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

| | [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/charteris-bay) | [Corsair Bay](https://www.chch.live/corsair-bay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,536 (indicative) | **3,117 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 693 | **1,353** |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 17% |
| Area | — | 0.25 km² |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 67 | **578** |
| Rank on the roll | 103rd of 108 | **84th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | — | 2,312 |
| First report on record | 2016 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-06-20 (3 reports) | **2021-09-29 (5 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | — | 7 (0 fatal · 3 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | 3% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 22% of the outline (+76% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 100% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | 69% of the outline, 1 ridgeline |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | — | 1 reach, 3% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | 13 frames filed (2012–2016) |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | 2 plaques, Corsair Bay Reserve, Park Terrace Reserve |
| The rules on the ground | — | 2 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 82 rocks (6 fell, 7 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | — | 80 trees (5 veterans, 12 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | — | Rural Banks Peninsula (42% of the outline, 24% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (21), Damaged Road (13), Roads - General (4) | Graffiti (109), Parks (70), Roading/Streets (47) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 0 | **1** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | 3 |
| Bus routes through | — | 2 |
| Heritage places | **3** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

the record holds 67 reports for Charteris Bay and 578 for Corsair Bay.

**Which has more heritage places, Charteris Bay or Corsair Bay?**

Charteris Bay, 3 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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