Eastbourne NZ

Christmas Shopping Evening
2024-12-05 17:00 - 20:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Join us for a night of Christmas fun and late night shopping in Eastbourne Village & Days Bay.
There will be music, festive treats and special offers.
Local businesses will be popping up at Hive and Tartines.
Support local and get your Christmas shopping sorted without leaving the Bays.

The Big Play Day 2024
2024-12-14 10:00 - 16:00 | C L Bishop Park, Marine Parade, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Preliminary information – save the date
This is a family friendly event, with a focus on play and physical health. Local clubs, sports groups, and/or businesses will showcase who they are and what they offer.
Barbeque and food distribution.
10:30am Kid’s Storytime in the parkgames and activities$2.50 Eastbourne Summer pool entry all day with inflatables12pm live music performancesfree sausage sizzle and BYOP (bring your own picnic) lunchDon’t forget your water bottle and sun protection!
For more information, please contact eastbourne.library@huttcity.govt.nz or phone 562 8042. Deadline for Registrations: 17/11/24

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End of 2024, start of 2025

Scrap Metal Drive (free) - Eastbourne Scouts
2025-01-25 09:00 - 17:00
EB Scouts are doing their bit for the planet this month and collecting scrap metal for recycling on Saturday 25th January. This is a free service for our local community and all you need to do is send us a quick message via Facebook noting any bulky items, and have everything on the curb by 9am on the day.

Steel
Stainless Steel
Aluminium
Copper
Brass
Insulated cables

Unable to collect items that have gas/petrol/diesel/oil, such as engines and fridges etc.

Eastbourne Community Board Meeting
2025-02-11 19:15 - 21:00 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
Here’s the agenda for next Tuesday’s Eastbourne Community Board meeting at 7.15pm, 11 February at the East Harbour Women’s Club.
Everyone is welcome.
Come along and hear updates from:
• Mayor Barry
• Council about the residents’ satisfaction survey, the Tupua Hro Nuku project, Council’s sustainable growth strategy, and its low carbon acceleration fund
• Greater Wellington Regional Council.
Or use the public speaking spot to talk for up to 3 minutes about any community matter.
ECB members will be available from 6.45pm to discuss any issues or concerns before the meeting.
(We’re back at the East Harbour Women’s Club while we resolve sound issues at the library).
https://huttcity.infocouncil.biz/Open/2025/02/ECB_11022025_AGN_5421_AT.PDF

Tupua Horo Nuku - ½ Way Celebration!
2025-02-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Whiorau Reserve, 301 Marine Drive, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Sun 23 Feb 10am – noon, Whiorau Reserve.

Car Boot Sale - Muritai School
2025-02-23 10:00 - 13:00 | Muritai School Yard

Eastbourne Wharf to Wharf Swim 2025
2025-03-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Days Bay beach, 611 Marine Drive, Days Bay, 5013, New Zealand
The Eastbourne Wharf-to-Wharf swim will be next held on Sunday 2nd March 2025.
The Wharf-to-Wharf swim has become an Eastbourne institution that has been running for over 100 years. This fun, non-competitive friendly swim event is run by the Muritai Yacht Club and volunteers for the benefit of the Eastbourne community. The course begins on Days Bay beach and finishes next to the Rona Bay wharf in Eastbourne. Every person is a winner and at a distance of approximately 1.25km it is an event that all age groups can enjoy together.
Entry is open to any swimmer who is confident in deep water but we do require that swimmers under the age of 12 years have parental consent and we recommend that an adult swims with a child who is in this age group. Numbers may be limited to a maximum of 200 at the discretion of the organisers.
Registration: Entry Form 2025
Due to cost inflation we have increased our entry price this year, thank for your understanding and ongoing support. Let us know if this is a barrier for you.

Butterfly Creek : Shakespeare's Richard III
2025-03-06 19:00 - 2025-03-08 21:30 | Muritai School Hall, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt
Ever since the bones of King Richard III were exhumed from a Leicester City Council car park in 2012, interest in the much-maligned king continues to grow.
But as far as Shakespeare was concerned, the embittered and physically deformed crown usurper was an unadulterated villain. Director of Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe’s production in early March, Mike Butcher, believes Richard III is the best play Shakespeare ever wrote. He also believes he’s assembled the best cast to tell the story, with Colton Stuart in the main role, Allan Burne as Richard’s right-hand man Lord Buckingham, and Lian Butcher as Lady Anne Warwick, manipulated into marrying Richard but eventually murdered. Will the warring houses of York and Lancaster ever find peace?
The production dates are: 6, 7, 8 13, 14 & 15 March at 7.30pm. Tickets will be available from Eventfinda or on the door on the night.

