Eastbourne NZ

ANZAC Day Citizens Service
2024-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Memorial Gates, Muritai School, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
10 am Citizens Service at the War Memorial Gates at Muritai School. A march will precede the Service – assembling at Ballinger Gardens from 9.30. The club will be open post the Service for Morning Tea.

ANZAC Day
2024-04-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Memorial Gates, Muritai School, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
EMRSA_ANZAC Day Service Sheet 2026
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)

Waste collection: Red (general) & Blue (glass)
2024-04-22, 2024-04-08, 2024-03-25, 2024-03-11, 2024-02-26, 2024-02-12
Non recyclable rubbish
Your rubbish bin / ipupara
This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it’s just for rubbish.
When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide.
Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection.
Did you know? I get collected weekly.

Your glass recycling crate / pouaka kara- he
This is your blue open-top crate, which is just for glass
YES

Glass bottles
Glass jars

Remember: Rinse bottles and jars to make sure they’re clean.
NO

Lids
Tableware and Pyrex
Broken glass
Light bulbs
Mirrors or window glass

Tip: One person’s waste is another’s treasure. Keep an eye out on noticeboards and social media for opportunities to save useable items from going to landfill.

Eastbourne Community Board meetings (2024)
2024-04-16 19:15 - 21:00 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
The next ECB meeting is at 7.15pm Tuesday 16 April at the East Harbour Womens Club.
The agenda and the chairs report are now available for download (PDF 2.2MB) The chairs report is also included below and has more details about the meeting, including public speaking..
Presentations at the meeting (in addition to usual business)

Waste management – A verbal presentation by Council’s Manager, Waste Minimisation.
Tupua Horo Nuku and bird protection areas update: A verbal update by Council’s Project Delivery Manager, Transport
Long Term Plan update: A verbal presentation by Deputy Mayor Lewis and Cr Dyer

Next meetings
Tuesday 18 June
Tuesday 20 August
Tuesday 22 October

Waste collection: Red (general) & Yellow (paper/plastics/cans)
2024-04-15, 2024-03-18, 2024-02-19
Non recyclable rubbish
Your rubbish bin / ipupara
This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it’s just for rubbish.
When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide.
Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection.
Did you know? I get collected weekly.

Paper & plastics
Your recycling bin with the yellow lid / ipu hangarua
This is your wheelie bin with the yellow lid, and it’s just for rubbish.
I get collected on yellow weeks. When incorrect items end up in the wrong bin, they contaminate the recycling / ipu hangarua, which can mean the whole truckload ends up going to landfill. That’s why we need to make sure the only thing that goes in our yellow bins is the stuff that’s too good to waste.

What can be put in the Yellow bin?
YES

Paper and cardboard
Tins and cans
Plastic containers marked with these symbols, often embossed on bottom of item
Plastic symbols 1,2,5

NO

Glass
Batteries
Nappies
Drink cartons / Tetrapak
Polystyrene, clothes hangers and toys
Soft plastics, cling film and strapping

Note: Many of these non recyclable materials can be recycled through other channels – some options are listed here.

East by West Ferry - late sailings end
2024-04-12 | Days Bay beach, 611 Marine Drive, Days Bay, 5013, New Zealand
Please be aware our late sailing ends on Friday 12th April. This means we will no longer be running the 8:30pm departure from Queens Wharf / 8:55pm from Days Bay on Thursdays and Fridays until next Summer.

HCC Long Term Plan consultation (ends 3 May)
2024-04-11 08:00 - 2024-05-03 17:00 | Online
HCC are carrying out this consultation to get your feedback on our draft 2024-2034 10 Year Plan. In the Consultation Document they’ve set out our direction and priorities across all areas – including infrastructure, our services and facilities, environmental initiatives, and overall financial planning.
We want to hear what you think about the proposals they’ve made in this draft plan. It’s one of our most important 10 Year Plans, so get involved and help us take the next steps!
https://www.huttcity.govt.nz/LTP-2024
Here you’ll find:

Direct links to our feedback form – click through and have your say today!
More information about the four key issues we are consulting on
Supporting information about asset management, infrastructure, finances and where we’ve already made savings

The feedback form won’t take you long, depending on how much detail you’d like to give. You can provide as much or as little feedback as you like. We know you are busy, so we now have the functionality where you can save your online feedback form and come back to it later.
It’s a challenging time economically for everyone, which is why this is one of our most important 10 Year Plans. Help us take the next steps in making Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt a great place to live – now and into the future.
If you have any questions at all, then please email HCC on: haveyoursay@huttcity.govt.nz
Feedback closes at 5pm on Friday 3 May 2024.

