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IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 4 OFF. Sunday 23nd January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 56.8 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 23rd January 2022 and decreased the water take to 72%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS LIFTED: Zone 1 ON. Saturday 22nd January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 65.5 cumecs for tomorrow Saturday 22nd January 2022 and increased the water take to full… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 3 ON, Zone 1 OFF. Friday 21st January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 56.6 cumecs for tomorrow Friday 21st January 2022 and increased the water take to 71%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 2 & 3 OFF, Zone 4 ON. Tuesday 18th January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 54.5 cumecs for tomorrow Tuesday 18th January 2022 and reduced the water take to 61%… Read More

IRRIGATION RESTRICTIONS: Zone 1 ON, Zone 4 OFF Sunday 16th January 2022

Ecan have set the irrigation flow for the Waimakariri River @ 57.5 cumecs for tomorrow Sunday 16th January 2022 and reduced the water take to 75%… Read More

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April 11, 2023

N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits

Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart has reduced his use of nitrogen fertiliser by approximately 80 kilograms this season through trialling a Yara N sensor on his family’s… Read More

December 14, 2022

Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity

A group of year 3 and 4 students from Swannanoa School learned about the connections between eels (tuna) and invertebrates during a recent school trip to… Read More

December 14, 2022

Quality data helps refine dairy herd

Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw says being involved in Livestock Improvement Corporation’s (LIC’s) Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) for over 20 years has shown her how quality… Read More

December 13, 2022

December 13, 2022

Quantifying benefits of sensor-based nitrogen application

Last year, Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart was one of two New Zealand farmers selected to trial a Yara N sensor on his family’s 730 hectare arable… 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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