Electrify the Hutt
2025-03-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Naenae Community Centre, 27 Hillary Court, Naenae,, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5012, New Zealand
Public Meeting –

Thu, 6 Mar 2025, 7:30 – 9pm
Te Mako Naenae Community Centre, 27 Hillary Court, Naenae, Lower Hutt 5012

⚡️ Join Us to Electrify the Hutt! ⚡️
Are you passionate about reducing emissions and making our homes and communities cleaner, greener, and more energy-independent?
We’re inviting YOU to a public meeting to discuss an exciting proposal for an Electrify the Hutt Expo—an event showcasing how we can switch from fossil fuels to clean electricity in our homes, businesses, and transport.
📅 Date: Thursday 6th March 2025
🕕Time: 7:30 pm – 9 pm
📍Location: Te Mako Naenae Community Centre (Hillary Court)
This is your chance to have a say, connect with like-minded locals, and help shape an event that will inspire and empower our community to take action. Whether you’re a homeowner, small business owner, renter, or just keen to learn more, we’d love to see you there!
Spread the word, bring a friend, and let’s work together to Electrify the Hutt! ⚡
Everyone is welcome.
https://electrifythehutt.nz/
#ElectrifyTheHutt #LowerHutt #CleanEnergy #GoElectric #CommunityAction

Register here (optional)

Days Bay Emergency Response Practice (open to all Eastern Bays residents)
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Welleseley College, 611A Marine Drive, Days Bay, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Date: Sunday 23 March 2025
Time: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Wellesley College, 611A Marine Drive, Days Bay, Lower Hutt
A Community Emergency Hub is a place for the community to gather and coordinate efforts to help each other during and after a disaster.
Come along and find out more about the Days Bay Community Emergency Hub and the types of help that may be needed after an emergency.
Have fun meeting together and practicing various roles with an interactive earthquake scenario.
Open to all ages and abilities, no experience needed!
Refreshments provided.
For more information, please email info@wremo.nz
We aim to make our community events inclusive to all people. If you are attending the event and have specific accessibility requirements, you can send us an email at info@wremo.nz with the event name and we will get in touch to see how we can meet your needs as best we can.
You can also register your interest to stay informed (optional).

Eastbourne Community Board Walk Around
2025-03-29 09:00 - 12:00
The walk-around is an annual event that sees ECB members and a Council officer visit each of the Eastern Bays in turn to discuss any issues and concerns. Issues are logged with Council and the ECB follows up on progress.
We plan to start at Point Howard at 9am and move south, spending 20-30 minutes in each bay at an agreed location.
Please leave this date free. We’ll be in touch with more information closer to the time.

EMRSA AGM
2025-03-30 13:00 - 17:00 | Eastbourne Sports and Services Club, 48 Tuatoru Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013
The EMRSA AGM –
The 2025 AGM will be held on Sunday the 30th of March 2025 at 1pm in the Clubrooms Tuatoru Street, Eastbourne.
The final acceptance date for the ‘Nominations for the Executive Committee’ – and for acceptance of ‘Motions for Consideration’ – is the 8th of March 2025.
A reminder that to participate in the AGM and the running of your RSA – and to use the ESSC facilities, you must be a current financial member.

Recycled Reading - book sale
2025-04-05 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-06 09:00 - 15:00
Recycled Reading’ book sale organised by the Lions Club of Eastbourne.
Sat/Sun 5th/6th April 9am-3pm Eastbourne Scout Hall (next to Eastbourne Pool)
Slightly scaled back version of our previous ales due to venue size, but lots of good quality books at bargain prices. BYO bag, EFTPOS available.

If anyone has good quality books, games or puzzles to donate – please use the drop off box in the foyer of the Eastbourne Library or to discuss drop off / collection for larger quantities, text Gavin 027 488 5602

Daylight saving ends
2025-04-06 03:00
Daylight saving ends – clocks back 1 hour from 3am. 6 April 2025 at 3am

Make your own Easter Hot Cross buns or Easter Loaf
2025-04-06 10:30 - 13:30 | St Alban’s Church, 11 Ngaio Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Make your own Easter Hot Cross buns– with apple, raisins and cinnamon for children aged 5-12
or Easter Loaf with almonds, dried apricots & cherries for teenagers and adults.

