# Ataahua vs Little River, the record side by side

| | [Ataahua](https://www.chch.live/ataahua) | [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 1,280 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | — | 1,287 (indicative) |
| Census households | — | 516 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | — |
| 65+ (Census) | — | — |
| Area | — | 194.9 km² |
| People per km² | — | 7 |
| Reports filed | 26 | **643** |
| Rank on the roll | 108th of 108 | **83rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | — | 3 |
| First report on record | 2016 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2018-07-13 (2 reports) | **2023-07-23 (8 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | — | 92 (5 fatal · 35 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 4 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 17.7% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 13% of the outline (+5% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 10% of the outline (+4% identified only) |
| The kept view | — | 89% of the outline (+16% outstanding), 3 ridgelines |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | — | 419 reaches (Opuahou Stream, Okuti River), 9% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | 11 frames filed (2011–2012) |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | 16 plaques, Heritage Park Little River, Little River Cemetery |
| The rules on the ground | — | 15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | — | 4 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 3 rocks (1 fell) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | — | 485 trees (115 veterans, 140 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | — | Rural Banks Peninsula (76% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 5 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (8), Dumped Rubbish (5), Rubbish/Recycling (4) | Roading/Streets (66), Damaged Road (64), Water Leak (39) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 0 | **13** |
| Facilities | 0 | **6** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Ataahua and Little River?**

the record holds 26 reports for Ataahua and 643 for Little River.

**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=ataahua&b=little-river
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ataahua · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=little-river