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== History == The suburb's origins lie in pre-colonial times, with local [[Māori people|Māori]] [[Iwi]] having several [[Kāinga]] and [[Pā]] in the area for hundreds of years, in the bays and the raised headlands respectively. These settlements were located in the bays north of the suburb's centre, such as [[Point Howard]] and the Lowry, Rona and [[Days Bay]]s. These settlements were essential, as they blocked out invasion from the neighbouring iwi in the [[Wairarapa]], Ngāti Kahungunu. Raids were a common affair, and forced local Māori to always be vigilant.<ref name="Taonga">{{Cite web|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|title=Eastbourne|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/page-11|access-date=29 November 2020|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en}}</ref> [[Pākehā settlers|European settlement]] increased after the devastating [[1855 Wairarapa earthquake]], because the [[Waiwhetū|Waiwhetu]] river in [[Seaview, Lower Hutt|Seaview]] was lowered, along with the raising of the shore of [[Wellington Harbour]] by 2 metres. Eastbourne's [[Italian New Zealanders|Italian]] heritage began with the settlement of Rona Bay (originally known as Brown's Bay) by Italians Bartolo and Italia Russo 1892. Renaming it after themselves as Russo Bay, the Russos, originally from [[Stromboli]], they established a hotel and began [[Horticulture|horticultural]] and [[fishing]] industries. They prompted many relatives and friends to also emigrate, propelling Eastbourne into an elaborate little [[Italian New Zealanders|Italian New Zealander]] stronghold.<ref name="Taonga"/> [[File:Ballinger_Gardens,_Eastbourne,_29_November_2020.png|thumb|Ballinger Gardens, Eastbourne, demonstrating pleasant garden scenes and older architecture in the suburb.]] Prior to its amalgamation into Lower Hutt, the Borough of Eastbourne comprised a separate town, with its own council and civic administration. The ''Eastbourne Community Board<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastbourne NZ |url=https://eastbourne.nz/ |website=Eastbourne NZ |publisher=Eastbourne Community Board}}</ref>'', a remnant of the former town council, remains vocal on local issues. A local bus station still bears the "Borough of Eastbourne" name. [[File:TEVWahineForemastMemorial.jpg|alt=T.E.V. Wahine Foremast Memorial|thumb|T.E.V. Wahine Foremast Memorial ]] The [[TEV Wahine|Wahine disaster]] was New Zealand's worst modern maritime disaster, occurring on 10 April 1968, when the ferry Wahine struck Barrett Reef in Wellington Harbour during a storm and capsized. 734 people were on board, and 53 died from drowning, injuries, or exposure to the elements. Eastbourne was cut off from the city by heavy seas which washed over Marine Drive. Passengers from the sinking vessel began to go towards Eastbourne and [[Seatoun]]. Residents took in survivors, Eastbourne's two hair-dressing salons emptied their establishments of towels and the local bakery delivered sandwiches, soup and trays piled with buns, scones, muffins, pies and cakes to the RSA.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-09 |title=When Eastbourne rallied to help Wahine survivors |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/stories/2018639737/when-eastbourne-rallied-to-help-wahine-survivors |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> Installed in 2010, there now lies a memorial opposite the bus barn for those who died in the disaster.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-01-21 |title=Wahine mast installed as memorial |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/26410/wahine-mast-installed-as-memorial |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref>
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