Easter baking day: Sunday 6 April at St Albans’ hall kitchen in Ngaio Street.
Hot cross bun making at 10.30 am for children aged 7-12:; Easter loaf making at 12 noon for teens and adults,.
Please register soon at office@stalbanschurch.nz so there are enough ingredients for everybody.
Koha for St Alban’s Church seismic strengthening fund.

RSA Poppy Day
2025-04-11
Poppy Day is the RNZRSA’s main fundraising activity. Donations collected on Poppy Day help us improve the health and wellbeing outcomes for New Zealand’s veterans of all ages.

You can donate to the RSA at anytime: Click here to donate online.
The RSA was established in 1916 with the aim of taking care of New Zealand’s veterans and their families as soldiers returned from Gallipoli. While today’s soldiers face different challenges, our support to them and their whanau continues.
In 2024 we celebrated 102 years of the Poppy Appeal – with the Poppy campaign running throughout the month of April and Poppy Day, our street collection, occurring on 19 April.
The first poppy appeal in 1922 netted 13,166 pounds – poppies were sold for one shilling each. Today’s poppies are sold for a gold coin donation and we average close to a million poppies sold each year.

Burdan's Gate Beach Clean
2025-04-13 09:00 - 12:00
We pick up rubbish along the shoreline from Burdan’s Gate to the Pencarrow lighthouses. Everyone is welcome, for any length of time. Even half an hour makes a difference! You’ll find us at the picnic table just past Wildfinder bikes, before the locked gate. Bags & gloves provided.

Eastbourne Community Board Meeting
2025-04-15 19:15 - 21:00 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
Here’s the agenda for next Eastbourne Community Board meeting at 7.15pm Tuesday 15 April, at the East Harbour Women’s Club.
Everyone is welcome.
Agenda is now available
Or use the public speaking spot to talk for up to 3 minutes about any community matter.
ECB members will be available from 6.45pm to discuss any issues or concerns before the meeting.

ANZAC Day
2025-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Memorial Gates, Muritai School, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Anzac Day is usually commemorated by the Eastbourne Community at the war memorial adjacent to Muritai School, followed by refreshments at the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club.
Assembly at Ballinger Gardens, Makaro Street from 9.30am – March to the Memorial Gates, Muritai School. ANZAC Service commences at 10am.
Anzac Day is observed on 25 April. It commemorates New Zealanders killed in war and honours returned and serving servicemen and women.
Anzac Day dates
1916 – Anzac Day gazetted as a half-day holiday
1921 – Anzac Day becomes a full public holiday
1939 – Dawn ceremony widely included in New Zealand Anzac Day commemorations for the first time
1949 – Legislation passed preventing Anzac Day from being ‘Mondayised’
1966 – Current Anzac Day Act liberalises activities allowed after 1 p.m. on Anzac Day
2013 – When 25 April falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Monday will now be a public holiday
2020 – All Anzac Day public ceremonies in New Zealand cancelled because of COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic
The date marks the anniversary of the landing of Australian and New Zealand soldiers – the Anzacs – on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The aim was to capture the Dardanelles and open a sea route to the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. At the end of the campaign, Gallipoli was still held by its Ottoman Turkish defenders.
Thousands lost their lives during the Gallipoli campaign: 87,000 Ottoman Turks, 44,000 men from France and the British Empire, including 8500 Australians. To this day, Australia also marks the events of 25 April. Among the dead were 2779 New Zealanders, about one in six of those who served on Gallipoli.
They may have ended in military defeat, but for many New Zealanders then and since, the Gallipoli landings signalled that New Zealand was becoming a distinct nation, even as it fought on the other side of the world in the name of the British Empire.
Anzac Day was first observed in 1916. The day has gone through many changes since. The ceremonies that are held at war memorials up and down New Zealand, and in places overseas where New Zealanders gather, are modelled on a military funeral and remain rich in tradition and ritual.
(https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/anzac-day/introduction)

East by West ferry moving to Winter Schedule
2025-04-27
Kia ora ferry users,
Please be aware we’re moving to our winter timetable from Sunday 27th April.
This mostly affects our weekend schedule but some of our weekday times are changing slightly too. See below link to the new timetable.

