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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Icebergs – lane swimming – registrations close Sunday 9th Nov (urgent)This programme is very important to some members of our community. To make sure it runs this summer we need 80 registrations (there were 70 last year). We are currently sitting at about 40, partly due to poor promotion, particularly the cut off date which is now Sunday night 9 November. If you are even slightly interested, unsure, or want to support those community members who really value this then please register your interest now , no payment required at this stage so there’s no risk, […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 10 November Bins : GREEN (green waste), YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 29 NovemberBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 8:00 am Mon 10 Nov
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Fri 7 Nov
07 Nov 10:23 am Water outage notice
Water Outage - Muritai Road, Eastbourne This will affect the following: 446 507 Muritai Road.Reason for shutdown: Toby Repair
Outage start date: 2025-11-07 10:25:00
Estimated outage end date: 2025-11-07 11:25:00
Properties affected : 52
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Mon 10 Nov
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
Ferry Alerts updated 8:20 am Mon 10 Nov
10 Nov 6:43 am Alert - All sailings have been cancelled at this time Monday 10/11/2025 due to mechanical issueEast Harbour Parks Status updated 8:10 am Mon 10 Nov
Muritai Park Track closed: unstable trees
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 Mon 10 Nov
Mon 6:56 am Locals fear 'truly devastating' Tongariro National Park fire. Mon 7:16 am Papamoa residents call chip seal resurfacing 'road vandalism'. Mon 7:23 am Live: Out of control Tongariro National Park fire spreads to 2500 hectares. Mon 5:28 am Nark told he'd be 'well looked after' in exchange for prison beating evidence, records show. Mon 6:18 am Mental health in-patient killed herself after being given leave to go home for Christmas. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 8:06 am Mon 10 Nov
1.3 - (unnoticeable) 3.3 km North West of Eastbourne at 7:53 pm Sun 9 Nov (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Mon 10 Nov
6 November 2025: Fantastic Four Illuminated Cups- sold at Hoyts Cinemas New Zealand
6 November 2025: People4ocean- SPF 50+ Mineral Bioactive Shield Lightly Tinted Cream
5 November 2025: Music Cube- sold at Panda Mart
5 November 2025: 6-Sided Cube Toy- sold at Panda Mart
3 November 2025: Rubber Duck Figurines- sold at Timezone
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