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 11 May Bins : YELLOW (recycling) & 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 @ 4:00 pm Wed 6 May
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 4:14 pm Wed 6 May
06 May 11:10 am UPDATE 1 - 11:00 - WASTEWATER LEAKAGE - OUTFALL PIPE - Seaview WWTP
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
05 May 7:36 pm WASTEWATER LEAKAGE - OUTFALL PIPE - Seaview WWTP
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
05 May 4:01 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Oroua Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: 47 - 95 Oroua Street, both sides All of Titoki Street.Reason for shutdown: Service Connection Repair.
Outage start date: 2026-05-05 16:15:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-05-05 17:15:00
Properties affected : 50
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 4:13 pm Wed 6 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Wed 6 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 4:00 pm Wed 6 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 4:10 pm Wed 6 May
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 3:59 pm Wed 6 May
Wed 3:24 pm 'Bad timing' ferry fuel surcharge will disproportionately affect farmers, says transport leader. Wed 2:55 pm Lower Hutt youth facility upping its security after escape. Wed 2:27 pm Police investigating after dirt bike rider dies, another seriously injured in Northland. Wed 1:54 pm Nonnamaxxing: How living like an Italian grandma can benefit health and wellbeing. Wed 1:40 pm Fate of reclusive gold panner David Hart remains a mystery after body found encased in concrete at Auckland home. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 4:10 pm Wed 6 May
2.7 - (weak) 151.9 km South West of Eastbourne at 1:53 am Wed 6 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Wed 6 May
6 May 2026: Rangoli decorative powder (Ascension sand) - sold online at Silkrute
5 May 2026: Floating Animal bath toy sold at DAISO Japan
5 May 2026: Rubber duck (Bobbing duck) toy sold at DAISO Japan
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
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