Waste collection: Red (general) & Yellow (paper/plastics/cans)
2025-05-12, 2025-06-09, 2025-07-07, 2025-08-04
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.

Waste collection: Red (general) & Blue (glass)
2025-05-19, 2025-06-02, 2025-06-16, 2025-06-30, 2025-07-14, 2025-07-28
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-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 (Pacific/Auckland)
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.
In the event of a Tsunami Alert do you know where to go? Try this Tsunami Ready app to find out
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

Waste collection - Red (general), Yellow (paper/plastics/cans) & Green (organic/garden)
2025-05-26 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-21 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)
2025-05-31 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-06-28 08:00 - 11:30, 2025-07-26 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

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)

Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe AGM
2025-07-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Muritai School Hall, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt
The Annual General Meeting of the Troupe will be held on 2 July at 7:30pm in the Muritai School Green Room (entrance at the North end of the hall).
A new constitution (to align with new rules for Incorporated Society) will be presented and voted upon. A copy of the Draft constitution can be downloaded HERE.
We will also appoint officers for the Troupe. It should be a fairly short meeting and then we will have a chance for members to mingle – B.Y.O. drink and nibble.

The Nerd - Butterfly Creek Theatre (12-19 July)
2025-07-12 07:30 - 2025-07-19 22:00 | Muritai School Hall, 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt
We are adding an extra performance at 7:30pm on Wednesday 16 July – tickets on sale through Humanitix. Those who had tickets for Thursday or Friday last week will have received an email about rebooking.
Our next production – The Nerd, by Larry Shue – is now cast and in rehearsal.
The production will be in the Muritai School Hall at 7:30pm on July 12, 16, 17, 18, 19
Tickets are now available from Humanitix.
Set in the mid-Western, mid-sized city of Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum’s architectural career is ticking along nicely. When he has a surprise phone call and hears that he will finally meet the man (Rick Steadman) who anonymously saved his life in Viet Nam, he is thrilled. His positive outlook quickly turns sour when he discovers that Rick is a hopeless nerd, devoid of any social and emotional intelligence. And when Rick moves in with him without being invited, his life turns upside-down and all he can focus on is how to make him leave, and soon!
Director Suzy Cain
Here’s the cast:

Willum Cubbert – Philip Rossiter
Tansy McGinnis – Anna Sutherland
Axel Hammond – Martyn Barry
Rick Steadman – Laurence Ward
Warnock Waldgrave – John Marwick
Clelia Waldgrave – Nicola Tod
Thor Waldgrave – Freddy Thompson

Gollans Valley - Historical Society of Eastbourne
2025-07-13 14:00 - 16:00 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
Find out more about Gollans Valley
The mysterious stretch of land with a fascinating past, at the end of the No Entry road at Burdan’s Gate
2 pm, Sunday July 13 th 2025,
East Harbour Women’s Club rooms,
145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne.
Local historian Ali Carew presents an illustrated talk on the history of the latest addition to Wellington’s regional park system, right at our back door.
All welcome. FREE to Historical Society members, guests a koha please. Afternoon tea will follow the talk.
Further info from eastbournehistorynz@gmail.com

MIRO AGM 2025
2025-07-18 18:00 - 20:00 | East Harbour Womens Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5013, New Zealand
A time to thank MIRO members for their contributions over the past year. Hear about the good work being done by MIRO volunteers and to meet other members.
Starts promptly at 6.00 p.m. Guest speaker at 7.00 p.m.
Our Guest Speaker — Ali Carew,
Ali will give an illustrated talk about the Wellington Regional Council’s recent purchase of Gollans Valley Station, which has been cause for celebration and has led to a range of proposals for its future as part of East Harbour Regional Park.
RSVP to info@miro.org.nz
Farewell our East Harbour Regional Park Ranger, Jo Greenman. Followed by MIRO’s traditional supper of fish & chips, pizza, tea and coffee.

