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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Fill the Gaps! Enviroleaders from Muritai SchoolFill the Gaps! What is our vision for the future? Eastbourne can be a place where we tamariki can move around freely and independently through friendly spaces, allowing us to hang out and explore. Who are we? We are the Enviroleaders from Muritai School, a primary and intermediate school in Eastbourne. We have been thinking about how to improve our environment, and we have come up with this request to fill the gaps in the share path. This request is supported by our enviroschools lead teacher […]
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The Eastbourne Herald recent / past delivers the latest local news to more than 5,000 residents of the Eastern Bays of Lower Hutt, Wellington. Email editor@eastbourneherald.co.nz,

HCC Waste Collection for Monday 1 December Bins : BLUE (glass) & RED (landfill)
Options for recycling all other materials are listed here
Wellington Water recent alerts updated 11:14 pm Fri 28 Nov
28 Nov 9:39 am Water outage notice
Water Outage - Pukatea Street, Eastbourne This will affect the following: All of Pukatea Street All of Heketara Street.Reason for shutdown: Toby Repair
Outage start date: 2025-11-28 09:45:00
Estimated outage end date: 2025-11-28 10:45:00
Properties affected : 50
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)

28 Nov 8:42 am WASTEWATER DISCHARGE NOTIFICATION - Seaview WWTP
(To see all outages and other notices go to LAWA)
GWRC Active Consultations @ 1:00 pm Sun 30 Nov
Kāpiti Flood Hazard Mapping - Engagement on historic flood eventsGWRC Have Your Say / Consultations
East Harbour Parks Status updated 11:10 pm Sun 30 Nov
Muritai Park Track closed: unstable trees
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
Gollan’s Valley Station
Alerts, Notices and restrictions can be found here
RNZ: Latest 5 News Items updated 10:59 pm Sun 30 Nov
Sun 10:22 pm How autistic girls and women get shortchanged.
Sun 7:16 pm Kiwi Kate Hawley crowned inaugural Costume Designer of the Year.
Sun 9:06 pm Raglan road-rage couple sentenced over brutal attack on teens after bridge stand-off.
Sun 9:42 pm Mitchell Te Kani’s sister told off after reading pre-approved victim impact statement.
Sun 6:46 pm One new measles case identified in Wellington, bringing total to 22.
Geonet: recent earthquakes near Eastbourne updated 11:06 pm Sun 30 Nov
1.6 - (unnoticeable) 4.5 km South of Eastbourne at 10:52 pm Sun 30 Nov (confirmed)
2.6 - (weak) 132.9 km North of Eastbourne at 10:47 pm Sun 30 Nov (confirmed)
3.2 - (light) 122.4 km North of Eastbourne at 6:18 pm Sun 30 Nov (confirmed)
2.7 - (weak) 177.7 km NorthEast of Eastbourne at 9:30 pm Sat 29 Nov (confirmed)
2.5 - (weak) 186.9 km NorthEast of Eastbourne at 2:03 pm Sat 29 Nov (confirmed)
Product Recalls updated 1:00 pm Sun 30 Nov
28 November 2025: Coloured sand by Creative Sand
26 November 2025: MIKI Sand Art Set
24 November 2025: Rainbow Sand Art Toy- sold at various discount stores nationwide
21 November 2025: 3M ™ Versaflo ™ TR-802E Powered Air Purifying Respirator Motor/Blower
21 November 2025: Sigenergy- SigenStor EC 8.0/10.0/12.0kW SP AU Energy Controllers with quick connect AC plug
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