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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Sunshine Bay to Days Bay corner issuesThe Tupua Horo Nuku resilience project (seawall and shared path) is proving very popular, but is also bringing focus to the areas where there are still issues. This post is to put the current situation (3 May 2026) into context and describe possible next steps. Days Bay not included Days Bay was not included in the path plans for well reported reasons, the main one being that the Days Bay section was complex, design and consultation would have been prolonged, and had it been included the […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 1 June Bins : BLUE (glass) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 30 MayBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 5:00 am Wed 27 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 5:14 am Wed 27 May
26 May 12:05 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Karaka Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of Karaka Street All of Kowhai StreetReason for shutdown: Service Connection
Outage start date: 2026-05-26 12:10:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-05-26 13:10:00
Properties affected : 50
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 5:13 am Wed 27 May
Shape your city centre streets
Shape your city centre park
GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 am Wed 27 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 5:00 am Wed 27 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 5:10 am Wed 27 May
Professional deer culling in Northern Forest: 7 May-29 May
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 4:59 am Wed 27 May
Wed 1:45 am One arrested after man found with suspected gunshot wound in Mount Wellington. Tue 9:25 pm Councillors agree to an extra $15m for Christ Church Cathedral rebuild. Tue 8:52 pm Gulf Harbour body trial: Victim's body found wrapped in layers of plastic bags, tied to stones. Tue 8:02 pm Spill closes road after truck rolls in Bay in Plenty. Tue 7:39 pm Half a billion dollar price-tag for Wellington water meter roll-out not 'credible' - mayor. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 5:20 am Wed 27 May
1.3 - (unnoticeable) 4.4 km West of Eastbourne at 2:57 am Wed 27 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 am Wed 27 May
25 May 2026: Funkee Animals and Secret Menu Stretchee Foodz - sold at multiple toy retailers
14 May 2026: Baby teethers and rattles sold via SHEIN
13 May 2026: Lite - CandyBar (Blue Aura, Deep Black & Electric Fuchsia)
13 May 2026: Robert Gordon Dog & Cat mugs
13 May 2026: STOKEDNZ Kids Towelies (Towel Ponchos)
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