NZ Daylight Saving ends
2024-04-07 03:00 - 23:30
Daylight saving ends at 3am, clocks back 1 hour

HCC Long Term Plan Drop-in session
2024-04-06 12:00 - 13:00 | Eastbourne Community Hub/Library, 38 Rimu Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
6th April, 12-1pm, Eastbourne Community Hub (aka Library)
The 10 Year Plan, also known as the Long Term Plan (LTP), is council’s key strategic document. It sets out our priorities for the next 10 years, including what we will do, how much it will cost and how we will fund it. It’s reviewed every three years to make sure it is still relevant and accurate.

Waste collection - Red (general), Yellow (paper/plastics/cans) & Green (organic/garden)
2024-04-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-04 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-02-05 08:00 - 17:00
Your rubbish bin / ipupara
This is your wheelie bin with the red lid, and it’s just for rubbish.
When green waste goes to landfill it creates methane, a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide.
Instead of putting it in your red bin, consider composting or using our green waste collection.
Did you know? I get collected weekly.

Your green (garden) waste bin / ipupara tupu
Your green bin is for garden waste only. What can you put in this bin?
YES

Grass clippings
Plant cuttings
NO
Rubbish
Concrete or stone
Nappies
Food waste

Tip: If you don’t have a green waste bin, or you have large quantities of green waste, you can take it to the Silverstream transfer station. If you have compost waste, here are some options.

Your recycling bin with the yellow lid / ipu hangarua
This is your wheelie bin with the yellow lid, and it’s just for rubbish.
I get collected on yellow weeks. When incorrect items end up in the wrong bin, they contaminate the recycling / ipu hangarua, which can mean the whole truckload ends up going to landfill. That’s why we need to make sure the only thing that goes in our yellow bins is the stuff that’s too good to waste.

What can be put in the Yellow bin?
YES

Paper and cardboard
Tins and cans
Plastic containers marked with thes esymbols, often embossed on bottom of item
Plastic symbols 1,2,5

NO

Glass
Batteries
Nappies
Drink cartons / Tetrapak
Polystyrene, clothes hangers and toys
Soft plastics, cling film and strapping

Note: Many of these non recyclable materials can be recycled through other channels – some options are listed here.

Monthly Skip Bin (Eastbourne Lions)
2024-03-30 08:00 - 11:30, 2024-02-24 08:00 - 11:30 | Burdan’s Gate
(Note, no collection in December)
Simple and affordable rubbish disposal is available monthly at our skip. We are trialling a new e-waste collection system over spring and summer. Payment in cash only.
Open on the last Saturday of each month, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am. We’ll be there to help you unload!
Types of rubbish and charges are here.
Email: EastbourneLionsNZ@gmail.com

Eastern Bays Resilience Expo
2024-03-24 10:00 - 15:00 | Muritai School Hall, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt
This will be an expo day focussing on all aspects of community resilience covering Reduction (mitigation), Readiness (preparation), Response (action) and Recovery.
Expect to see more about this event over the coming months, and if you’d like to be part of it please get in touch.
Find out more about the Eastern Bays Community Resilience Expo

Lions Auction
2024-03-23 08:00 - 14:00 | Muritai School Hall, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt

Eastbourne Wharf to Wharf Swim 2024
2024-03-03 08:00 - 11:00 | Days Bay beach, 611 Marine Drive, Days Bay, 5013, New Zealand
The Eastbourne Wharf-to-Wharf swim was held on Sunday 3rd March – results of the 2024 swim can be found here
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.
We look forward to seeing you in Eastbourne 2025.

