# Brooklands vs Ouruhia, the record side by side

| | [Brooklands](https://www.chch.live/brooklands) | [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 759 (indicative) | **1,392 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 264 | **498** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **30%** |
| Area | 7.33 km² | **7.49 km²** |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | **1,022** | 784 |
| Rank on the roll | **77th of 108** | 81st of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **139** | 105 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2024-02-26 (7 reports) | **2024-11-05 (14 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 8 (1 fatal · 2 serious) | **64 (2 fatal · 21 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 3 (biggest M4.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 10.7% (78 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (0.7% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | 9.3% (3 events) | **42.0% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | **56% of the outline** | 12% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **38% of the outline** | 2% of the outline (+26% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | **61% of the outline** | 6% of the outline |
| The kept view | **73% of the outline (+64% outstanding)** | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **39% high-hazard (52% managed), 12 ponding** | 21% high-hazard (38% managed), 13 ponding |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **36 reaches (Riverton Drain, Sullivans Drain), 7% setback strips, held edge** | 48 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Styx River), 6% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **144 frames filed (2012–2015)** | 45 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Brooklands Domain | — |
| The rules on the ground | **10 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 | 84 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 9 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (54% of the outline) | possible (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **186 trees (no veterans, 155 remembered felled)** | 181 trees (14 veterans, 60 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Open Space Coastal (20% 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 (259), Rubbish/Recycling (238), Parks (82) | Dumped Rubbish (377), Rubbish/Recycling (103), Parks (46) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | **10** | 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 Brooklands and Ouruhia?**

Brooklands covers 7.33 km², Ouruhia 7.49 km²; the record holds 1,022 reports for Brooklands and 784 for Ouruhia.

**Which has more heritage places, Brooklands 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.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=brooklands&b=ouruhia
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=brooklands · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ouruhia