Canterbury mudfish and tadpole shrimp have been discovered. Read More

September 25, 2024

Supporting shareholders key for new environmental coordinator

The latest addition to WIL’s team, environmental coordinator, Fern McIIdowie is keen to get out on farm to meet with shareholders and understand more about their… Read More

September 25, 2024

Irrigation scheme field trip

Earlier this month, twenty-one WIL board members, staff and consultants spent a day visiting sites of interest around the irrigation scheme with a focus on the… 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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