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 18 May 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 @ 8:00 am Sat 16 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Thu 14 May
13 May 1:49 pm Water outage notice
Water Outage - Kowhai Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of Kowhai Street All of Karaka Street, 387 Muritai RoadReason for shutdown: Service Connection Repair
Outage start date: 2026-05-13 13:50:00
Estimated outage end date: 2026-05-13 14:50:00
Properties affected : 45
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 7:13 am Sat 16 May
Shape your city centre streets
Shape your city centre park
GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 am Sat 16 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Bluebridge Service Alerts updated 8:00 am Sat 16 May
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East Harbour Parks Status updated 8:10 am Sat 16 May
Professional deer culling in Northern Forest: 7 May-22 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 7:59 am Sat 16 May
Sat 5:02 am Big screens, small towns, booming audiences. Sat 4:52 am Auckland electrician's suspicions spark cannabis bust in Ōtāhuhu. Sat 4:52 am Wellington's Loafers Lodge fire still taking toll three years later. Fri 11:10 pm Dirt biker arrested after riders encircle car, intimidate driver in Ōtara. Fri 8:57 pm Kiwi onboard hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests negative, isolating in Taiwan. 
Product Recalls updated 12:00 am Sat 16 May
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)
11 May 2026: HealthSure Hot Water Bottle sold at Chemist Warehouse
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