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Community Board Election nominations close (noon)

Please consider standing for the board, we fought to keep it, now let's use it to support our community. It's as much work (or as little) as you want to make it, and our primary responsibility is to represent the community to council. We pass on information to the community, get feedback, and relay that back to HCC as appropriate. We need 5 candidates to complete the board, 6 or more to have an election. Ideally we want broad representation across the whole community - Eastbourne and the Bays. You don't have to do any electioneering if you don't want to. Some current board members

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Eastbourne Youth Forum #2

Eastbourne Hub/Library Boardroom

Eastbourne Youth Forum had a great start this week. It's happening again! Part two!!! To everyone that came on Monday, and all who couldn't make it, we hope this different night works! Come and learn more about the forum. For all our teenagers and young people in the community. This is for them! Free food! Tell the young person in your life - cos let's be honest, they're not on FB - to check out the Instagram account for more details @eastbourneyouthforum.

Professional deer cullers in East Harbour Regional Park (11 Aug – 19 Sept)

Greater Wellington Regional Council have contracted professional deer cullers who will be hunting in East Harbour Regional Park Northern Forest between 11th August & 19th September. Hunters will be only hunting when weather conditions are conducive to hunting. There will be 13 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 communicate their plans to me. Please feel free to text me at 021771730 if you are unsure. Please report deer sightings – include date of sighting,

Eastbourne Bowling Club Relocation Consultation 18 Aug – 8 Sept

A public meeting to discuss this specific proposal will be announced soon. Subscribe to our email newsletter to be updated. An extra week has also been added to the submission period. The ECB welcomes the Council's consultation on the Eastbourne Bowling Club's proposal to build a bowling green on the sealed area beside the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club. We encourage everyone who uses the area for tennis, basketball, skateboarding, biking, etc, to submit at hutt.city/ebcrelocation. If a bowling green is built there, the area available will be reduced. The three double tennis courts will be replaced by two single tennis courts, and the full-size basketball court will

Eastbourne Community Board Meeting (final before elections)

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

Eastbourne Community Board meeting at 7.15pm Tuesday 19 August,  at the East Harbour Women’s Club. Everyone is welcome. Agenda  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.

Local Government Elections open

Voting documents are posted out and voting opens. https://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/elections/2025-local-government-elections/2025-election-information

Meet the Candidates – Eastbourne Lions

Eastbourne Sports and Services Club 48 Tuatoru Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013

Meet the candidates 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, not this one). If Hutt City Council should investigate the options for amalgamation (non-binding) There will be more information on both these issues leading

Lions Recycled Reading : 11 -19 October (9am-3pm)

San Antonio School 78 Oroua Street, Eastbourne,, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

'Recycled Reading' - great range of books, games, and some vinyl ready for another owner. Nine day sale - Sat 11 Oct through to Sun 19 Oct. 9am-3pm each day. Change of venue to San Antonio School, Oroua St, Eastbourne. EFTPOS available, BYO bags. Donation boxes in Eastbourne and Petone library foyers; or for pick up/drop off of larger quantities, text Gavin 027 488 5602 or John 022 102 4696

Wellington Free Ambulance – Onesie Appeal

Onesie is back this September Sign up today for the most onesie-ful event of the year! Please help us raise $200,000 this September Donate today to keep services FREE of charge. Your donation is vital to keep emergency ambulance services free for anyone in need of help.

Historical Society of Eastbourne AGM and talk

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

Historical Society AGM is on Sunday 21st September, 2 pm in the East Harbour Women's Club. Following the AGM, our speaker is David Watt from Heritage NZ, talking about the upsides and downsides of heritage.

Daylight saving starts

Daylight saving starts, clocks forward 1 hour from 2am. 28 September 2025 at 2am

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