# Le Bons Bay vs Wainui, the record side by side

| | [Le Bons Bay](https://www.chch.live/le-bons-bay) | [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 651 (indicative) | **813 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 276 | **348** |
| Under 15 (Census) | **15%** | 10% |
| 65+ (Census) | 27% | **38%** |
| Area | 66.55 km² | **93.39 km²** |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 41 | **388** |
| Rank on the roll | 106th of 108 | **92nd of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1 | **4** |
| First report on record | 2017 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2025-04-28 (2 reports) | **2026-02-17 (8 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 1 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **24 (0 fatal · 13 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 2 (biggest M4.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 10.1% (1 event) | **20.9% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+82% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+68% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline | **53% of the outline (+31% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | **1% of the outline (+1% identified only)** | 1% of the outline (+1% identified only) |
| The kept view | **84% of the outline (+25% outstanding), 3 ridgelines** | 68% of the outline (+21% outstanding), 2 ridgelines |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **175 reaches (Le Bons Stream, Hughes Drain), 6% setback strips** | 185 reaches, 2% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **5 frames filed** | 2 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **2 plaques, Le Bons Bay Cemetery, Le Bons Bay Domain** | 1 plaque, Wainui Wharf Anchor |
| The rules on the ground | 6 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata | **12 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Onuku** |
| On the hazard register | — | 4 parcels (2 current) |
| Made ground on file | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) | 2 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 41 trees (13 veterans, 4 remembered felled) | **47 trees (5 veterans, 13 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (80% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (65% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Public Toilet (5), Parks (5), Wastewater/Stormwater (3) | Water Leak (46), Damaged Road (45), Roading/Streets (24) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 2 | **6** |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| 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 Wainui?**

Le Bons Bay covers 66.55 km², Wainui 93.39 km²; the record holds 41 reports for Le Bons Bay and 388 for Wainui.

**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=le-bons-bay&b=wainui
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=le-bons-bay · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=wainui