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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Media roundup on storm & reminder: ECB meeting postponedReminder: ECB meeting scheduled for tonight (17 February) has been postponed. For urgent/safety issues please ring 111. If you have a problem that concerns the council please go to https://my.huttcity.govt.nz/ . For local/general issues contact a member of ECB. In the media The Herald – Hutt Council CEO Jo Miller talks about the damage caused by yesterday’s weather event. Watch the playback here. RNZ – Check point (Jon Kingsbury) Weather chaos hits lower North Island as Hutt […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 23 February Bins : BLUE (glass) & 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 18 FebNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Mon 16 Feb
15 Feb 8:08 pm WASTEWATER DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION - Seaview WWTP
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
15 Feb 8:06 pm Discharge Notice
WASTEWATER DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION - Seaview WWTP This is to let you know that because of High rainfall within the catchment area at 19:48 15/02/2026there has been a discharge of fully treated wastewa ter at Waiwhetu Stream which may make the water at point of discharge appea r cloudy or murky have some odour Wellington Water recommends all recreational water users follow the advice of Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA)(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Wed 18 Feb
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Metlink Alerts updated 9:09 am Wed 18 Feb
17 Feb 1:03 pm Alert - Bus 83: 12:46pm from Lower Hutt to Courtenay Place is cancelled
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 9:30 am Wed 18 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 18 Feb
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 8:59 am Wed 18 Feb
Wed 7:48 am Kaihu community in mourning after woman mauled to death by a pack of dogs. Wed 8:06 am Antarctic expedition collects evidence that ice sheet melted during previous warm period. Tue 7:31 pm Watch: Father and kids flee large slip under their home. Wed 8:09 am Weather live: Banks Peninsula cut off by slips, flooding. Wed 6:51 am Second priest at St Bede's College was accused of sexual abuse by three complainants. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 9:40 am Wed 18 Feb
1.7 - (unnoticeable) 9.8 km East of Eastbourne at 8:40 am Wed 18 Feb (confirmed)
3 - (weak) 55.3 km North West of Eastbourne at 10:49 pm Tue 17 Feb (confirmed)1.1 - (unnoticeable) 14.5 km South East of Eastbourne at 4:14 pm Tue 17 Feb (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Wed 18 Feb
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