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Irrigation 101 to upskill professionals
Thursday, 7 July 2016, 12:54 pm | Irrigation NZ
A beginner’s guide to irrigation will be offered in Hawke’s Bay next month for professionals who need to better understand the sector to help their dealings with farmers. More >>
Out of town and out of touch
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 10:13 am | Irrigation NZ
Hawke’s Bay farmer Hugh Ritchie said today if Greenpeace acutally understood the big environmental issues facing New Zealand, such as climate change, it wouldn’t need to interfere in a local water storage project like Ruataniwha. More >>
Improvement in water quality expected from aquifer project
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 11:21 am | Irrigation NZ
A project that provides fresh ways to improve water quality in New Zealand rivers opened to the public today. More >>
Green’s top 10 list of NZ's dirtiest rivers “a farce"
Tuesday, 7 June 2016, 12:28 pm | Irrigation NZ
The Green Party’s list of the top 10 dirty rivers in New Zealand is farcical and brings into question their credibility, says IrrigationNZ CEO Andrew Curtis More >>
IrrigationNZ applauds Freshwater Improvement Fund
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:48 pm | Irrigation NZ
IrrigationNZ has applauded today’s announcement of a new $100million Freshwater Improvement Fund to help improve water quality in New Zealand’s rivers, lakes and groundwater supplies. More >>
IrrigationNZ welcomes new funding
Thursday, 19 May 2016, 4:19 pm | Irrigation NZ
IrrigationNZ welcomes government funding of $7.85 million for Canterbury irrigation projects that will help lift the water quality of Lake Ellesmere and groundwater in the Hinds area. More >>
Irrigation NZ delighted Ruataniwha is in position to proceed
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 4:20 pm | Irrigation NZ
Irrigation New Zealand is delighted to see the Ruataniwha project is now in a position to proceed. More >>
IrrigationNZ confident Ruataniwha will proceed
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 5:05 pm | Irrigation NZ
IrrigationNZ today said it was confident that Ruataniwha would go ahead and disputed claims aired on RadioNZ that costs for the project have risen by 50 percent. More >>
Two new irrigation champions recognised
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 1:28 pm | Irrigation NZ
Two New Zealand irrigation champions have been recognised with the awarding of the Ron Cocks Memorial Award to South Canterbury’s Robin Murphy and Central Otago’s Tony Banks. More >>
Carrfields wins Innovation Award for irrigator stabiliser
Thursday, 7 April 2016, 10:27 am | Irrigation NZ
Ashburton’s Carrfields Irrigation company has won 2016’s IrrigationNZ Innovation Award in association with Aqualinc for its innovative irrigator stabiliser. More >>
IrrigationNZ congratulates Waihao Downs Irrigation
Monday, 4 April 2016, 11:41 am | Irrigation NZ
The opening of Waihao Downs Irrigation Scheme reinforces that irrigation will continue to be a vital ingredient for the health of rural New Zealand, regardless of the fortunes of the dairy industry, says IrrigationNZ. More >>
IrrigationNZ slams appeal as “cynical stalling tactic"
Friday, 18 March 2016, 2:30 pm | Irrigation NZ
IrrigationNZ has slammed Forest and Bird’s appeal of the High Court judgement allowing the DOC land exchange that will pave the way for the Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme as a “cynical stalling tactic”. More >>
IrrigationNZ launches soil moisture monitoring resource
Friday, 18 March 2016, 12:21 pm | Irrigation NZ
Coming to grips with the technology available to assess soil moisture on-farm has been made easier with the release of IrrigationNZ’s Soil Moisture Monitoring Guide. Funding support for this resource has been provided through AGMARDT. More >>
Funding for irrigation unlocks potential
Friday, 11 March 2016, 1:47 pm | Irrigation NZ
Irrigation New Zealand applauds the latest announcement by Government sighting three more grants by the Irrigation Acceleration Fund – $804,000 for the Wairarapa Water Use Project, $575,000 for Ruataniwha (Hawke’s Bay) and $250,000 for Gisborne’s ... More >>
SMART Watering campaign wraps up
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 4:00 pm | Irrigation NZ
SMART Watering campaign wraps up citing strong interest in water efficiency tools 24 February 2016 A pilot water efficiency campaign initiated by IrrigationNZ in four Canterbury districts this summer has concluded with evidence of strong interest in ... More >>
Irrigation NZ urges Government to act
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 2:28 pm | Irrigation NZ
Irrigation New Zealand welcomes the Government’s ‘Next steps for fresh water’ consultation document released today (Saturday February 20, 2016), but encourages government to ‘get on with it.’ CEO Andrew Curtis says Irrigation New Zealand ... More >>
Interest in irrigation conference ramps up
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:28 am | Irrigation NZ
Interest in irrigation conference ramps up On the back of a dry summer, reduced dairy pay-out and increasingly complex regulatory regimes across the country, irrigating farmers are showing more interest in IrrigationNZ’s biennial conference and expo. ... More >>
Interest in irrigation conference ramps up
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 10:25 am | Irrigation NZ
Interest in irrigation conference ramps up On the back of a dry summer, reduced dairy pay-out and increasingly complex regulatory regimes across the country, irrigating farmers are showing more interest in IrrigationNZ’s biennial conference and expo. ... More >>
Four finalists named for IrrigationNZ’s Innovation Award
Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 1:28 pm | Irrigation NZ
For the second time – IrrigationNZ has shortlisted four finalists for its ‘Innovation in Irrigation Award’ sponsored by Aqualinc – which will be presented at the organisation’s biennial conference in early April. More >>
Irrigating farmers experience “mixed bag” with El Nino
Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 1:31 pm | Irrigation NZ
While drought conditions persist in many parts of the country, some irrigating farmers are coping well with the dry conditions aided by water supply from alpine-fed irrigation schemes, says IrrigationNZ. More >>
