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 27 April Bins : GREEN (green waste), 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 @ 9:30 pm Thu 23 AprNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 9:14 pm Thu 23 Apr
22 Apr 3:03 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Karaka Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of Karaka Street All of Kowhai Street 387 Muritai road OnlyReason for shutdown: Toby Repair
Outage start date: 2026-04-22 15:10:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-04-22 16:10:00
Properties affected : 50
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 9:13 pm Thu 23 Apr
Shape your city centre streets
Shape your city centre park
Draft Annual Plan 2026-27
Revenue and Financing Policy update 2026
Public Places Bylaw review
GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 pm Thu 23 Apr
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Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 9:30 pm Thu 23 Apr
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 9:10 pm Thu 23 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 8:59 pm Thu 23 Apr
Thu 8:08 pm Dunedin City Councillors opt for $270k in-house service to tackle rising homelessness. Thu 7:47 pm Nearly 1000 chicks fledged at Oamaru's blue penguin colony. Thu 7:22 pm Calls for coroner recommendations to be enforced after braking system found to be unsafe. Thu 6:56 pm Child on bike struck by car in Tokoroa hit-and-run. Thu 6:24 pm Homes gutted and businesses closed as Wellingtonians count the cost of floods. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 9:50 pm Thu 23 Apr
2.8 - (weak) 103.4 km West of Eastbourne at 8:52 pm Thu 23 Apr (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 pm Thu 23 Apr
21 April 2026: Opel Big Button M Mobile phone - sold at JB Hi Fi
21 April 2026: Opel Touchflip Mobile Phone - sold at JB Hi Fi
20 April 2026: Wooden Hanging Parasol Umbrella - Sold at Mitre 10 and Mitre 10 MEGA
17 April 2026: Can-Am Outlander 500 or 700 Pro (MY2023-26) with Speed limiter mode
17 April 2026: Uniti Sand Art Unicorn, Monkey, Octopus and Dinosaur - Sold at The Warehouse
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