# Hei Hei vs Templeton, the record side by side

| | [Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/hei-hei) | [Templeton](https://www.chch.live/templeton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **3,720 (2023)** | 1,910 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,429 (indicative)** | 1,830 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,200** | 690 |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 18% |
| 65+ (Census) | 12% | **17%** |
| Area | 1.7 km² | **29.25 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,188** | 65 |
| Reports filed | **2,155** | 1,516 |
| Rank on the roll | **61st of 108** | 68th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,268** | 52 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2022-12-23 (23 reports)** | 2025-08-25 (15 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 86 (1 fatal · 19 serious) | **155 (5 fatal · 36 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.8) | **8 (biggest M3.8)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC1 (1.9% of the outline) |
| 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** | 88% of the outline (47% under the airport’s contours), bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | 2 reaches (Paparua South Branch, Paparua Stream) | 8 reaches (Templeton Outfall, Kirk Road Drain) |
| The allowed shape | 7% under density overlays, Medium Density | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **793 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 38 frames filed (2010–2014) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), South Express** | 0.0 km inside the outline, South Express |
| The remembered names | 1 plaque, Peebles Reserve | **6 plaques, Yaldhurst Cemetery, Templeton Domain** |
| The rules on the ground | **6 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (1 current) | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 88 parcels (3 unvouched) | 60 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 1 parcel (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | low (100% of the outline) | unlikely (80% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 853 trees (no veterans, 317 remembered felled) | **1,321 trees (16 veterans, 427 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (49% of the outline, 58% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (56% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 3% of the outline (3 designations, learning, movement) | **28% of the outline (3 designations, civic, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (497), Dumped Rubbish (239), Roading/Streets (189) | Dumped Rubbish (198), Roading/Streets (185), Rubbish/Recycling (134) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | 10 | **13** |
| Facilities | 0 | **2** |
| Tracks | **2** | 1 |
| Bus stops | **24** | 10 |
| Bus routes through | **3** | 1 |
| Heritage places | 1 | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Hei Hei and Templeton?**

Hei Hei counts 3,720 people (2023) to Templeton's 1,910; Hei Hei covers 1.7 km², Templeton 29.25 km²; the record holds 2,155 reports for Hei Hei and 1,516 for Templeton.

**Which has more heritage places, Hei Hei or Templeton?**

Even, 1 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=hei-hei&b=templeton
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=hei-hei · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=templeton