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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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 24 March Bins : BLUE (glass) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 29 MarchBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Hutt City Council Alerts updated 7:00 pm Fri 21 Mar
Toxic Algae Warning Amber alerts are in place for parts of the Hutt River. Read more
HCC Active Consultations updated 7:13 pm Fri 21 Mar
The future of water services for Lowe...
Your voice matters: Improving our eng...
Sustainable Growth Strategy 2025-2055
Proposed District Plan
Tō Tātou Tāone 2055 | Our City 2055 -...
Mouri Tupu - Planting for the Future
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 pm Fri 21 Mar
Local Water Done WellDonald’s and Abbots Creeks Flood Hazard ModellingAnnual Plan 2025-2026Regional Public Transport Plan 2025-2035 ConsultationGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Metlink Alerts updated 7:09 pm Fri 21 Mar
21 Mar 3:00 pm Alert - Wellington City: Expect delays as buses detour away from Golden Mile during hikoi , approx 10:30 - 11:30am, Sunday 23 MarchEast Harbour Parks Status updated 7:10 pm Fri 21 Mar
VERY HIGH Fire Risk - Parangarahu Lakes and Baring Head/Orua-pouanui
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Thu 20 Mar
20 Mar 10:12 am Water outage notice
Water Outage - Karaka Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of Karaka Street 14A and 16A Mahoe StreetReason for shutdown: Main Repair 100mm / STCL Our records indicate that this asset was installed in 1925
Outage start date: 2025-03-20 09:45:00
Estimated outage end date: 2025-03-20 11:45:00
Properties affected : 25
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
Eastbourne callouts updated 7:05 pm Fri 21 Mar
No calls reported
Seaview recent callouts updated 7:07 pm Fri 21 MarThu 20 Mar 10:05pm - Hutt Central,
- (responded) Seaview, Avalon (for) Fire alarmThu 20 Mar 2:19pm - Seaview,
- (responded) Seaview, Avalon (for) Structure fire
Wed 19 Mar 5:12pm - Wainuiomata,
- (responded) Wainuiomata, Seaview (for) MinorWed 19 Mar 12:11pm - Waiwhetu,
- (responded) Seaview, Avalon (for) Structure fireWed 19 Mar 9:21am - Hutt Central,
- (responded) Avalon, Seaview (for) Fire alarm
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 6:59 pm Fri 21 Mar
Fri 6:39 pm 'Really draining' - Call to keep librarians safe after increase in aggressive behaviour. Fri 5:37 pm Co-principal slams govt lunch programme after Rotorua students served single bread roll. Fri 4:15 pm Driver had three hours sleep night before Canterbury crash that killed four. Fri 6:39 pm Hutt City Council to drain pools following cryptosporidiosis outbreak. Fri 5:53 pm Resigning Hamilton councillor says he's 'not controversial'. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 7:06 pm Fri 21 Mar
4.8 - (moderate) 105.8 km South West of Eastbourne at 8:24 am Fri 21 Mar (confirmed)
2.7 - (weak) 116.6 km North of Eastbourne at 2:41 pm Thu 20 Mar (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 pm Fri 21 Mar
20 March 2025: Gardening Tool- sold at Panda Mart
19 March 2025: Glass Flip Pickle Jar (Anko)- sold at Kmart
19 March 2025: LABKA 3m Extention Cord Black- sold at Panda Mart
19 March 2025: Table Lamp X8014032- sold at Panda Mart
19 March 2025: Table Lamp X8014045- sold at Panda Mart
More products & information on product recalls
