# Kainga vs Ouruhia, the record side by side

| | [Kainga](https://www.chch.live/kainga) | [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 480 (June 2025) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 759 (indicative) | **1,392 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 264 | **498** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **19%** | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 13% | **30%** |
| Area | 2.88 km² | **7.49 km²** |
| People per km² | 167 | — |
| Reports filed | 406 | **784** |
| Rank on the roll | 91st of 108 | **81st of 108** |
| Reports per km² | **141** | 105 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2020-09-04 (11 reports) | **2024-11-05 (14 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 48 (2 fatal · 15 serious) | **64 (2 fatal · 21 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 3 (biggest M4.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (7.6% of the outline) | — |
| Flooded on record | — | 42.0% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 9% of the outline | **12% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 2% of the outline (+26% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | **13% of the outline** | 6% of the outline |
| The kept view | **26% of the outline (+26% outstanding)** | 2% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 2% high-hazard (37% managed) | **21% high-hazard (38% managed), 13 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **26 reaches (Northern Plant Drain, Northern Plant Drain Branch), 17% setback strips, held edge** | 48 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Styx River), 6% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **140 frames filed (2010–2013)** | 45 frames filed |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Riverlea Recreation Reserve, Riverlea Estates Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | 1 drawn rule, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | **5 parcels (5 current)** | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 17 parcels (1 unvouched) | 9 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **599 trees (58 veterans, 128 remembered felled)** | 181 trees (14 veterans, 60 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Industrial Heavy (29% of the outline) | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, movement) | **2% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (69), Parks (53), Graffiti (47) | Dumped Rubbish (377), Rubbish/Recycling (103), Parks (46) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 4 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | **1** |
| Bus stops | 4 | — |
| Bus routes through | 1 | — |
| Heritage places | 1 | **2** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Kainga and Ouruhia?**

Kainga covers 2.88 km², Ouruhia 7.49 km²; the record holds 406 reports for Kainga and 784 for Ouruhia.

**Which has more heritage places, Kainga or Ouruhia?**

Ouruhia, 2 on the heritage register to the other’s 1.

**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=kainga&b=ouruhia
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=kainga · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ouruhia