Central Plains Water Ltd Central Plains Water Ltd

This is where
kaitiakitanga flows.vitality flows.possibility flows.

Harnessing the natural power of the Rakaia and Waimakariri rivers, we supply irrigation water for food and fibre production, creating positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes for Canterbury’s communities.

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Our Water

CPWL is a shareholder-owned and funded irrigation scheme delivering reliable alpine-sourced water to more than 45,600 hectares of farmland between the Waimakariri and Rakaia Rivers, while managing Farm Environment Plans across 73,000 hectares of farmland.

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Our Environment

Our approach to environmental stewardship and freshwater management extends far beyond water delivery, and we’re supporting our shareholders to drive positive environmental outcomes.

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Our Impact

Our catchment-wide approach delivers environmental gains at scale for our Selwyn communities, creating healthy ecosystems from the mountains to the sea, ki uta ki tai.

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Farm Resources

We’re always available to help our farmer shareholders. Whether it’s answering your questions, reporting outages or ordering water, you’ll find all these resources and more in our Farm Resources.

Farm resources

Together, with our shareholders and the community, we share a vision for regional resilience and prosperity across the Canterbury Plains. Learn more about what we do.

Our impact

Our impact.

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Harnessing Data Insights

CPWL is leading innovation in water management. We use data and analytics to provide fast and accurate information, increasing water-use efficiency, freeing up staff time to deliver shareholder training and reducing costs for the scheme and shareholders.

Environmental funding

Freshwater and Biodiversity Intiatives

Since 2016, CPWL has invested more than $2.14 million supporting freshwater and biodiversity outcomes through environmental enhancement funding.

Society

Supporting Our Economy

In FY2026, CPWL shareholders generated $406 million in direct expenditure, contributing $417 million to Canterbury’s GDP and supporting 2,439 full-time jobs in our communities.

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Our Shareholders

The Allan Pye Journey.

Championing the CPWL Scheme.
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Our Shareholders

Scarlett Farm.

Soil‑Led Dairy Systems.
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