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

| | [Cass Bay](https://www.chch.live/cass-bay) | [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 900 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,117 (indicative)** | 882 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,353** | 339 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | **19%** |
| Area | 2.7 km² | **33.17 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 27 |
| Reports filed | 541 | **906** |
| Rank on the roll | 86th of 108 | **80th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **200** | 27 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-01-16 (8 reports) | **2023-09-25 (12 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 16 (0 fatal · 2 serious) | **107 (4 fatal · 47 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **11 (biggest M4.2)** | 6 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 0.9% (29 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **8% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | **21% of the outline (+79% broad overlay)** | 6% of the outline (+70% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 17% of the outline (+56% silent-file) | **49% of the outline (+5% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | — | 4% of the outline (+4% identified only) |
| The kept view | **90% of the outline (+60% outstanding), 1 ridgeline** | 80% of the outline (+23% outstanding), 1 ridgeline |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **12 reaches, 10% setback strips** | 74 reaches (Stream Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **122 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 86 frames filed (2012–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | — |
| The remembered names | — | 9 plaques, Cholmondeley Reserve, Kennedys Bush |
| The rules on the ground | 8 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga | **9 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 1 parcel (none current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 5 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 7 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 762 rocks (419 fell, 71 wobble easy) | 772 rocks (136 fell, 139 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (2% of the outline) | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 17 trees (no veterans, 16 remembered felled) | **121 trees (20 veterans, 23 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (52% of the outline, 7% residential) | Rural Banks Peninsula (71% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 12 scheduled items (4 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (91), Parks (60), Graffiti (38) | Roading/Streets (138), Graffiti (109), Parks (73) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 5 | **11** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | 2 | — |
| Bus routes through | 1 | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Cass Bay covers 2.7 km², Governors Bay 33.17 km²; the record holds 541 reports for Cass Bay and 906 for Governors Bay.

**Which has more heritage places, Cass Bay or Governors Bay?**

Governors Bay, 13 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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