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 @ 6:30 am Fri 15 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 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 am Fri 15 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 am Fri 15 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 6:30 am Fri 15 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 6:10 am Fri 15 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 am Fri 15 May
Fri 5:36 am The love story behind NZ's only wagon wheel makers. Fri 5:36 am Delay to new curriculum heralded as significant win for teachers, school leaders. Fri 5:27 am Funding of weight-loss drug Wegovy expected to come swiftly. Fri 4:53 am Bill banning under-16s from social media put on hold, Erica Stanford confirms. Thu 11:25 pm One dead, six injured in Christchurch house fire. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 6:50 am Fri 15 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 am Fri 15 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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