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Bowling Club plans to sell up but stay local: Eastbourne Bowling Club’s plan to relocate – first mooted two and a half years ago – is back on the table, exasperating one of it’s potential neighbours  …    read online >> The Eastbourne Herald is our monthly news source, with community news, issues, profiles, events, information, services, real estate and more. A copy of the Herald is an essential accessory for contact details, local trades services, timetables and more. The Herald is delivered or you can pick up a copy at the Eastbourne Library. Eastbourne Herald Online edition Eastbourne Herald on Facebook , email editor@eastbourneherald.co.nz or phone (04) 562 750Read More →

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Further Kayak Safety Workshops Free for the Community in Memory of Jack Skellett A fund to provide the Wellington community free kayak safety lessons to prevent future tragedy. Jack Skellett lost his life after becoming separated from his Kayak in the Wellington harbour on the 21st of December 2021, days after turning 23. After our last donation plea, we raised over $5000 from people who both knew Jack and those who were touched by his loss. That money ensured 2 Kayak safety workshops were successfully delivered to the Wellington community with no charge to the 20 participants of each. All thanks to the hard workRead More →

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Did you know there are two nationally significant and breath-taking lakes hidden in East Harbour Regional Park? These lakes are particularly important to the surrounding environment and are home to native taonga. This includes a range of wetland plants, īnanga (galaxias maculatus), manu (birds), and our native freshwater mussel, the kākahi. Join us for a day of planting mingimingi, ake ake, and other native species along the top of Cameron Ridge with spectacular views over Roto Kohangatera and the South Island. With Pencarrow Lighthouse and Roto Parangarahu nearby, you’ll enjoy a day planting and exploring this beautiful area of the park. This planting day isRead More →

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Grab your friends and whānau and join us at Baring Head/Ōrua-pouanui for a morning of planting in this rugged corner of the Wellington Region. We will be planting ngaio, tī kouka, harekeke and other native species in the valley alongside the Wainuiomata River. In a few years’ time it’s going to look very different so if you’d like to be part of the team restoring this location, we’d love your help. This planting day is suitable for people with medium fitness as you will need to carry plants and dig holes, but the area being planted is a flat walk away from the carpark andRead More →

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First Aid Workshop, anyone welcome. $40 per person (includes cuppa & bikkie) What’s covered? The workshop covers the four most likely emergencies you might encounter. It could enable you to save a life … How to do CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), How to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator), How to deal with choking, How to deal with severe bleeding. Book with Sandy Lang ( slang@xtra.co.nz)  Read More →

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This year, Mana Whenua have gifted ‘Matariki Puanga’ as the name for current and future years. This year’s activities and events will take place between 3 – 20 July. Like last year, we will have a one-day community wide celebration as part of this programme. Through feedback, hui and wānanga between community, stakeholders, and council, we have looked to truly take this celebration into the community. Our approach is to hold this in different parts of the city each year, with this year’s being held on the 9th of July in Naenae.  In addition, as part of the programme, there will be activities at all of our hubsRead More →

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Paul Callister is a retired economist. However, retirement seems to have created even more work! Paul’s current research areas include climate change policy, sustainable transport, and ecological restoration. He is active in two major restoration projects in Kapiti, with a particular interest in lizards.Read More →

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Notice of EBCT Annual Meeting The Annual General Meeting of the Eastbourne-Bays Community Trust will be held in the Green Room at Muritai School on Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at 7.30pm. (Entrance on Muritai Rd, at side door near pedestrian crossing) Appointment of Trustees In accordance with Rule 3.2 (v), nominations from Eastbourne-Bays residents for two vacant Trustee positions may be sent to the Trust’s email address by 11 June 2023. Voting on the positions will take place at the AGM. Gaby Brown and Sarah Rusholme have completed their three-year terms as resident-appointed Trustees and have indicated they are available for re-election. Further information, contact:Read More →

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Park upgrade plans move ahead: Detailed plans to upgrade Williams Park are being repared following public submissions on the initial plan, and a change of staff at Hutt City Council …    read online >> The Eastbourne Herald is our monthly news source, with community news, issues, profiles, events, information, services, real estate and more. A copy of the Herald is an essential accessory for contact details, local trades services, timetables and more. The Herald is delivered or you can pick up a copy at the Eastbourne Library. Eastbourne Herald Online edition Eastbourne Herald on Facebook , email editor@eastbourneherald.co.nz or phone (04) 562 750Read More →

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Wellesley College at Days Bay is the perfect setting for the first screening of this production. It is one of the few buildings that survive from 1908, when Mansfield stayed at her parents’ cottage at nearby Downes Point. Known then as Days Bay House, a hotel, the impressive facade of the main building is much the same today. The feature is a new production by local film maker Simon Hoyle (Southlight) and includes actors from Eastbourne’s Butterfly Creek Theatre Group. Directed by Anne Manchester, it also draws on many contemporary images of the setting for “At the Bay”, chosen by historian Alison Carew. Mansfield scholarRead More →

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A look under the waves of Wellington – Exploring Marine Conservation Success and Challenges – A presentation and immersive dive experience by Nicole Miller, Chair Friends of Tapteranga Marine Reserve East Harbour Environmental Association St Ronan’s Presbyterian Church Hall, 234 Muritai Road, Eastbourne. After the business bits, which start at 7:15pm, our guest speaker will present at 8 pm  All welcome to this talkRead More →

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We’re testing the Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) system on Sunday, 28 May, between 6-7pm. The alert will be broadcast from cell towers across New Zealand to all capable phones. So, you don’t need to download an app or subscribe to a service to receive it. In a real-life emergency situation, an alert may be sent to target areas affected by serious hazards. If you get an alert, stop, read the message, and take it seriously. It will tell you what the emergency is and what to do. It will also tell you which agency sent the message and if needed, where to go for moreRead More →

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Tupua Horo Nuku Construction Update Kia ora koutou, The construction team has been progressing well on Tupua Horo Nuku with large sections of the seawall foundations now in place. In further works next week the team will be upgrading and enhancing areas of the foreshore in front of HW Shortt Park, and establishing a Bird Protection Area to create a nesting habitat for Little Blue Penguins/Kororā, disturbed during the construction in other bays. The Bird Protection Area will include the following: Signage advising the area is a Kororā nesting habitat New penguin nesting boxes will be installed. The timber fence between HW Shortt Park andRead More →

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Greater Wellington Regional Council contracted, professional deer cullers will be hunting in East Harbour Regional, Northern Forest between 1st May and 26th May. Hunters will be only hunting when weather conditions are conducive to hunting. There will be 13 days of actual deer hunting in the period. No hunting will be undertaken on weekends, public holidays or school holidays. Hunting will on occasion be occurring at night. The East Harbour Regional Park website notices will be updated daily as the hunter communicates his plans to Jo at GWRC. Please feel free to text Jo 0274673076 if you are unsure. Ospri Arial possum control – OSPRI undertook an aerial operation to target possums on 15 November 2022 see attached map.  CerealRead More →

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125 Years Celebrated: Murtai School’s kapa haka group took part in the formal welcome to visitors to the school’s 125th celebration … (also) Wave Defence System still a goer, despite failure: The current wave defence system will continue to be used in the Windy point construction of Tupua Horo Nuku …    read online >> The Eastbourne Herald is our monthly news source, with community news, issues, profiles, events, information, services, real estate and more. A copy of the Herald is an essential accessory for contact details, local trades services, timetables and more. The Herald is delivered or you can pick up a copy at the Eastbourne Library. EastbourneRead More →