# Cashmere vs Saint Martins, the record side by side

| | [Cashmere](https://www.chch.live/cashmere) | [Saint Martins](https://www.chch.live/saint-martins) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,900 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **6,690 (indicative)** | 2,802 (indicative) |
| Census households | **2,508** | 1,149 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| Area | **13.19 km²** | 1.15 km² |
| People per km² | 523 | — |
| Reports filed | **9,776** | 3,384 |
| Rank on the roll | **11th of 108** | 43rd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 741 | **2,943** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-10-11 (69 reports)** | 2022-09-12 (18 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **315 (7 fatal · 83 serious)** | 76 (0 fatal · 12 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **205 (biggest M5.6)** | 4 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 0.2% (3 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (0.9% of the outline) | TC2 (70.9% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 2.5% (5 events) | **10.1% (4 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | **14% of the outline (+79% broad overlay)** | 4% of the outline (+4% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 0% of the outline (+4% silent-file) | **2% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | — | 2% of the outline |
| The kept view | **65% of the outline (+49% outstanding)** | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed), 24 ponding | **3% high-hazard (15% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 119 reaches (Scotts Drain, Sibleys Drain), 9% setback strips, held edge | **31 reaches (Heathcote / Opawaho River, Victory Drain Branch No 1), 9% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | — | 9% under density overlays, Suburban |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **4,305 frames filed (2010–2016)** | 2,517 frames filed (2010–2016) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline, Nor'West Arc, Ōpāwaho River** | 0.0 km inside the outline, Southern Lights |
| The remembered names | **14 plaques, Cashmere Village Green, Cracroft Reserve** | 5 plaques, Heathcote Riverbank Tr South, St Martins Park |
| The rules on the ground | **34 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **11 parcels (4 current)** | 6 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 163 parcels (5 unvouched) | 44 parcels (8 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 510 rocks (212 fell, 57 wobble easy) | 58 rocks (53 fell) |
| Cleanups on file | 6 parcels (1 verified) | 7 parcels (7 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (90% of the outline) | medium (43% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | 4 defences (1 rated poor) | — |
| The canopy | **1,759 trees (39 veterans, 730 remembered felled)** | 891 trees (7 veterans, 459 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (37% of the outline, 22% residential) | Residential Suburban (54% of the outline, 72% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **13 scheduled items (5 highly significant)** | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (1,276), Graffiti (1,176), Roading/Streets (851) | Graffiti (680), Water Leak (552), Roading/Streets (291) |
| Schools | 2 | 2 |
| Parks | **27** | 3 |
| Facilities | **2** | 0 |
| Tracks | **28** | 16 |
| Bus stops | **36** | 18 |
| Bus routes through | 3 | 3 |
| Heritage places | **14** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Cashmere and Saint Martins?**

Cashmere covers 13.19 km², Saint Martins 1.15 km²; the record holds 9,776 reports for Cashmere and 3,384 for Saint Martins.

**Which has more heritage places, Cashmere or Saint Martins?**

Cashmere, 14 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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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