# Cass Bay vs Corsair Bay, the record side by side

| | [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay) | [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/corsair-bay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,117 (indicative) | 3,117 (indicative) |
| Census households | 1,353 | 1,353 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | 17% |
| Area | **2.7 km²** | 0.25 km² |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 540 | **578** |
| Rank on the roll | 86th of 108 | **84th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 200 | **2,312** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-01-16 (8 reports)** | 2021-09-29 (5 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **16 (0 fatal · 2 serious)** | 7 (0 fatal · 3 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 11 (biggest M4.2) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **3% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | 21% of the outline (+79% broad overlay) | **22% of the outline (+76% broad overlay)** |
| The remembered ground | 17% of the outline (+56% silent-file) | **100% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | **90% of the outline (+60% outstanding), 1 ridgeline** | 69% of the outline, 1 ridgeline |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **12 reaches, 10% setback strips** | 1 reach, 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **122 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 13 frames filed (2012–2016) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | — |
| The remembered names | — | 2 plaques, Corsair Bay Reserve, Park Terrace Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | **8 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 2 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 5 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | 762 rocks (419 fell, 71 wobble easy) | 82 rocks (6 fell, 7 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (2% of the outline) | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 17 trees (no veterans, 16 remembered felled) | **80 trees (5 veterans, 12 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (52% of the outline, 7% residential) | Rural Banks Peninsula (42% of the outline, 24% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (91), Parks (60), Graffiti (38) | Graffiti (109), Parks (70), Roading/Streets (47) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | **5** | 1 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | 2 | **3** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | **2** |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Cass Bay and Corsair Bay?**

Cass Bay covers 2.7 km², Corsair Bay 0.25 km²; the record holds 540 reports for Cass Bay and 578 for Corsair Bay.

**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=cass-bay&b=corsair-bay
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