# Harewood vs McLeans Island, the record side by side

| | [Harewood](https://www.chch.live/harewood) | [McLeans Island](https://www.chch.live/mcleans-island) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **1,390 (2023)** | 200 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **1,329 (indicative)** | 207 (indicative) |
| Census households | **501** | 69 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **14%** | 13% |
| 65+ (Census) | 25% | 25% |
| Area | 11.51 km² | **55.54 km²** |
| People per km² | **121** | 4 |
| Reports filed | **2,069** | 472 |
| Rank on the roll | **62nd of 108** | 88th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **180** | 8 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2026-01-29 (9 reports) | **2016-06-30 (15 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **194 (7 fatal · 38 serious)** | 52 (0 fatal · 14 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.2) | **2 (biggest M4.3)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (2.3% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline | **10% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 2% of the outline | **30% of the outline (+6% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | **4% high-hazard (2% managed)** | 2% high-hazard |
| The quiet lines | **all of the outline (95% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer** | 85% of the outline (37% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 62 reaches (Otukaikino Creek, Styx River), 4% setback strips, held edge | **27 reaches (Middle Stream, Waimakariri River South Branch), 5% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 231 frames filed (2011–2013) | — |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Wheels to Wings | — |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Roto Kohatu | — |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **11 parcels (4 current)** | 3 parcels (1 current) |
| Made ground on file | 135 parcels (7 unvouched) | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 3 parcels (2 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (60% of the outline) | possible (49% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **1,964 trees (20 veterans, 609 remembered felled)** | 19 trees (2 veterans, 2 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Waimakariri (26% of the outline, 7% residential) | Rural Waimakariri (43% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | **9% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** | 3% of the outline (2 designations, movement) |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 4 scheduled items (1 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (297), Roading/Streets (280), Parks (211) | Dumped Rubbish (191), Rubbish/Recycling (81), Roading/Streets (65) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **14** | 1 |
| Facilities | 0 | **1** |
| Tracks | 6 | 6 |
| Bus stops | **12** | 2 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 1 |
| Heritage places | **5** | 2 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Harewood and McLeans Island?**

Harewood counts 1,390 people (2023) to McLeans Island's 200; Harewood covers 11.51 km², McLeans Island 55.54 km²; the record holds 2,069 reports for Harewood and 472 for McLeans Island.

**Which has more heritage places, Harewood or McLeans Island?**

Harewood, 5 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=harewood&b=mcleans-island
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=harewood · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=mcleans-island