# Cracroft vs Kennedys Bush, the record side by side

| | [Cracroft](https://www.chch.live/cracroft) | [Kennedys Bush](https://www.chch.live/kennedys-bush) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 1,450 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,540 (indicative)** | 1,713 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,311** | 621 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | **19%** | 17% |
| Area | 2.7 km² | **14.91 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 97 |
| Reports filed | **1,025** | 912 |
| Rank on the roll | **76th of 108** | 79th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **380** | 61 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2016-04-13 (10 reports)** | 2018-03-18 (6 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 6 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **16 (0 fatal · 3 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **77 (biggest M4.3)** | 65 (biggest M4.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (10.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 29.5% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 4% of the outline (+61% broad overlay) | **4% of the outline (+70% broad overlay)** |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | 26% of the outline | **50% of the outline (+45% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | **15% high-hazard (25% managed), 9 ponding** | 5% high-hazard (12% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain), 10% setback strips, held edge** | 60 reaches (Mokomoko Stream, Green Stream), 6% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **382 frames filed (2011–2013)** | 55 frames filed (2011–2013) |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | — |
| The remembered names | 5 plaques, Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese | **32 plaques, Halswell Quarry Park** |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **6 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 53 parcels (1 unvouched) | 50 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 11 rocks (2 fell, 5 wobble easy) |
| Cleanups on file | — | 1 parcel (1 verified) |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (61% of the outline) | unlikely (74% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **344 trees (12 veterans, 69 remembered felled)** | 185 trees (6 veterans, 110 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Port Hills (30% of the outline, 35% residential) | Rural Port Hills (42% of the outline, 9% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **4 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** |
| The usual complaints | Parks (111), Roading/Streets (110), Water Leak (86) | Roading/Streets (87), Graffiti (77), Rubbish/Recycling (64) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | **5** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | **3** |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 2 | **4** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Cracroft and Kennedys Bush?**

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Kennedys Bush 14.91 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 912 for Kennedys Bush.

**Which has more heritage places, Cracroft or Kennedys Bush?**

Kennedys Bush, 4 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.

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