# Le Bons Bay vs Little River, the record side by side

| | [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay) | [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 1,280 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 651 (indicative) | **1,287 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 276 | **516** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 27% | — |
| Area | 66.55 km² | **194.9 km²** |
| People per km² | — | 7 |
| Reports filed | 41 | **643** |
| Rank on the roll | 106th of 108 | **83rd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1 | **3** |
| First report on record | 2017 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-04-28 (2 reports) | **2023-07-23 (8 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 1 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **92 (5 fatal · 35 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 4 (biggest M4.0) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 10.1% (1 event) | **17.7% (2 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+82% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | **13% of the outline (+5% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline (+1% identified only) | **10% of the outline (+4% identified only)** |
| The kept view | 84% of the outline (+25% outstanding), 3 ridgelines | **89% of the outline (+16% outstanding), 3 ridgelines** |
| The waiting water | — | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 175 reaches (Le Bons Stream, Hughes Drain), 6% setback strips | **419 reaches (Opuahou Stream, Okuti River), 9% setback strips** |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 5 frames filed | **11 frames filed (2011–2012)** |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | 2 plaques, Le Bons Bay Cemetery, Le Bons Bay Domain | **16 plaques, Heritage Park Little River, Little River Cemetery** |
| The rules on the ground | 6 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata | **15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) | 4 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 3 rocks (1 fell) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 41 trees (13 veterans, 4 remembered felled) | **485 trees (115 veterans, 140 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (80% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (76% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **5 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Public Toilet (5), Parks (5), Wastewater/Stormwater (3) | Roading/Streets (66), Damaged Road (64), Water Leak (39) |
| Schools | 0 | **1** |
| Parks | 2 | **13** |
| Facilities | 2 | **6** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Le Bons Bay and Little River?**

Le Bons Bay covers 66.55 km², Little River 194.9 km²; the record holds 41 reports for Le Bons Bay and 643 for Little River.

**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.

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