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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Eastbourne Community Survey 2026We’re planning to do it again – the highest priority was the Shared path followed by climate/weather resilience – we seem to have addressed those quite well, but have we finished? Is there more to do, or are there different priorities now? Let us know what topics / options we should discuss in our 2026 survey. In 2014 the Eastbourne Community Board conducted a survey of Eastbourne and the Bays to gauge the wellbeing and satisfaction of the residents and to identify issues of […]
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HCC Waste collection for Monday 16 February Bins : YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 28 FebruaryBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 9:30 am Wed 11 FebNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Tue 10 Feb
10 Feb 9:49 am Water outage notice
Water Outage - Muritai Road, Eastbourne This will affect the following: 152 242 Muritai Road, even side only Commercial properties informed by crew.Reason for shutdown: Service Connection Repair 20mm
Outage start date: 2026-02-10 10:00:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-02-10 11:00:00
Properties affected : 42
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
09 Feb 4:46 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Westhill Road, Point Howard This will affect the following: 1 10 Westhill Road, both sides 14 26 Howard Road, even side only 1B & 4 Howard Road.Reason for shutdown: Toby Repair UPDATE 1 - 16:45 - While recharging the main following the main repair, the repair patch started leaking. The team are working to investigate the fault and restore service. At this stage, it is expected service to be restored by 17:30.
Outage start date: 2026-02-09 11:45:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-02-09 17:30:00
Properties affected : 20
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Wed 11 Feb
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Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 9:30 am Wed 11 Feb
Summer Availability
Availability throughout our peak summer months is currently extremely limited. Our website displays live availability across all sailings. Those showing as "not available" are sold out. Foot passenger space is still available across many sailings. Any additional vehicle space becoming available due to changes and cancellations will be released on our website for booking.
The best way to secure space is via our website bluebridge.co.nz.
Our contact centre can be reached on 0800 844 844 or +64 4 471 6188. Opening hours are 8:30am - 8:00pm NZST daily.
East Harbour Parks Status updated 9:10 am Wed 11 Feb
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 8:59 am Wed 11 Feb
Wed 7:39 am 'Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil': Coroner's findings on Malachi Subecz death. Wed 8:34 am Better to burn Huntly's 'giant mountain of coal' than import, renewable energy advocate says. Wed 8:10 am Auckland's international convention centre finally opens. Wed 5:04 am St Bede's College told of priest's sexual offending nearly 20 years ago. Wed 6:26 am National war memorial bell-playing job axed, likely to be outsourced to Australia. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 9:30 am Wed 11 Feb
3.3 - (light) 119.5 km NorthEast of Eastbourne at 11:20 pm Tue 10 Feb (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Wed 11 Feb
3 February 2026: STIHL MotoMix Pre-Mixed Fuel (5L)
30 January 2026: Sensory Game Controller - sold at Kmart
29 January 2026: Rangoli Powder - Pack of 6 and Pack of 10, sold at Big Bazaar
27 January 2026: BC Hot Water Bottles sold at Bargain Chemist
23 January 2026: Bambu Lab A1 3D printers sold at Mindkits NZ
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