# Cracroft vs Governors Bay, the record side by side

| | [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft) | [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 900 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,540 (indicative)** | 882 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,311** | 339 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 19% | 19% |
| Area | 2.7 km² | **33.17 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 27 |
| Reports filed | **1,025** | 900 |
| Rank on the roll | **76th of 108** | 80th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **380** | 27 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-04-13 (10 reports) | **2023-09-25 (12 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **106 (4 fatal · 46 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **77 (biggest M4.3)** | 6 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 0.9% (29 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 29.5% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | 8% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | 4% of the outline (+61% broad overlay) | **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 | 26% of the outline | **80% of the outline (+23% outstanding), 1 ridgeline** |
| The waiting water | 15% high-hazard (25% managed), 9 ponding | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 74 reaches (Stream Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **382 frames filed (2011–2013)** | 86 frames filed (2012–2014) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | — |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese | **9 plaques, Cholmondeley Reserve, Kennedys Bush** |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **9 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 53 parcels (1 unvouched) | 7 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 772 rocks (136 fell, 139 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (61% of the outline) | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **344 trees (12 veterans, 69 remembered felled)** | 121 trees (20 veterans, 23 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (30% of the outline, 35% residential) | Rural Banks Peninsula (71% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **12 scheduled items (4 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Parks (111), Roading/Streets (110), Water Leak (86) | Roading/Streets (138), Graffiti (109), Parks (73) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 5 | **11** |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | **2** | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 2 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

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

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Governors Bay 33.17 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 900 for Governors Bay.

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

Governors Bay, 13 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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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