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 30 March Bins : GREEN (green waste), YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 28 MarchBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 7:00 am Wed 25 MarNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Tue 24 Mar
23 Mar 2:50 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - MacKenzie Road, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of MacKenzie RoadReason for shutdown: Main Repair 100mm/STCL Our records indicate that this asset was installed in 1915
Outage start date: 2026-03-23 15:00:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-03-23 17:00:00
Properties affected : 6
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
23 Mar 1:59 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Cheviot Road, Lowry Bay This will affect the following: 1 - 5 Cheviot Road, odd side 29 Cheviot Road 202 - 228 Marine Drive 13 & 15 Reserve Road All of Wilmore Way.Reason for shutdown: Ridermain Repair.
Outage start date: 2026-03-23 14:05:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-03-23 16:05:00
Properties affected : 50
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 6:13 am Wed 25 Mar
Have your say on the new Wise Street Neighbourhood Recreational Area
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Wed 25 Mar
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 7:00 am Wed 25 Mar
Connemara cancellations Tuesday 24 March, Wednesday 25 March
Updated: 2:38pm Tuesday 24 March
A technical fault has been identified onboard the Connemara. Safety is our highest priority. As a result, unfortunately the following sailings are cancelled while the ship awaits regulatory requirements to resume sailing.
Tuesday 24 March
Wellington-Picton
- 8:30pm
Wednesday 25 March
Picton-Wellington
- 2:30am
- 2:00pm
Wellington-Picton
- 8:15am
- 8:30pm
All customers affected by this cancellation will be notified by email and text. Due to limited re-booking options, standby lists across subsequent sailings will be operating from each port, for affected customers to be added to.
You can change your booking online or contact our Customer Service team on 0800 844 844 (8:30am-8:00pm). Please note that our call centre is experiencing very high call volumes and we thank you for your patience and understanding.
If you booked through a third-party travel agent, please contact them directly to reschedule your travel.
We apologise for the disruptions this has caused to our customers' travel plans and appreciate your understanding as we work to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. __________________
East Harbour Parks Status updated 7:10 am Wed 25 Mar
Hunting in East Harbour - Northern Forest
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found hereTreefall in Northern Forest: use caution
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 6:59 am Wed 25 Mar
Wed 6:55 am John Beckenridge killed himself and stepson in 2015, coroner rules. Wed 6:30 am 'Impactful' weather event heading for upper North Island. Wed 6:20 am The race against time for people trapped in floodwaters. Wed 5:02 am Board accused of interfering in Columba College, accuses ministry of 'overstepping' in turn. Wed 6:27 am NZ has 'seized opportunities' to work closer with US on defence, space - MFAT briefing. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 7:10 am Wed 25 Mar
2.7 - (weak) 76.4 km South West of Eastbourne at 1:41 pm Tue 24 Mar (confirmed)
4.3 - (moderate) 76.1 km South West of Eastbourne at 1:36 pm Tue 24 Mar (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Wed 25 Mar
17 March 2026: Polaris MY26 RANGER XP 1000
16 March 2026: HTI Stretcherz Slammerz sold at City Beach
11 March 2026: Bicycle Schwenda 24 inch - Sold at Panda Mart
11 March 2026: Dinosaur Ankoyosaurus Toy - Sold at Panda Mart
11 March 2026: Dinosaur Corythosaurus Toy - Sold at Panda Mart
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