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 @ 3:00 pm Tue 5 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 2:14 pm Tue 5 May
05 May 10:29 am Discharge Notice
THIRD PARTY DAMAGE PRESSURE WASTEWATER MAIN 511 MARINE DRIVE, SUNSHINE BAY Our team have responded to a third party damage to the 300mm CIRC pressure wastewater main at 511 Marine Drive, Sunshine Bay. This has resulted in an overflow onto the roadway which is contained within the contractors worksit e. Our records indicate that this asset was installed in 1997. Further updates will be provided once the initial investigation has been co mpleted.(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 2:13 pm Tue 5 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Tue 5 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 3:00 pm Tue 5 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 2:10 pm Tue 5 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 2:59 pm Tue 5 May
Tue 1:40 pm Kiwi aboard MV Hondius cruise ship with deadly hantavirus outbreak. Tue 1:23 pm WasteCo charged over workplace death of Lynda Kelly. Tue 1:21 pm Police search bank accounts, phone records of missing Southland farmer Kevin Belling. Tue 1:12 pm Mystery door on Wellington beach just a 'stunt', police say. Tue 1:08 pm Abbey Caves inquest: Water may have reached neck height in 30 seconds. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 3:06 pm Tue 5 May
1.2 - (unnoticeable) 13.5 km NorthEast of Eastbourne at 1:21 am Tue 5 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Tue 5 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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