# Bottle Lake vs Ouruhia, the record side by side

| | [Bottle Lake](https://www.chch.live/bottle-lake) | [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,090 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **4,011 (indicative)** | 1,392 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,479** | 498 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **20%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 16% | **30%** |
| Area | **12.44 km²** | 7.49 km² |
| People per km² | 88 | — |
| Reports filed | 549 | **784** |
| Rank on the roll | 85th of 108 | **81st of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 44 | **105** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-11-07 (9 reports) | **2024-11-05 (14 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 2 serious) | **64 (2 fatal · 21 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **4 (biggest M3.7)** | 3 (biggest M4.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 34.3% (2 events) | **42.0% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 12% of the outline | **12% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+1% silent-file) | **2% of the outline (+26% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | **10% of the outline** | 6% of the outline |
| The kept view | **14% of the outline** | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 2% high-hazard (31% managed), 14 ponding | **21% high-hazard (38% managed), 13 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 12 reaches (Treleavens Drain, Styx River), 2% setback strips, held edge | **48 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Styx River), 6% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 12 frames filed (2012–2015) | **45 frames filed** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | — | — |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 9 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 9 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (94% of the outline) | possible (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 132 trees (1 veteran, 32 remembered felled) | **181 trees (14 veterans, 60 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Natural (60% of the outline) | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 2% of the outline (3 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (141), Rubbish/Recycling (57), Park - General Request (47) | Dumped Rubbish (377), Rubbish/Recycling (103), Parks (46) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 4 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 1 | 1 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | **2** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Bottle Lake and Ouruhia?**

Bottle Lake covers 12.44 km², Ouruhia 7.49 km²; the record holds 549 reports for Bottle Lake and 784 for Ouruhia.

**Which has more heritage places, Bottle Lake or Ouruhia?**

Ouruhia, 2 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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