# Duvauchelle vs Little River, the record side by side

| | [Duvauchelle](https://www.chch.live/duvauchelle) | [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 210 (June 2025) | **1,280 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 813 (indicative) | **1,287 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 348 | **516** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 10% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 38% | — |
| Area | 44.93 km² | **194.9 km²** |
| People per km² | 5 | **7** |
| Reports filed | 264 | **643** |
| Rank on the roll | 95th of 108 | **83rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **6** | 3 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-08-27 (3 reports) | **2023-07-23 (8 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 47 (2 fatal · 10 serious) | **92 (5 fatal · 35 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.5) | **4 (biggest M4.0)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | **40.5% (2 events)** | 17.7% (2 events) |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+88% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | **40% of the outline (+6% silent-file)** | 13% of the outline (+5% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | — | 10% of the outline (+4% identified only) |
| The kept view | 84% of the outline (+8% outstanding), 2 ridgelines | **89% of the outline (+16% outstanding), 3 ridgelines** |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 121 reaches (Pipers Stream, Lavericks Drain), 3% setback strips | **419 reaches (Opuahou Stream, Okuti River), 9% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 1 frames filed | **11 frames filed (2011–2012)** |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Duvauchelle Cemetery, Duvauchelle Showgrounds | **16 plaques, Heritage Park Little River, Little River Cemetery** |
| The rules on the ground | 13 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata | **15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **3 parcels (1 current)** | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 3 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 4 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 3 rocks (1 fell) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 265 trees (67 veterans, 15 remembered felled) | **485 trees (115 veterans, 140 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (81% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (76% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 3 scheduled items (none top-graded) | **5 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (50), Overgrown Vegetation (22), Damaged Road (16) | Roading/Streets (66), Damaged Road (64), Water Leak (39) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | 10 | **13** |
| Facilities | 3 | **6** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Duvauchelle and Little River?**

Duvauchelle counts 210 people (June 2025) to Little River's 1,280; Duvauchelle covers 44.93 km², Little River 194.9 km²; the record holds 264 reports for Duvauchelle and 643 for Little River.

**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=duvauchelle&b=little-river
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=duvauchelle · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=little-river