Annual General Meeting. All welcome. Guest speaker and afternoon tea provided. Meeting will also be held on Zoom. Contact Megan.Davey@huttcity.govt.nz Our guest speaker will be Clark Stiles from Petone Heritage Centre, talking about the Prince of Wales’ visit to Petone in 1919. His presentation will be followed by afternoon tea.
The Historical Society of Eastbourne is hosting an exciting video presentation by artist Janet Andrews and photographer Simon Hoyle of Southlight Studio in Days Bay. Janet and Simon will present selected videos from their Coastal Restoration series, a two-year project funded by the Department of Conservation. Short and easy to understand - about how we can reduce hazards, and restore & protect our coast for the future. The presentation is at 2pm on Sunday 23rd April in the East Harbour Women’s Club, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne. Afternoon tea will be served afterwards. All welcome. HSE members free; non-members by gold coin donation.
We're looking forward to our Annual General Meeting, 2pm on Sunday 23rd July at the Women's Club rooms. Following the business, local writer and postcard collect Nik Zangouropolous is speaking on "Eastbourne: A Postcard Village." All welcome. Afternoon tea will be served.
Winding up a busy 12 months, the Historical Society's end-of-year event will be held on Sunday 3rd December, 2 pm at the East Harbour Women's Club rooms, 145 Muritai Road, Eastbourne. Our guest speaker is Bob Maysmor, who grew up in Eastbourne and whose career has included: Director of the Dowse Art Museum; Senior Curator at Pataka Art + Museum; and author of a number of books on art, history and biography. Bob will talk about growing up in Eastbourne. Afternoon tea to follow. All welcome; free to members, a gold coin donation for guests.
AGM followed by guest speaker Cristina Sanders, author of Okiwi Brown, speaking about "Research & Rabbit-holes - writing historical fiction". Afternoon tea provided. All welcome. Non-members a koha please.
The eastern bays, through the eyes of local artists It all started with a phone call, and an unexpected invitation: would the Historical Society be interested in mounting an exhibition in the Hutt Art Society’s galleries? Even better, an anonymous benefactor would pay the gallery fees. Of course we said yes! So, after months of preparation, we’ll be presenting Picture Perfect: A century of paintings and photographs of the Eastern Bays at the Hutt Art Centre in Myrtle Street, Lower Hutt, from 7 th to 17 th May. The timing of the invitation was excellent. Two years earlier we’d embarked on a major project: to
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 12:30 pm, Saturday 15th November 2025, Eastbourne Community Hub / Library 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. Further info from eastbournehistorynz@gmail.com
Resilience Expo Digital Display Rotation (Eastbourne Library inside & outside) - click anywhere to close.