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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Harbour to Headlands group forms to support Gollan’s Farm futureKia ora tatou, we are super excited about the purchase of Gollan’s farm and have created a home for people that want to help with the future of this land. Similar to Friends of Baring Heads relationship with GWRC for the Baring Head purchase As noted there will be some time before public consultation and decisions so we have set up a website for people to register their interest and be kept up to date with any developments. Head on over to: https://h2h.kiwi.nz/ to register your interest. […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 26 May Bins : GREEN (green waste), YELLOW (recycling) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 31 MayBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 2:30 am Sat 24 MayNo local marine warning or watches detected
Hutt City Council Alerts updated 2:45 am Sat 24 May
GIS and Mapping systems outage Our GIS and Mapping Services will be undergoing routine maintenance on Saturday 24 May 2025 from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Read more
HCC Active Consultations updated 2:13 am Sat 24 May
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GWRC Active Consultations @ 12:00 am Sat 24 May
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
East Harbour Parks Status updated 2:10 am Sat 24 May
Professional Deer Culling in Northern Forest: 5 May to 13 June 2025
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found hereBallot Hunting in the Northern Forest: 29 March to 29 April
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 2:14 am Sat 24 May
23 May 4:38 pm SEAVIEW WWTP - WEEKLY UPDATE
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
Eastbourne callouts updated 2:05 am Sat 24 May
Tue 20 May 7:54am - Sunshine Bay,
- (responded) Seaview, Eastbourne (for) Medical
Sun 18 May 12:01pm - Eastbourne,
- (responded) Eastbourne, Seaview (for) Fire alarmSeaview recent callouts updated 2:07 am Sat 24 MaySat 24 May 12:05am - Hutt Central,
- (responded) Avalon, Seaview (for) RescueFri 23 May 3:29pm - Gracefield,
- (responded) Seaview (for) MinorFri 23 May 12:52pm - Days Bay,
- (responded) Seaview (for) MinorFri 23 May 9:44am - Waterloo,
- (responded) Seaview, Avalon (for) Structure fireFri 23 May 8:24am - Hutt Central,
- (responded) Avalon, Seaview (for) Fire alarm
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 1:59 am Sat 24 May
Fri 10:50 pm Giant battery: first stage of Ruakākā Energy Park switched on. Fri 11:36 pm New Zealand's best country music song of the year named. Fri 9:12 pm Children dying from malnutrition as food blockaded, Gaza aid worker says. Fri 6:57 pm Demand for $10 a kg Costco butter sends queues out the door. Fri 11:29 pm Jevon McSkimming 'strongly denies' inappropriate firearms process vetting allegations. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 2:06 am Sat 24 May
3.2 - (light) 150.9 km West of Eastbourne at 12:58 am Sat 24 May (confirmed)3.6 - (light) 139.9 km North of Eastbourne at 11:29 pm Fri 23 May (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 12:00 am Sat 24 May
22 May 2025: Giantz 6 inch Mini Cordless Electric Chainsaw Rechargeable Wood Cutter
22 May 2025: Magnetic Chess Game- 20 and 30 piece sets
20 May 2025: Kiss Beauty tangerine secondary sunscreen primer- sold at Panda Mart
20 May 2025: Magnetic Chess, Magnetic Chess Max, Magnetic Chess Ultimate- sold on Holey Coley
15 May 2025: 20pc Rubber Duck Baby Bath Toy- sold on Kogan NZ
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