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 18 May Bins : BLUE (glass) & 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 @ 6:00 pm Thu 14 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 6:14 pm Thu 14 May
13 May 1:49 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Kowhai Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of Kowhai Street All of Karaka Street, 387 Muritai RoadReason for shutdown: Service Connection Repair
Outage start date: 2026-05-13 13:50:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-05-13 14:50:00
Properties affected : 45
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 6:13 pm Thu 14 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Thu 14 May
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Metlink Alerts updated 6:09 pm Thu 14 May
13 May 8:48 pm Alert - Wellington City Centre: R1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 17, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 52, 83, AX bus detours and bus stop closures, 12:30am - 1:30pm Friday 15 May
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 6:00 pm Thu 14 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 6:10 pm Thu 14 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 5:59 pm Thu 14 May
Thu 5:32 pm St Bede's College commissions independent investigation as former priest jailed for sexual abuse. Thu 5:09 pm Family who lost a child say palliative care funding 'heart-warming'. Thu 5:03 pm Public urged not to share videos of violent assaults online. Thu 4:29 pm Auckland rugby league player Eugene Hanna dies after injury in club's first game of season. Thu 3:56 pm What you need to know about getting a flu vaccine this year and the 'super-k' flu. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 6:10 pm Thu 14 May
2.9 - (weak) 69 km South West of Eastbourne at 3:45 pm Thu 14 May (confirmed)2.9 - (weak) 68.5 km South West of Eastbourne at 2:20 pm Thu 14 May (confirmed)
3.6 - (light) 68.5 km South West of Eastbourne at 2:05 pm Thu 14 May (confirmed)3.7 - (light) 68.5 km South West of Eastbourne at 2:00 pm Thu 14 May (confirmed)2.6 - (weak) 101.5 km North of Eastbourne at 1:33 pm Thu 14 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Thu 14 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
11 May 2026: HealthSure Hot Water Bottle sold at Chemist Warehouse
8 May 2026: Bluey Clogs with Shoe Charm sold at The Warehouse
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