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Plan to put controversial Waitaki irrigation pipeline out of sight soon 22 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM 2 minutes to read The Kurow-Duntroon Irrigation Company's pipe will be moved underground from April next year. Photo / Rebecca Ryan Otago Daily Times By: Kayla Hodge Work to move a section of the Kurow-Duntroon Irrigation Company pipeline underground will begin in April. The company was issued an abatement notice by the Waitaki District Council in August last year, after criticism the pipe spoiled the State Highway 83 scenery and blocking the view breached the company's consent. However, it was later...

Kurow-Duntroon Irrigation Company chairman steps down 22 Dec, 2020 09:45 PM 2 minutes to read By: Kayla Hodge Fifteen years of seeing to the future irrigation needs of Kurow and Duntroon have come to an end for Geoff Keeling. He has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Kurow-Duntroon Irrigation Company, and said the company was in a good position to face the future. "It's in a great position. It's got a modern scheme that always has teething issues when things are first built, but it will see the next generation or two of farmers in this district through, at least the next couple of ...