• Pole works in vicinity of 21 Rimu Street – sometime between 10 and 31 August

    NOTIFICATION OF POLE WORKS IN THE VICINITY OF YOUR PROPERTY Dear Resident/Business, This letter is to advise you that Connetics will be in your area as part of our project to remove pillar and install a new one as part of Wellington Electricity’s maintenance program. Work will occur outside 21 Rimu Street and is scheduled to commence anytime from 10/08/2026 to 31/08/2026 between the hours of 9am and 3pm and 9pm to 5am. These dates and times allow for any unforeseen delays as due to the nature of our work there are occasions where we may run unexpectedly over time as our work is highly

  • Metlink Bus Service Review: 17 Aug – 6 Sept

    Online

    Future of bus services in the Hutt Valley – Have your say! Survey open 17 Aug 2026 – 06 Sep 2026 Metlink are reviewing bus services across the Hutt Valley to make sure the network continues to work well for you now and in the future. As part of this, they’re looking at how to balance accessibility and affordability while providing a network that meets the community’s needs. Some services may change, some may reduce, and some new connections are being considered. Before any decisions are made, we want to hear what matters most to you. The details of the proposed changes will also be

  • Historical Society of Eastbourne AGM

    East Harbour Womens Club 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

    HSE Annual General Meeting, Sunday 23 August 2026 at 2pm, in the East Harbour Women’s Club rooms, 145 Muritai Road We’re delighted to announce that our guest speaker at the AGM will be Charlotte Macdonald, Emerita Professor of History at Victoria University of Wellington. Her illustrated presentation will be based on her award- winning book, Garrison World: Redcoat Soldiers in New Zealand and across the British Empire, published in 2025. The book explores the lives of imperial troops and their families stationed in New Zealand between 1840 and 1870. It examines the crucial role the troops played in the imposition of imperial rule and the development of

  • Metlink Bus Service Review: Library Drop in

    Eastbourne Hub/Library Boardroom

    Drop in session, Eastbourne Library/Hub 29 August 10-11 am Future of bus services in the Hutt Valley – Have your say! Survey open 17 Aug 2026 – 06 Sep 2026 Metlink are reviewing bus services across the Hutt Valley to make sure the network continues to work well for you now and in the future. As part of this, they’re looking at how to balance accessibility and affordability while providing a network that meets the community’s needs. Some services may change, some may reduce, and some new connections are being considered. Before any decisions are made, we want to hear what matters most to you.

  • Emergency Water Filtration and Supply training

    Williams Park - south of Kereru Road 5 Kereru Road, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    Community Water Stations - training We have 2 of these stations, at Lowry Bay and Days Bay. These contain pumps, water filtration equipment and water storage bladders to allow us to use local water (or tanker) sources for community supply in an emergency. We need some locals to train in their use, so if you are interested please contact me. The Days Bay Water Station is a shipping container tucked into the corner of Williams Park south of Kereru Road adjacent to the petanque / volleyball area. The Lowry Bay station is at the top of Cheviot Road. More information is available here https://www.tiakiwai.co.nz/water-networks/topic/emergency-water-3

  • Rimu Street Project Community information meeting

    Muritai School Library 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

    Muritai School Library 7pm 21 September, Oroua Street entrance The Developers , Faisandier , a Lower Hutt family based business, are holding a Community engagement evening to share whats happening in the Eastbourne Village on the Lai Green grocer site. Its an opportunity to engage with the team at Faisandier.

  • Eastbourne Bowling Club Opening Day

    Eastbourne Bowling Club 179 Muritai Rd, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

    Come and celebrate with us! Everyone welcome! The last Mayor of Eastbourne, Ross Jamieson will do the honours of formally opening the new synthetic green by bowling the first bowl. Come along and play a few bowls on our new green. A few nibbles will be provided. All members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend.

  • Lion’s Garage Sale and Auction

    Muritai School Yard

    Garage Sale 8am, Auction 9am Muritai School Orua Street entrance Donations of goods accepted from mid-September Contact EastbourneLionsNZ@gmail.com or 027 488 5602

  • Voting Day

    Election day 7 November . Voting places open from 9.00am to 7.00pm Election night. Preliminary election results released progressively from 7.00pm on electionresults.govt.nz