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

| | [Charteris Bay](https://www.chch.live/charteris-bay) | [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 129 | **900 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **1,536 (indicative)** | 882 (indicative) |
| Census households | **693** | 339 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 19% |
| Area | — | 33.17 km² |
| People per km² | — | 27 |
| Reports filed | 67 | **904** |
| Rank on the roll | 103rd of 108 | **80th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | — | 27 |
| First report on record | 2016 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-06-20 (3 reports) | **2023-09-25 (12 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | — | 107 (4 fatal · 47 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 6 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 0.9% (29 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | 8% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | 6% of the outline (+70% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | — | 49% of the outline (+5% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 4% of the outline (+4% identified only) |
| The kept view | — | 80% of the outline (+23% outstanding), 1 ridgeline |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | — | 74 reaches (Stream Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | 86 frames filed (2012–2014) |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | 9 plaques, Cholmondeley Reserve, Kennedys Bush |
| The rules on the ground | — | 9 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | 7 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 772 rocks (136 fell, 139 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | — | 121 trees (20 veterans, 23 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | — | 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 | Roading/Streets (21), Damaged Road (13), Roads - General (4) | Roading/Streets (138), Graffiti (109), Parks (73) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 0 | **11** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 3 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Charteris Bay counts 129 people (the last count) to Governors Bay's 900; the record holds 67 reports for Charteris Bay and 904 for Governors Bay.

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

Governors Bay, 13 on the heritage register to the other’s 3.

**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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