Eastbourne is a suburb of Lower Hutt, a part of Wellington, New Zealand. Lying beside the sea, it is a popular local tourist destination via car from Petone or from ferry crossings from central Wellington. An outer suburb, it lies on the eastern shore of Wellington Harbour, five kilometres south of the main Lower Hutt urban area and directly across the harbour from the Miramar Peninsula in Wellington city. A narrow exposed coastal road connects it with the rest of Lower Hutt via the Eastern Bays and the industrial suburb of Seaview. It is named for Eastbourne in England, another seaside town known as a destination for day-trips.
T.E.V. Wahine Foremast Memorial
Eastbourne Borough Council Omnibus Service Garage 1939
Eastbourne ANZAC memorial
Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.
Lower Hutt from the air, looking eastwards in March 2009
Coat of arms
Christ Church, Taitā, built in 1853 – the oldest extant church in the Wellington region
2011 photo of the Lower Hutt town hall