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 Fri 27 MarNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 6:14 am Fri 27 Mar
27 Mar 5:45 am WASTEWATER DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION - SEAVIEW WWTP
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 6:13 am Fri 27 Mar
Public Places Bylaw review
Have your say on the new Wise Street Neighbourhood Recreational Area
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Fri 27 Mar
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 7:00 am Fri 27 Mar
Connemara cancellations Friday 27 March, Saturday 28 March
Updated: 9:17pm Thursday 26 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.
Friday 27 March
Picton-Wellington
- 2:30am
- 2:00pm
Wellington-Picton
- 8:15am
- 8:30pm
Saturday 28 March
Picton-Wellington
- 2:30am
Wellington-Picton
- 8:15am
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.
To find out if you're eligible for a refund or compensation and how to submit a claim, please visit the Refunds and Compensations page.
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. __________________ Livia sailing delays Thursday 26 March Updated: 4:00pm Wednesday 26 March
Livia timegates on Thursday 26 March are currently running to an approximate 4 hour delay due to increased loads from re-accommodating Connemara standby customers.
All affected customers will be kept up to date with email and text notifications with revised sailing and final check in times.
We apologise for the disruptions this has caused to our customers' travel plans and appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure we can get as many people as possible between the islands. __________________
East Harbour Parks Status updated 6:10 am Fri 27 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 Fri 27 Mar
Fri 4:03 am Live weather: More rain, gales for upper North Island, parts of South. Fri 6:31 am The regions that could be in the flood firing line next. Fri 4:50 am 'No response': Jevon McSkimming yet to pay back taxpayer funded hotel stays during affair. Fri 6:36 am Bill to give police new powers to move and detain introduced to Parliament. Fri 6:36 am Private healthcare provider IntraCare hit by cyber breach. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 7:00 am Fri 27 Mar
3.5 - (light) 39.8 km North of Eastbourne at 5:11 pm Thu 26 Mar (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Fri 27 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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