ESSC AGM 2025
2025-07-20 14:30 - 15:30 | Eastbourne Sports and Services Club, 48 Tuatoru Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt 5013
We welcome you to attend the upcoming AGM for the Eastbourne Sports & Services Club on Sunday 20 July at 2.30pm at the ESSC clubrooms. Full details can be found on the noticeboard located in the foyer at the clubrooms or by email received previously, circulated by your club representatives.
Attached is the meeting’s agenda and copy of the draft constitution for your reference. Please note, there have been no material changes to the terms of the original constitution (1997), any changes were adapted merely to meet the new legislation requirements being enforced 2026. The ESSC Board would like to acknowledge Neil Gray (ECC) for the countless hours dedicated to producing this draft constitution.
The ESSC representatives for 2025/26 are as follows:
EMRSA Kevin Togher / Jasmin McSweeney
ERFC Mark Sliper / Willie Davis
ECC Neil Gray / Jason Bull
EFC Kurt Renner / Adam Edwards
MCC Bob Wallens / Llew Kemeys
Order of Business
1. Welcome
2. Minutes of the AGM – 11 August 2024
3. Matters Arising
4. Annual Report by the Chairman
5. Annual Accounts 2024/25
6. Acceptance of Draft ESSC Constitution
7. Confirmation of Directors for the year ending
30 April 2026
8. Appointment of Audit Reviewer for the year ending
30 April 2026
9. General business
We look forward to seeing those of you who are able at the AGM.
MEL HALFORD
CLUB MANAGER
EASTBOURNE SPORTS & SERVICES CLUB INC.
SOUTH END TUATORU STREET
P. O. Box 41-058, EASTBOURNE
WELLINGTON 5047, NEW ZEALAND
P +64 4 562 8563
M +64 212 053 019
manager@essc.club

Targeted Weed Control: CL Bishop Park Bird Protection Area
2025-07-28 - 2025-07-29 | C L Bishop Park, Marine Parade, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Contractors will be returning to the dunes in front of CL Bishop Park in July 2025 for
another round of targeted weed control to ensure the continued success of the native
plants that support dune restoration and the Bird Protection Area.
Weather permitting, the work is scheduled to commence from Monday 28 July 2025.
For further details, please refer to the following page.
About the CL Bishop Bird Protection Area
As part of the consent conditions for the Tupua Horo Nuku project, Bird Protection areas
must be established at Whiorau Reserve, CL Bishop Park, and HW Shortt Park.
These areas serve as nesting habitats for kororā (little penguins), protecting the nesting
sites of tōrea pango (variable oystercatchers) and other indigenous seabird species
potentially affected during and after construction activities.
More information can be found on the Hutt City Council website: hutt.city/tupuahoronuku
or please email: tupuahoronuku@huttcity.govt.nz

Eastbourne & The Bays Youth Forum
2025-07-28 17:30 - 20:00 | Eastbourne Community Hub/Library, 38 Rimu Street, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, 5013, New Zealand
Are you 11 – 19 years old?
Have you got ideas about what this will look like?
When?

Monday 28 July
Eastbourne Library
5:30 – 7pm
Food provided.

This will be an info evening to explore establishing our own Youth Forum in Eastbourne and the Bays.

The Eastbourne Youth Forum is a youth-led initiative for young people to have a voice, lead solutions, and connect with our community. This concept aims to foster a more cohesive and connected Eastbourne community.
It will be a youth-led space, supported by the ECB, where young people can:

Voice their needs and interests
Engage with the community and Foster Community Connection
Fill gaps
Bridge generational gaps
Enhance Mental Health and Resilience
Empower Youth Leadership

We want our local youth to feel valued in Eastbourne and to have a voice. Rather than creating programmes for them, we want to give them space to identify gaps, collaborate with the community, and lead solutions. This forum will bridge generational gaps, dispel myths about “non-youth” spaces (e.g., ECB meetings, Lions Club), and build a more cohesive community.
Feel free to get in touch with Emily or Kaye.
0211885106
emilykeddell@gmail.com

Community Board Election nominations close (noon)
2025-08-01 12:00
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 are standing again so you won’t be alone.
If anyone would like to discuss this with any current board member, or need help, we’d be happy to do so – please don’t leave it too late!

Nominations close midday Friday 1 August (1 week away).
You need 2 electors / nominators to sign.
You need to provide the nomination form completed, evidence of NZ citizenship, evidence of your deposit, a photo *, and a profile statement* (all can be hand delivered or emailed). (* optional)
A deposit of $200 is required which is refunded if the you get at least 25% (1/4) of the votes of the lowest polling successful candidate (i.e most get it refunded).

Details and forms here: https://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/elections/2025-local-government-elections
