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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The saga of the Eastbourne Police Cell Museum.Years ago Murray Gibbons, Eastbourne Community Board member, rescued the historic Eastbourne jail and with the support of locals and HCC staff developed the idea of restoring and installing it at the base of Rona Wharf as part of the popular Heritage Trail. The jail was moved to it’s current location in Williams Park with the help of HCC for restoration. 8 years on and a variety of issues have meant the jail is still there, and we now face a deadline of removing it by the 3 April or the […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 4 May Bins : BLUE (glass) & 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 @ 12:00 pm Thu 30 AprNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 12:00 pm Thu 30 Apr
29 Apr 7:38 pm Water outage notice
BURST SERVICE CONNECTION 220 MURITAI ROAD, EASTBOURNE Our team have responded to a burst 20mm CU service connection at 220 Murita i Road, Eastbourne. The area affected is 148 248 Muritai Road, even side only and all of MacKenzie Road. We have isolated the water supply to this area. It is anticipated that service will be interrupted for at least 1 hour. SERVICE RESTORED - 19:30 - Our team have completed the repair, and service has been restored to the affected area. Customers should be advised to run a cold tap for 15 minutes prior to using dishwashers or washing machines. The team will remain onsite to backfill the excavation, however, there will be no further updates.Outage start date: 2026-04-29 18:30:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-04-29 19:30:00
Properties affected : 70
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
29 Apr 6:31 pm Water outage notice
BURST SERVICE CONNECTION 220 MURITAI ROAD, EASTBOURNE Our team have responded to a burst 20mm CU service connection at 220 Murita i Road, Eastbourne. The area affected is 148 248 Muritai Road, even side only and all of MacKenzie Road. We have isolated the water supply to this area. It is anticipated that service will be interrupted for at least 1 hour. We are awaiting Urgent markouts and traffic control before the excavation proc ess can begin.Outage start date: 2026-04-29 18:30:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-04-29 19:30:00
Properties affected : 70
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 11:13 am Thu 30 Apr
Shape your city centre streets
Shape your city centre park
Draft Annual Plan 2026-27
Revenue and Financing Policy update 2026
GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Thu 30 Apr
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Metlink Alerts updated 12:09 pm Thu 30 Apr
30 Apr 9:41 am Alert - Bus 83: Eastbourne: Muritai Road route 83 bus stop closures, 9.30am - 4pm Thursday 30 April
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 12:00 pm Thu 30 Apr
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 12:10 pm Thu 30 Apr
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 11:59 am Thu 30 Apr
Thu 11:11 am Concerns stormwater infrastructure will be left behind in water reforms. Thu 10:50 am From dump to destination: The story of Hamilton Gardens. Thu 10:24 am Person at Auckland bus stop stabbed multiple times. Thu 9:44 am About 40 Wellington properties uninhabitable after floods. Thu 8:25 am Ōhura flood warning system questioned after couple escape from neck-deep floodwater. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 12:10 pm Thu 30 Apr
3.1 - (light) 48 km North West of Eastbourne at 6:15 am Thu 30 Apr (preliminary)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Thu 30 Apr
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