Eastbourne is a friendly sea side village just a short drive or ferry ride to Wellington City, the capital and cultural centre of New Zealand. Perfect for all ages with schools, shops, library, medical, dental, many recreation options such as coastal rides and walks, hiking in the hills, beaches, sailing and fishing. Safe for children and suitable for the elderly, it’s perfect for families
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Sunshine Bay to Days Bay corner issuesThe Tupua Horo Nuku resilience project (seawall and shared path) is proving very popular, but is also bringing focus to the areas where there are still issues. This post is to put the current situation (3 May 2026) into context and describe possible next steps. Days Bay not included Days Bay was not included in the path plans for well reported reasons, the main one being that the Days Bay section was complex, design and consultation would have been prolonged, and had it been included the […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 25 May Bins : GREEN (green waste), YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 30 MayBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 8:00 pm Sun 24 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 8:14 pm Sun 24 May
24 May 10:27 am Discharge Notice
Seaview WWTP - Unplanned Maintenance -Sludge We experienced a minor sludge spill at Seaview due to a blocked pipe at 08: 30 am today. The sludge spill is contained within a paved area behind the p lant. Clean-up efforts are currently underway and are expected to be comple ted by 11 am today. We are also monitoring the odour.(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
24 May 10:25 am Seaview WWTP - Unplanned Maintenance Sludge
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 8:13 pm Sun 24 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Sun 24 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 8:00 pm Sun 24 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 8:10 pm Sun 24 May
Professional deer culling in Northern Forest: 7 May-22 May
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found hereGollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 7:59 pm Sun 24 May
Sun 7:35 pm Politicians urged to end pre-election 'race-baiting'. Sun 7:35 pm Māori-owned data storage network hailed as significant step towards data sovereignty. Sun 7:17 pm Kindergartens Aotearoa expects Budget increase to be below inflation. Sun 6:43 pm One dead in fatal crash near Tekapo. Sun 6:28 pm 'Incredibly special' bush reserve finally reopens in Auckland. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 8:10 pm Sun 24 May
3.3 - (light) 124.5 km North of Eastbourne at 7:45 am Sun 24 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Sun 24 May
14 May 2026: Baby teethers and rattles sold via SHEIN
13 May 2026: Lite - CandyBar (Blue Aura, Deep Black & Electric Fuchsia)
13 May 2026: Robert Gordon Dog & Cat mugs
13 May 2026: STOKEDNZ Kids Towelies (Towel Ponchos)
11 May 2026: HealthSure Hot Water Bottle sold at Chemist Warehouse
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