# Little River vs Wainui, the record side by side

| | [Little River](https://www.chch.live/little-river) | [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,280 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **1,287 (indicative)** | 813 (indicative) |
| Census households | **516** | 348 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 10% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 38% |
| Area | **194.9 km²** | 93.39 km² |
| People per km² | 7 | — |
| Reports filed | **643** | 388 |
| Rank on the roll | **83rd of 108** | 92nd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 3 | **4** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2023-07-23 (8 reports) | 2026-02-17 (8 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **92 (5 fatal · 35 serious)** | 24 (0 fatal · 13 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **4 (biggest M4.0)** | 2 (biggest M4.2) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 17.7% (2 events) | **20.9% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+68% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 13% of the outline (+5% silent-file) | **53% of the outline (+31% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | **10% of the outline (+4% identified only)** | 1% of the outline (+1% identified only) |
| The kept view | **89% of the outline (+16% outstanding), 3 ridgelines** | 68% of the outline (+21% outstanding), 2 ridgelines |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (2% managed) | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **419 reaches (Opuahou Stream, Okuti River), 9% setback strips** | 185 reaches, 2% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **11 frames filed (2011–2012)** | 2 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **16 plaques, Heritage Park Little River, Little River Cemetery** | 1 plaque, Wainui Wharf Anchor |
| The rules on the ground | **15 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** | 12 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Onuku |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (none current) | **4 parcels (2 current)** |
| Made ground on file | 4 parcels (1 unvouched) | 2 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | 3 rocks (1 fell) | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **485 trees (115 veterans, 140 remembered felled)** | 47 trees (5 veterans, 13 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (76% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (65% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **5 scheduled items (none top-graded)** | 1 scheduled item (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Roading/Streets (66), Damaged Road (64), Water Leak (39) | Water Leak (46), Damaged Road (45), Roading/Streets (24) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **13** | 6 |
| Facilities | **6** | 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 Little River and Wainui?**

Little River covers 194.9 km², Wainui 93.39 km²; the record holds 643 reports for Little River 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=little-river&b=wainui
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=little-river · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=wainui