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 4 May Bins : BLUE (glass) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
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Lions bin is 1 week earlier in April on Saturday 18th to avoid clash with ANZAC Day services and events.
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 1:00 am Mon 4 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Fri 1 May
30 Apr 12:17 pm Seaview WWTP - Final community odour monitor installed
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
30 Apr 12:11 pm WASTEWATER DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION - Seaview WWTP
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 12:13 am Mon 4 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 am Mon 4 May
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Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 1:00 am Mon 4 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 12:10 am Mon 4 May
Hunting in East Harbour - Northern Forest
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 12:59 am Mon 4 May
Sun 8:51 pm ACT's plan to toughen immigration rules. Sun 8:47 pm Education Ministry under fire for changes to rural Hawke's Bay school bus. Sun 8:45 pm Comet visible in NZ skies for the next week, then gone for 170,000 years. Sun 7:45 pm World largely unprepared if any new pandemic arises - Helen Clark. Sun 7:32 pm Why does squishing NeeDoh, slime or putty feel so satisfying?. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 1:00 am Mon 4 May
2.6 - (weak) 84.8 km South West of Eastbourne at 4:58 pm Sun 3 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 am Mon 4 May
1 May 2026: Build-A-Bear Heartwarming Hugs Bear 2 with the zipper closure
30 April 2026: Teeny Weeny Silicone Zippy Sensory Toy - Sold at Farmers
28 April 2026: Fraser Country 4-in-1 Baby High Chair
28 April 2026: SCUBAPRO Monorail Weight Pockets for BCDs
23 April 2026: Cygnett MagSlim 5K Power Bank (Black)
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