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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Hutt City mayor releases Head Start discussion documentLower Hutt mayor’s amalgamation plan: A unitary authority and six community councils Justin Wong|Local Democracy Reporting, July 9, 2026 • 4:40pm Ken Laban proposes Wellington and Wairarapa will form a single 20-member authority which will need a super majority to pass its budget and will devolve some powers to local “community councils”. His proposal is not the Wellington region’s final amalgamation plan that needs to be submitted by the Government’s August 9 deadline, but a draft of what […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 20 July Bins : GREEN (green waste), YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 25 JulyBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 12:00 pm Thu 16 JulNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Thu 25 Jun
25 Jun 11:37 am Water outage notice
Water Outage - Muritai Road, Eastbourne This will affect the following: 446 -521 Muritai Road, both sidesReason for shutdown: Toby Repair
Outage start date: 2026-06-25 11:40:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-06-25 12:40:00
Properties affected : 25
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 11:13 am Thu 16 Jul
No active consultations.No active consultations.
GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Thu 16 Jul
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Metlink Alerts updated 12:09 pm Thu 16 JulEast Harbour Parks Status updated 11:10 am Thu 16 Jul
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 11:59 am Thu 16 Jul
Thu 11:23 am Man pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing death after crash that killed cyclist. Thu 11:11 am Workplace testing shows cocaine 'entrenched' in NZ drug scene. Thu 10:21 am Newly arrived H5N1 bird flu likely to take hold in New Zealand, MPI says. Thu 10:02 am Drone delivers supplies to cut off Marlborough community. Thu 8:05 am Christine Fleming awarded $350,000 court costs as family carer fight continues. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 12:06 pm Thu 16 Jul
2.7 - (weak) 110.9 km North of Eastbourne at 12:29 am Thu 16 Jul (confirmed)
3.4 - (light) 211.9 km NorthEast of Eastbourne at 12:16 am Thu 16 Jul (confirmed)3.8 - (light) 97.7 km East of Eastbourne at 11:55 pm Wed 15 Jul (confirmed)2.8 - (weak) 90.9 km North West of Eastbourne at 6:58 pm Wed 15 Jul (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Thu 16 Jul
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