# Bottle Lake vs North New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/bottle-lake) | [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,090 (2023) | **4,220 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 4,011 (indicative) | **4,107 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,479 | **1,650** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 20% | 20% |
| 65+ (Census) | **16%** | 15% |
| Area | **12.44 km²** | 2 km² |
| People per km² | 88 | **2,110** |
| Reports filed | 549 | **4,453** |
| Rank on the roll | 85th of 108 | **36th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 44 | **2,227** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-11-07 (9 reports) | **2023-03-24 (25 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 2 serious) | **54 (0 fatal · 17 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 4 (biggest M3.7) | **5 (biggest M3.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (220.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 34.3% (2 events) | — |
| The sea’s reach | 12% of the outline | **17% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+1% silent-file) | **5% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | **10% of the outline** | 4% of the outline |
| The kept view | **14% of the outline** | 5% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 2% high-hazard (31% managed), 14 ponding | **2% high-hazard (15% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **12 reaches (Treleavens Drain, Styx River), 2% setback strips, held edge** | 4 reaches (Preece Drain, Kate Sheppard Stream), 0% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 12 frames filed (2012–2015) | **1,835 frames filed (2011–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline** |
| The remembered names | — | 4 plaques, Queen Elizabeth Ii Park, Broad Park |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 3 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 9 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 92 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (94% of the outline) | high (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 132 trees (1 veteran, 32 remembered felled) | **1,350 trees (no veterans, 743 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (60% of the outline) | Residential Suburban (53% of the outline, 56% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 8% of the outline (2 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (141), Rubbish/Recycling (57), Park - General Request (47) | Graffiti (1,687), Dumped Rubbish (314), Roading/Streets (308) |
| Schools | 0 | **2** |
| Parks | 4 | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 1 | **2** |
| Bus stops | — | 26 |
| Bus routes through | — | 3 |
| Heritage places | 0 | **1** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bottle Lake and North New Brighton?**

Bottle Lake counts 1,090 people (2023) to North New Brighton's 4,220; Bottle Lake covers 12.44 km², North New Brighton 2 km²; the record holds 549 reports for Bottle Lake and 4,453 for North New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, Bottle Lake or North New Brighton?**

North New Brighton, 1 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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.

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