Story: Irrigation and drainage

More links and websites

• Irrigation New Zealand

  The website of the irrigation industry organisation.

• Living Heritage – Irrigation in the Duntroon area

  Duntroon School created this excellent introduction to irrigation methods with a focus on North Otago.

• Sustainable Water Programme of Action

  This page on the Ministry for the Environment website outlines the programme, which aims to improve freshwater management.

• Snapshot of water allocation in New Zealand

  This report on the Ministry for the Environment website details water allocations in New Zealand in 2006 (PDF, 863KB).

More suggestions and sources

• Burton, J. R. ‘Water resources development – for what? For where? For why?’ New Zealand Agricultural Science 19, no. 4 (November 1985).
• The economic value of irrigation in New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, 2004.