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 8 June Bins : YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 27 JuneBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 12:00 pm Wed 3 JunNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Tue 2 Jun
02 Jun 10:20 am =?windows-1257?Q?UPDATE_2_=96_02/06/2026_=96_MAINTENANCE_ON_SEAVIEW_MAIN_?= =?windows-1257?Q?OUTFALL_PIPELINE_[CORRECTION]?=
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
02 Jun 8:33 am UPDATE 2 - 02/06/2026 - MAINTENANCE ON SEAVIEW MAIN OUTFALL PIPELINE
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 11:13 am Wed 3 Jun
No active consultations.
GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Wed 3 Jun
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 12:00 pm Wed 3 Jun
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 11:10 am Wed 3 Jun
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 11:59 am Wed 3 Jun
Wed 11:39 am 'Well and truly on its way': El Niño very likely to peak over New Zealand summer. Wed 11:31 am New Zealand testing of Elon Musk's Starshield 'significant', US expert says. Wed 10:58 am Budget 2026: 30 million fund will see solar panels on 500 schools. Wed 10:09 am Wellington Mayor lays out plans for council amalgamation. Wed 9:53 am Aucklanders' water bills to increase by 7% on top of 8% rates rise. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 12:00 pm Wed 3 Jun
3.1 - (light) 182.6 km West of Eastbourne at 12:07 am Wed 3 Jun (confirmed)
4.3 - (moderate) 57.6 km North West of Eastbourne at 6:38 pm Tue 2 Jun (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Wed 3 Jun
2 June 2026: Crywolf Hooded Towels
29 May 2026: Miele WWG880 WCS washing machine
27 May 2026: Thermos Stainless King Food Jars - 470ml and 710ml
26 May 2026: ANKO Silicone Chick Teether sold at Kmart
25 May 2026: Funkee Animals and Secret Menu Stretchee Foodz - sold at multiple toy retailers
More products & information on product recalls
