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 25 May Bins : GREEN (green waste), YELLOW (recycling) & 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 @ 12:00 pm Mon 18 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 12:13 pm Mon 18 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Mon 18 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Ferry Alerts updated 12:10 pm Mon 18 May
18 May 6:32 am Alert - Ferry QDF: Due to a mechanical issue the 6:25 Am sailing has been cancelled
Metlink Alerts updated 12:09 pm Mon 18 May
17 May 3:00 pm Alert - Bus 83: 2:55pm from Eastbourne to Courtenay Place is cancelledEast Harbour Parks Status updated 12:10 pm Mon 18 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 11:59 am Mon 18 May
Mon 11:48 am Huge relief or 'pretending there's a problem'? National's sexual offenders sentencing policy. Mon 11:16 am St Bede's College commissions independent investigation as former priest jailed for sexual abuse. Mon 10:49 am Cyclists commute at sunrise on the 'beautiful' Te Ara Tupua. Mon 10:19 am QR codes scammers' favourite new way to take your money. Mon 9:33 am After a full year of schooling, less than half of 5 year olds pass new phonics test. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 12:10 pm Mon 18 May
2.8 - (weak) 210 km NorthEast of Eastbourne at 8:11 am Mon 18 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Mon 18 May
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