BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 4:30pm Monday 16th January 2026. Met Service have a heavy rain watch in place for the Waimakariri District. Given the unpredictable… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 1:05pm Tuesday 13th January 2026. The intake was re-opened this afternoon at 12.30pm today for stock water. Irrigation Water Irrigation water… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 8:45pm Sunday 11th January 2026. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK WATER UPDATE

This message is recorded at 12.30pm Friday 9th January 2026. Water flows will remain normal today through the scheme. The river channel work we have undertaken… Read More

BROWNS ROCK WATER INTERUPTION UPDATE

This message is recorded at 8.30pm Thursday 8th January 2026. There will be an interruption to water flows at the intake tomorrow morning for a few… Read More

April 11, 2023
N sensor provides environmental and economic benefits
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
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December 14, 2022
Swannanoa students explore irrigation race biodiversity
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
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December 14, 2022
Quality data helps refine dairy herd
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
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December 13, 2022
Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart
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
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