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Kōrero: Irrigation and drainage

Waitaki irrigation scheme

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Waitaki irrigation scheme

Opened in October 2006, the Waitaki irrigation scheme covers 10,000 hectares in North Otago. It delivers water from the Waitaki River by pumps and gravity feed to 85 properties.

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Otago Daily Times

by Stephen Jaquiery

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Terry Heiler, Irrigation and drainage – Irrigation after 2000, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19610/waitaki-irrigation-scheme (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Terry Heiler, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.