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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HCC, GWRC local government elections and referendumCandidates for the upcoming local body elections. This election you will be voting for the mayor, 5 city-wide candidates, and 3 regional council candidates. Our Harbour Ward councillor Tui Lewis has already been decided (uncontested), and our Community Board is also decided as we only had the required 5 candidates nominated, meaning no contest is required. This election will also feature 2 referendums. To retain the new Maori Ward (binding – this will affect the next election in 2028, […]
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HCC Waste Collection for Monday 20 October Bins : BLUE (glass) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Next Lion's Skip Bin is Saturday 25 OctoberBurdan's Gate 8:00 am to 11:30 am, charges apply, unload help available
Metservice: Marine Warnings & Watches @ 5:00 am Wed 15 OctNo local marine warning or watches detected
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Mon 13 Oct
13 Oct 10:43 am Water outage notice
Water Outage - Muritai Road, Eastbourne This will affect the following: 148 - 242 Muritai Road, even side only.Reason for shutdown: Service Connection Repair.
Outage start date: 2025-10-13 10:50:00
Estimated outage end date: 2025-10-13 12:50:00
Properties affected : 50
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
HCC Active Consultations updated 5:13 am Wed 15 Oct
Tō Tātou Tāone 2055 Our City 2055 - L...
Limited Notified resource consent for...
Mouri Tupu - Planting for the Future
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 am Wed 15 Oct
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
East Harbour Parks Status updated 5:10 am Wed 15 Oct
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 4:59 am Wed 15 Oct
Tue 6:43 pm 12 weeks in hospital, feeding through a tube: Woman's botched overseas surgery. Tue 8:50 pm Central North Island townships remain cut off following day of flooding and slips. Tue 7:47 pm Amateur gold rush fuelled by spiralling cost of precious metal. Tue 9:21 pm Spark to block AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Tue 8:59 pm Viagogo argues against court ruling it misled ticket-buyers. 
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 5:06 am Wed 15 Oct
2.6 - (weak) 144.6 km North of Eastbourne at 5:54 pm Tue 14 Oct (confirmed)
3.3 - (light) 88.4 km North of Eastbourne at 4:15 pm Tue 14 Oct (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 am Wed 15 Oct
9 October 2025: Ultra Violette Lean Screen SPF 50+
8 October 2025: Steelcraft One2 V2 and Britax One2 Strollers
7 October 2025: Potentially Asbestos Impacted Fire Doors- sold by Pacific Door Systems Limited (PDS)- 7 October 2025 update
3 October 2025: Tesla Powerwall 2 Battery Energy Storage Units
3 October 2025: “Wobbly head Dino” Greeting Card
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