# Hei Hei vs Hornby South, the record side by side

| | [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/hei-hei) | [Hornby South](https://www.chch.live/hornby-south) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,720 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,429 (indicative) | **4,554 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,200 | **1,740** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | 12% | **15%** |
| Area | 1.7 km² | **3.49 km²** |
| People per km² | 2,188 | — |
| Reports filed | **2,155** | 513 |
| Rank on the roll | **61st of 108** | 87th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,268** | 147 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-12-23 (23 reports)** | 2023-05-08 (19 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **86 (1 fatal · 19 serious)** | 67 (6 fatal · 20 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.8) | **2 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | — |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | **all of the outline, bird-strike buffer** | 83% of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 2 reaches (Paparua South Branch, Paparua Stream) | — |
| The allowed shape | 7% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **793 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 188 frames filed (2010–2013) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline, Little River Link |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Peebles Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 1 drawn rule, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (1 current) | **30 parcels (12 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 88 parcels (3 unvouched) | 59 parcels (7 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | 4 parcels (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | low (100% of the outline) | unlikely (57% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **853 trees (no veterans, 317 remembered felled)** | 281 trees (no veterans, 30 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (49% of the outline, 58% residential) | Industrial Heavy (57% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (3 designations, learning, movement) | **4% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (497), Dumped Rubbish (239), Roading/Streets (189) | Roading/Streets (86), Graffiti (59), Water Leak (35) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **10** | 3 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | 2 |
| Bus stops | 24 | — |
| Bus routes through | 3 | — |
| Heritage places | **1** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Hei Hei and Hornby South?**

Hei Hei covers 1.7 km², Hornby South 3.49 km²; the record holds 2,155 reports for Hei Hei and 513 for Hornby South.

**Which has more heritage places, Hei Hei or Hornby South?**

Hei Hei, 1 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=hei-hei&b=hornby-south
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hei-hei · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hornby-south