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BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 12.00am Sunday 25th August 2024. The intake was opened at 5.00pm yesterday. Stock Water has successfully come through the bypass overnight… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE:

This message is recorded at 6:30pm Friday 23rd August 2024. Due to continued rainfall in the catchment ECAN have flood warnings in place for the Waimakariri… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE RE-OPENED

This message is recorded at 8.00am Friday 9th August 2024. The intake was opened at 3.00pm yesterday. Stock Water has successfully come through the bypass overnight… Read More

BROWNS ROCK INTAKE CLOSURE

This message is recorded at 7.00am Tuesday 6th August 2024. The intake will be closed overnight tonight to allow for a diversion to be put in… Read More

STOCKWATER INTERUPTION

This message is recorded at 4:00pm Tuesday 30th July 2024. A temporary closure of the Browns Rock Intake is scheduled for tomorrow morning. Stock Water should… Read More

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November 24, 2022

Swannanoa farmers Brian and Rosemary Whyte with over 1000 native seedlings grown on their farm this season for the first stage of a revegetation project.

November 24, 2022

Nursery trial helps farmers grow plants from seed

A trial nursery project to enable Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders to grow their own native seedlings for on-farm revegetation projects has resulted in over 1000… Read More

October 25, 2022

Genetics focus improves dairy herd

A strong focus on genetics and DNA has paid dividends for Fernside dairy farmer Julie Bradshaw with four of her cows being selected for Livestock Improvement… Read More

July 21, 2022

Testing establishes exact fertiliser needs

Investing in a handheld nitrogen tester and using variable rate nitrogen fertiliser has enabled Cust farmer Roscoe Taggart to significantly reduce the amount of fertiliser he… Read More

July 18, 2022

Baseline set for subsurface irrigation trial

While Cust dairy grazers Gary and Penny Robinson are disappointed not to have collected the data they were hoping for from their subsurface drip irrigation trial… 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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