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 March Bins : 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 Sat 14 MarNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 7:14 am Sat 14 Mar
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(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 7:13 am Sat 14 Mar
Have your say on the new Wise Street Neighbourhood Recreational Area
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Sat 14 Mar
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Metlink Alerts updated 7:09 am Sat 14 Mar
13 Mar 4:09 pm Alert - Plan ahead =E2=80=94 buses delayed across Lower Hutt due to traffic congestion, Friday 13 March 13 Mar 2:16 pm Alert - Bus 83: Ngauranga: Hutt Road route 83 bus stops closed, 9pm - 4.30am Monday 16 March
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 7:00 am Sat 14 Mar
Friday 13 March
Picton-Wellington - 2:00pm
Connemara is scheduled to return to service for passengers on the early morning departure Saturday 14 March. Additional sailings have been added to re-accommodate affected passengers.
All customers affected by this cancellation have been automatically transferred to an alternative sailing and will receive an updated e-ticket with revised sailing and check-in time.
If your re-scheduled sailing time doesn't suit your needs, standby lists will be operating from each direction for affected passengers across subsequent sailings.
Alternatively, you can change your booking online or contact our Customer Service team on 0800 844 844 (8:30am-8:00pm). However, availability is currently extremely limited.
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.
East Harbour Parks Status updated 7:10 am Sat 14 Mar
Treefall 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 Sat 14 Mar
Sat 5:35 am Green Party warns of 'perfect storm' as ferry breakdowns disrupt travel and freight. Sat 4:58 am Stories from the 'invisible unemployed'. Sat 5:03 am Graduates in a battle over job wars. Fri 7:52 pm First rubber road laid in New Zealand is made from recycled tyres. Fri 7:38 pm Driving more efficiently could help save fuel as prices spike. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 7:20 am Sat 14 Mar
2.7 - (weak) 114 km North of Eastbourne at 5:53 am Sat 14 Mar (preliminary)2.5 - (weak) 82.1 km South West of Eastbourne at 8:26 pm Fri 13 Mar (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Sat 14 Mar
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