# Governors Bay vs Tai Tapu, the record side by side

| | [Governors Bay](https://www.chch.live/governors-bay) | [Tai Tapu](https://www.chch.live/tai-tapu) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 900 (2023) | **1,360 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 882 (indicative) | — |
| Census households | 339 | — |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 19% | — |
| Area | **33.17 km²** | 32.68 km² |
| People per km² | 27 | **42** |
| Reports filed | **904** | 56 |
| Rank on the roll | **80th of 108** | 104th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **27** | 2 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2022 |
| Busiest day | **2023-09-25 (12 reports)** | 2024-11-04 (5 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **107 (4 fatal · 47 serious)** | 0 |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **6 (biggest M4.0)** | 1 (biggest M3.6) |
| 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)** | 0% of the outline |
| 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** | 1 reach (Halswell River) |
| 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** | 0 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) | 6 rocks (none fell) |
| 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 (138), Graffiti (109), Parks (73) | General Request (26), Dumped Rubbish (6), Pothole (5) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **11** | 6 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 13 | 13 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Governors Bay and Tai Tapu?**

Governors Bay counts 900 people (2023) to Tai Tapu's 1,360; Governors Bay covers 33.17 km², Tai Tapu 32.68 km²; the record holds 904 reports for Governors Bay and 56 for Tai Tapu.

**Which has more heritage places, Governors Bay or Tai Tapu?**

Even, 13 each on the heritage register.

**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=governors-bay&b=tai-tapu
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=governors-bay · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=tai-tapu