CANCELLED: Eastbourne Community Board - Walk Around
2024-03-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Eastern Bays
This event has been cancelled as were are not enough issues to warrant the effort and cost. Individual bays will be contacted and any issues raised will be dealt with individually. Thank you. ECB
On Saturday 2 March, the Community Board will have its annual trip through Eastbourne and the Bays, visiting Resident Associations and residents. As usual, we plan to travel (by van) south from Point Howard, spending 20-30 minutes in each bay or area to discuss any issues residents would like to bring to our attention. These are generally broader issues or concerns not otherwise managed through the Council’s Report a Problem service.A Council officer will join us for the morning.Can you please send Belinda Moss a list of any issues or concerns you would like to discuss with the Board, and suggest where you would like to meet us? I will share a timetable nearer the time.We’ll send the notes, actions and Council responses from the 2023 walk around in the next few days.We look forward to meeting with you.Ngā mihi nui

Shakespeare's Macbeth - 29 Feb to 9 March - Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
2024-02-29 19:30 - 2024-03-09 22:00 | Muritai School Yard
Something wicked this way comes – the only Summer Shakespeare in the Wellington region this year.
A stunning, contemporary production of Shakespeare’s fast-paced and powerful tragedy of unchecked power and ambition. Macbeth leads the notorious Scotland crime family’s successful fight against rebels and rivals but he and his wife are ambitious for power. He murders the Boss, Duncan, and assumes control of the family. But who can he trust? Things quickly start to fall apart. Blood will have blood as Macbeth sinks into despotism, friends turn against him and his wife dies.
Wrap up warmly for this outdoor Bard in the Yard production (inside if the weather is poor) at Muritai School yard in Eastbourne. Directed for the award-winning Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe by John Marwick and Elspeth Cotsilinis.
Restrictions: Includes violence – parental guidance recommended.
Ticket Information

Adult: $19.65 each ($18.00 + $1.65 fees)
Senior/Member: $16.58 each ($15.00 + $1.58 fees)
Under 25: $0.00 each ($0.00)
Buy Tickets

Dates

Thu 29 Feb 2024, 7:30pm–10:00pm
Fri 1 Mar 2024, 7:30pm–10:00pm
Sat 2 Mar 2024, 7:30pm–10:00pm
Thu 7 Mar 2024, 7:30pm–10:00pm
Fri 8 Mar 2024, 7:30pm–10:00pm
Sat 9 Mar 2024, 7:30pm–10:00pm

Restrictions
R13

Phone Sales

0800 BUY TIX (289 849) – Ticket Outlets

Website

Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe

Muritai School Car Boot Sale
2024-02-25 10:00 - 13:00 | Muritai School Yard
Fundraiser – morte information and register https://forms.gle/BdkTHefgQvjTX2CF6

East by West Ferries cease Mātiu Somes service for 6-8 months
2024-02-19 | Mātiu Somes Island
East by West will not be operating services to Mātiu/Somes Island from 19th February 2024 for 6 – 8 months while the wharf is rebuilt.
This means our weekday and weekend timetables will change from the 19th February as we will not be stopping at the island. We have not received a date for the island reopening but we will communicate this to everyone as soon as we’re able to.
Services will still be running as usual right through to the 18th February so there’s still time to head out to the island over the next few weeks!
More information: https://eastbywest.co.nz/matiusomes-island-closure

Eastbourne Community Board Meeting
2024-02-13 19:15 - 21:15 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
The agenda and the chairs report are available here (pdf).

Public have the opportunity to speak for 3 minutes each before meeting starts.

ZM Black Thunder promo Days Bay
2024-02-03 | Days Bay beach, 611 Marine Drive, Days Bay, 5013, New Zealand
On Saturday 3 February the ZM Black Thunders (radio crew) will be running an activation at Days Bay for two hours (time TBC). They will be giving away locally-made treats + the chance to win a bigger prize. There will be games, activities etc. Promoting the Hutt Valley as a quintessential summer spot and to encourage visitors (primarily Wellingtonians) to the area.
