Monthly Skip Bin (Eastbourne Lions)
2025-01-25 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-02-22 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-03-29 08:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | 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

Scrap Metal Drive (free) - Eastbourne Scouts
2025-01-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Lower Hutt
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.

Waste collection: Red (general) & Blue (glass)
2025-01-27, 2025-02-10, 2025-02-24, 2025-03-10, 2025-03-24, 2025-04-07 | Lower Hutt
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.

Waste collection - Red (general), Yellow (paper/plastics/cans) & Green (organic/garden)
2025-02-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-03 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Lower Hutt
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.

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

Waste collection: Red (general) & Yellow (paper/plastics/cans)
2025-02-17, 2025-03-17 | Lower Hutt
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.

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 | Lower Hutt
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.

ECHO E-Waste Recycling Day
2025-04-05 09:00 - 15:00 | QV House, 22 Nevis Street, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Echo host more than 50 E-days each year at handy locations throughout Auckland and Wellington. These drive-through community collection days provide an opportunity for locals to divert their old or unwanted electronics, helping them from ending up in landfill.
Check the website for details https://www.echotech.co.nz/e-days

Recycled Reading - book sale
2025-04-05 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-06 09:00 - 15:00 | Lower Hutt
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 | Lower Hutt
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 | Lower Hutt
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.
