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Lowry Bay Crossing and HCC Long Term Plan2 surveys are currently underway. The preliminary Hutt City Long Term Plan, and the proposed pedestrian crossing at Lowry Bay. A member of the Community Board will be at the Eastbourne Hub from 10am tomorrow (Saturday 26) for an hour or so if you wish to discuss either of these. He Waka Eke Noa Charting a new course together Fill out a survey at a neighbourhood hub or online. Are there practical ways that services or facilities could be provided differently? Early engagement closes 15 October […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 19 October Bins : BLUE (glass) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 31 OctoberBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Warnings & watches @ 1:13 am Thu 15 Oct
Wed 8:01 pm Strong Wind Watch.
Northerly winds may approach severe gale in exposed places. Chance of upgrading to a Warning: Low. Changes: The chance of upgrade for this Watch has been decreased to Low.
Tiaki Wai (water) recent alerts updated 1:30 am Thu 15 Oct
14 Oct 1:19 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage: Church Lane, Point Howard
This will affect the following:
10-17 Church Lane, both sides
Reason for shutdown:
Toby Repair
Outage start date: 2026-10-14 13:15:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-10-14 16:15:00
Properties affected : 5
To see all outages and other notices please go to the
Tiaki Wai Network Status page
