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The HWP represents a collection of community groups that have a shared vision to see the Hurunui district become a lush and green productive area. We have the support of the landowners across 42,000 hectares, most of which have no current access to water for irrigation. North Canterbury residents see the project as a way to improve welfare for the entire community, which is highly dependent on agriculture for sustainability. The current shareholders of HWP are the Hurunui Irrigation and Power Trust (HIPT), the owner of Eskhead Station, MainPower Trust and Ngai Tahu Property.
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15/11/2011
HWP's first AGM
HWP's first AGM will be held on Wed 30 Nov 2011, 4pm, at the Hawarden Rugby Clubrooms. We look forward to discussing the project's plans for 2012 with shareholders. If you have any questions about the AGM please contact the HWP office on ph (03) 378 3524.
18/10/2011
Waitohi application
Environment Canterbury accepted an application from HWP last night for a scheme based on the Waitohi River. HWP plans to pump water from the Hurunui River into a reservoir at Hurricane Gully holding live storage of 210 million cubic metres. Three further dams along the Waitohi Gorge will provide small scale storage and enable hydro-generation. More information is in our media release.
2/9/2011
Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) adopted
The Hurunui Waiau Zone ZIP has been endorsed by both Hurunui District Council and Environment Canterbury. The latter is working on a new Hurunui-Waiau regional plan to give effect to recommendations in the ZIP. This plan is expected to be formally notified by the end of this month, ahead of the lifting on October 1 of moratoria on consents for the Hurunui and Waiau rivers.
10/8/2011
August newsletter out
Our newsletter details investigations into Waitohi River as a storage site. If you want to receive our newsletters regularly contact Lynne at the office on ph 378 3524. Download the August newsletter here.
8/8/2011
Vegetation report finalised
HWP recently finalised the draft report "Preliminary scoping of potential effects on marginal vegetation of Lake Sumner as a result of the proposed Hurunui Water Project". An addendum is now available which provides additional information relating to vegetation on the edge of Lake Sumner. Download the report here.
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HWP proposes to develop a series of four water storage dams on the Waitohi River. This storage will support a community irrigation scheme which will irrigate just under 60,000 hectares in the Hurunui, Waipara and Kowai catchments.
HWP's October 2011 Waitohi resource consent application does not replace our 2009 resource consent application for water storage within the South Branch of the Hurunui River and Lake Sumner.
Instead it is a supplementary application.
The Waitohi resource consent application will not be processed until April 2012 in accordance with the Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Act 2010.
You can access the application on the Environment Canterbury website or click below for more information on why we have chosen Waitohi as a water storage location.
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