Volume 16 Issue 2 February
In our cover story this month, we interview Kelvin Weir, the
chairman of the Maerewhenua District Water Resource Company
(MDWRC). Active in irrigated agriculture in the region for
several decades, he tells us about how practices have changed and
how MDWRC is striving to make water use ever more efficient.
With an entitlement of 3.1 million acre-feet of Colorado River
water per year, Southern California’s Imperial Irrigation District
(IID) cannot be…
Volume 16 Issue 1 January NZ
The ambitious idea for the South Canterbury area’s Opuha Water scheme germinated in the 1980s, and the scheme was established in 1995. Today, it is a mainstay of the regional economy. We speak with Director Richard…
Volume 15 Issue 10 Nov-Dec NZ
This month, we speak with Sara Black, the CEO of Amuri Irrigation Company, which manages three irrigation schemes in New Zealand’s Amuri basin. The company has launched an ambitious farmer-led project…
Volume 15 Issue 9 October NZ
Mark Patterson has served as New Zealand’s minister for rural communities and associate minister for agriculture and regional development since 2023. In this month’s cover story, he tells us about the four…
Volume 15 Issue 8 September NZ
In this month’s cover story, we interview Alisa Nicholls, who with her husband, Paul, owns River‑T Wines in Kurow. We learn about River‑T’s production, its prime location on the Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail, …
Volume 15 Issue 7 July/August NZ
We all know about the importance of technological innovation for irrigated agriculture. But what about innovation in management and governance?In this month’s cover interview with North…
Volume 15 Issue 6 June
In this month’s cover story, we interview Gary Kircher, the mayor of the Waitaki District. With several terms on the council and several terms as mayor under his belt, he has a long-standing familiarity…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May NZ
This month, we’re pleased to interview Mark Saunders, a Canterbury dairy farmer who recently joined the board of Irrigation New Zealand. We discuss Mr. Saunders’s operations, irrigation governance…
Volume 15 Issue 4 Apr NZ
Water Stewardship Asia Pacific works with companies, water users, governments, and communities across Australia, Asia, and now New Zealand to promote a water stewardship framework…
Volume 15 Issue 3 Mar NZ
Miles Anderson has been serving in the New Zealand Parliament since his election in 2023. In our cover interview, he tells us about his farming and agribusiness background, his involvement in…