Winter Schedule : eastbywest.co.nz

Professional Deer Culling Northern Forest East Harbour Regional Park: 5 May - 13 June
2025-05-05 - 2025-06-13 | East Harbour Regional Park, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Greater Wellington Regional Council contracted, professional deer cullers will be hunting in East Harbour Regional Park, Northern Forest between 5th May & 13th June. Hunters will be only hunting when weather conditions are conducive to hunting. There will be 16 days of actual 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 EHRP website will be updated daily as the hunter communicates his plans to Jo or Zane at GWRC. Please feel free to text Jo on 0274673076 if you are unsure.
Please report deer, pig or goat sightings – include date of sighting, species, number, specific location, activity and photos are always useful – contact Jo Greenman at 0274673076, (text is good) or jo.greenman@gw.govt.nz
There is also an opportunity to undertake culling on private property. Written permission is required for the hunter to cross onto private land. The contract allows private hunting under the GWRC contract on a cost recovery basis. Cost will be $80 per hour of hunting time with a minimum of 3 hours. There is no guarantee of shooting an animal. Contact Jo Greenman – to discuss culling on private land.

PICTURE PERFECT - Historical Society of Eastbourne: 7-17 May
2025-05-07 - 2025-05-17 | Hutt Art Centre, Myrtle Street, Lower Hutt, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
The eastern bays, through the eyes of local artists
It all started with a phone call, and an unexpected invitation: would the Historical Society be interested in mounting an exhibition in the Hutt Art Society’s galleries? Even better, an anonymous benefactor would pay the gallery fees. Of course we said yes! So, after months of preparation, we’ll be presenting Picture Perfect: A century of paintings and photographs of the Eastern Bays at the Hutt Art Centre in Myrtle Street, Lower Hutt, from 7 th to 17 th May.
The timing of the invitation was excellent. Two years earlier we’d embarked on a major project: to create a detailed inventory of the artworks in our archive Collection, to get them restored if needed, and to research the artists, some of whom we knew very little about.
The inventory and research were carried out by Claire Taggart, one of our dedicated volunteers. Her work meant we could start thinking about sharing these unique paintings and drawings, most of them never exhibited before, with the wider community. And because we had nowhere to display them permanently, an exhibition seemed the way to go.
So where did these artworks come from? Like nearly everything in our Collection, they’d had been donated to the Historical Society over many years. Some were inherited from the Eastbourne Borough Council in 1989; others were gifted by the artists or their families, or by local residents moving house or sorting an estate. A few were bequests. Several more artworks have been donated in the past year, and a few others are being loaned for the exhibition. Nearly all are by local artists, some of them
well-known names in Wellington art circles, such as Albert Hansen-Knarhoj, Elisabet Delbrück, Rena Swift and Alan Collins. Other names are less familiar, for example Arthur Percival Potter, Simon Prins and Catherine Clunies-Ross.
The collection ranges from small watercolours and pencil drawings to large oil paintings. Among them are two striking portraits: one of Miss Aileen Stace (1895-1977), a well-known Eastbourne resident, and the other of a colourful local character whose identity is currently under wraps.
The artworks actually span more than the ‘century’ of the title: the earliest is dated 1911, while the most recent was completed just last year. The timespan allows us to notice gradual changes, such as the regenerating bush and Eastbourne’s shifting shoreline. Recurring subjects include the harbour in all its moods, Lion Rock (clearly a popular landmark!), and the old ferries, especially the much-loved Cobar (1906-1948). Yet the visitor is also in for some surprises. A railway at Pencarrow Head in the early 1900s – who knew?
In the smaller of the two galleries, the visitor enters the black-and-white (and occasionally hand-coloured) world of early 20 th century photography. Most of the photographs came to us from the Borough Council and are being exhibited here for the first time. They include large, remarkably clear panoramas in their original frames, which makes them rare historical objects in their own right.
Also part of the Council’s legacy is a collection of framed photographs depicting aspects of life ‘at the bay’ from the 1920s to the 1950s. Some of these images may be more familiar, but together they provide a fascinating study of a young and growing community.
There’ll be surprises here too – even for us. A member of the Hutt Art Society found some ‘mystery’ glass-plate negatives of the eastern bays in a car boot sale, and these are currently being developed and printed. All will be revealed at the exhibition….
We look forward to seeing you there in May – and please tell your friends!
Ali Carew

Eastbourne-Bays Community Trust - Applications for Grants (close 15 June)
2025-05-20 - 2025-06-15
For the benefit of residents of the Eastbourne Community and in the exercise of the Trust Board’s discretionary powers charitable purposes shall include public recreation, enjoyment, health, education, instruction, and culture.
Grant applications are invited through print and social media from Eastbourne-Bays Not for Profit entities. Grants are given where there is an enduring benefit to the entity.
Closing Date: 15 June 2025
Applications from Eastbourne-Bays groups are invited. Application forms are available on the website www.ebct.org.nz
Contact: Gaby Brown 021179 5311 or email: trustees@ebct.org.nz

