# Cracroft vs Hoon Hay, the record side by side

| | [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft) | [Hoon Hay](https://www.chch.live/hoon-hay) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 9,480 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,540 (indicative) | **8,628 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,311 | **3,090** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | **21%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 14% |
| Area | 2.7 km² | **3.86 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 2,456 |
| Reports filed | 1,025 | **5,081** |
| Rank on the roll | 76th of 108 | **26th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 380 | **1,316** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-04-13 (10 reports) | **2017-05-25 (26 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **112 (2 fatal · 29 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **77 (biggest M4.3)** | 18 (biggest M4.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (8.3% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | **29.5% (1 event)** | 29.0% (4 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 4% of the outline (+61% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | 26% of the outline | — |
| The waiting water | **15% high-hazard (25% managed), 9 ponding** | 12% high-hazard (43% managed), 9 ponding |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 60 reaches (Ballintines Drain, Stilwells Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | 11% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 382 frames filed (2011–2013) | **3,184 frames filed (2000–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Quarryman's Trail** |
| The remembered names | **5 plaques, Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese** | 1 plaque, Hoon Hay Park |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 3 parcels (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 53 parcels (1 unvouched) | 80 parcels (5 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (61% of the outline) | medium (75% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 344 trees (12 veterans, 69 remembered felled) | **829 trees (70 veterans, 411 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (30% of the outline, 35% residential) | Residential Suburban (45% of the outline, 59% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | 5% of the outline (4 designations, learning) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Parks (111), Roading/Streets (110), Water Leak (86) | Graffiti (661), Water Leak (650), Roading/Streets (465) |
| Schools | 0 | **4** |
| Parks | 5 | 5 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | **6** |
| Bus stops | — | 33 |
| Bus routes through | — | 4 |
| Heritage places | **2** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Cracroft and Hoon Hay?**

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Hoon Hay 3.86 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 5,081 for Hoon Hay.

**Which has more heritage places, Cracroft or Hoon Hay?**

Cracroft, 2 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.

HTML: https://www.chch.live/compare?a=cracroft&b=hoon-hay
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=cracroft · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hoon-hay