# Aranui vs South New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Aranui](https://www.chch.live/aranui) | [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **4,520 (2023)** | 3,420 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,290 (indicative)** | 3,321 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,443** | 1,296 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **23%** | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 10% | **16%** |
| Area | **2.26 km²** | 1.39 km² |
| People per km² | 2,000 | **2,460** |
| Reports filed | **4,014** | 2,675 |
| Rank on the roll | **38th of 108** | 52nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 1,776 | **1,924** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2017-09-26 (38 reports)** | 2020-07-08 (28 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **131 (5 fatal · 21 serious)** | 25 (3 fatal · 8 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 2 (biggest M4.5) | **8 (biggest M4.0)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (151.8% of the outline) | TC3 (1.0% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 1.9% (2 events) | **28.9% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 17% of the outline | **83% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | **30% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **28% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | **49% of the outline (+20% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | 3% high-hazard (39% managed) | **22% high-hazard (67% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **7 reaches (Knights Drain, Avon River), 2% setback strips, held edge** | 5 reaches (Beatty Street Drain, Pleasant Point Domain Drain), 1% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | 4% under density overlays, Suburban | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **2,345 frames filed (2011–2017)** | 925 frames filed (2010–2015) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail | — |
| The remembered names | 3 plaques, Unification, Aranui Playground | **5 plaques, South Brighton Community Centr, Te Karoro Karoro Reserve** |
| The rules on the ground | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 9 parcels (3 current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 92 parcels (2 unvouched) | 49 parcels (3 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (1 verified) | 3 parcels (3 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | medium (57% of the outline) | possible (46% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **940 trees (no veterans, 686 remembered felled)** | 508 trees (3 veterans, 197 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (67% of the outline, 71% residential) | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 40% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | **2% of the outline (3 designations, movement, learning)** | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | **7% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure)** | 1% of the outline (3 matters, section 6) |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (971), Dumped Rubbish (924), Rubbish/Recycling (754) | Graffiti (364), Dumped Rubbish (285), Parks (281) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | **9** | 4 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **5** | 1 |
| Bus stops | 5 | **15** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Aranui and South New Brighton?**

Aranui counts 4,520 people (2023) to South New Brighton's 3,420; Aranui covers 2.26 km², South New Brighton 1.39 km²; the record holds 4,014 reports for Aranui and 2,675 for South New Brighton.

**Where do these numbers come from?**

The same public record for both, council reports, the crash register, the heritage schedule, Stats NZ’s counts. The stream counts reports, not virtue; the caveats are each suburb’s own.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=aranui&b=south-new-brighton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=aranui · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=south-new-brighton