Eastbourne-Bays Community Trust - Applications for Freemasons Scholarship (close 15 June)
2025-05-20 - 2025-06-15
The Eastbourne Freemasons’ Scholarship has been established to encourage tertiary or post graduate study in the successful applicant’s chosen area of expertise.
Eligibility
Applicants for the scholarship must have lived in the Eastbourne-Bays area for a minimum of five years (not necessarily currently) and achieved with distinction in their chosen discipline during a minimum of three years study at a tertiary level.
Scholarship details
The value of the annual scholarship is $5,500 and will be paid upon confirmation that the successful applicant is able to comply with the terms of the scholarship.
Closing Date: 15 June 2025
Applications are invited. Application forms are available on the website www.ebct.org.nz
Contact: Gaby Brown 021179 5311 or email: trustees@ebct.org.nz

National Emergency Mobile Alert test
2025-05-25 18:00 - 19:00
National Emergency Mobile Alert test – save the date

The nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert (EMA) system is taking place in the evening of Sunday 25 May between 6-7pm. This is a routine test to make sure the system is working well, and we anticipate that over 5.5 million phones will receive this message.
Anybody who may be distressed by the alert, or those have a hidden second phone for their safety, should put their phones in flight mode or turn them off between the hours of 6-7pm on Sunday 25 May to avoid the sound of the alert. Switching to silent mode on most mobile phone models will not stop the alert from sounding.
Please feel free to share the date and time of the alert. Further messages to key stakeholders will be shared at a later date, and a nationwide ad campaign will run closer to the time to ensure the general public is aware of when the alert will take place.
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You can find more information about the Emergency Mobile Alert system, including a factsheet and list of FAQs by clicking the button below.

All about the Emergency Mobile Alert system

Eastbourne Community Board Meeting
2025-06-10 19:15 - 21:00 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
Eastbourne Community Board meeting at 7.15pm Tuesday 10 June, at the East Harbour Women’s Club.
Everyone is welcome.
Agenda and Chairs Report
Or use the public speaking spot to talk for up to 3 minutes about any community matter.
ECB members will be available from 6.45pm to discuss any issues or concerns before the meeting.

Parangarahu Lakes Community Planting Day
2025-06-14 09:00 - 15:00 | Parangarahu Lakes, Pencarrow Head, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Join us for a day of planting at these nationally significant lakes.
The Parangarahu Lakes are 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.
This planting day is perfect for those who enjoy a bit of physical activity, as you’ll be carrying plants and digging holes.
What to bring/wear:
• Sturdy boots or gumboots
• Long sleeves and pants, and a waterproof jacket are essential. Layering and wearing a hat or beanie is a good way to stay warm. This site can be very exposed, so it is a good idea to bring a spare change of clothes.
• Feel free to bring your own favourite spade and gloves.
• Bring your own water bottle, and snacks.
We provide:
• FREE transport from Burdan’s Gate, Eastbourne, along the rugged coast to the Lower Pencarrow Lighthouse at the harbour entrance and onto the entrance of the first lake. Please book your seat as we have limited numbers. No private cars will have access.
• Plants and planting tools, gloves.
• An experienced team leader, health and safety management and training.
Booking is essential to secure your seat on the bus to the lakes
Register here

Greater Wellington — Parangarahu Lakes Community Planting Day https://www.gw.govt.nz/your-region/events-and-meetings/parangarahu-co/

Community Climate Action Fund (closes July 13)
2025-06-16 - 2025-07-11
COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION FUND (formerly the Community Engagement Fund)
Criteria
The fund aims to contribute to the city’s carbon reduction goals by funding:
i. Community-led carbon reduction initiatives, with a focus on initiatives already identified in the Lower Hutt Climate Pathway
ii. Community engagement initiatives that can demonstrate a contribution to carbon reduction in the way they are delivered (eg waste minimisation).
To be eligible for funding:
• Initiatives/activities must take place within Lower Hutt.
• Physical assets must not be stored on Council reserve land or road reserve.
• Any asset purchased over the value of $1,000 must be added to the organisation’s asset register.
• Organisations/groups requesting funding must meet specified criteria, including legal entity status for applications above $10k and the project must align with Council’s Climate Action Pathway.
This is a one-off grant, and any future maintenance of physical assets purchased are the responsibility of the applicant organisations.
Eastbourne Community Board has $2,171 for further allocation in this round as of May 2025.
more information (on this website)
Application form, more information, and assistance in applying (is available) (Hutt City website)
