# Marshland vs Ouruhia, the record side by side

| | [Marshland](https://www.chch.live/marshland) | [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,540 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 1,392 (indicative) | 1,392 (indicative) |
| Census households | 498 | 498 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 30% | 30% |
| Area | **8.75 km²** | 7.49 km² |
| People per km² | 176 | — |
| Reports filed | **2,470** | 784 |
| Rank on the roll | **56th of 108** | 81st of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **282** | 105 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2021-06-02 (19 reports)** | 2024-11-05 (14 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **253 (5 fatal · 62 serious)** | 64 (2 fatal · 21 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **4 (biggest M3.8)** | 3 (biggest M4.5) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 19.6% (1 event) | **42.0% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | 12% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 2% of the outline (+26% silent-file) |
| The wild ledger | 2% of the outline | **6% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 1% of the outline | **2% of the outline** |
| The waiting water | 3% high-hazard (15% managed), 1 ponding | **21% high-hazard (38% managed), 13 ponding** |
| The quiet lines | 31% of the outline, bird-strike buffer | — |
| The drawn water | 162 reaches (Rhodes Drain, Canal Reserve Drain), 4% setback strips, held edge | **48 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Styx River), 6% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | 1% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **57 frames filed (2011–2014)** | 45 frames filed |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | 4 plaques, Little Poland Park, John Lindsay Drainage Reserve | — |
| The rules on the ground | **4 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (2 current) | 2 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 309 parcels (4 unvouched) | 9 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 2 parcels (none verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (70% of the outline) | possible (100% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,388 trees (10 veterans, 470 remembered felled)** | 181 trees (14 veterans, 60 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline, 33% residential) | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (3 designations, movement) | **2% of the outline (3 designations, movement)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 3% of the outline (1 matter, infrastructure) | — |
| The listed city | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) | **2 scheduled items (none top-graded)** |
| The usual complaints | Overgrown Vegetation (298), Roading/Streets (295), Parks (271) | Dumped Rubbish (377), Rubbish/Recycling (103), Parks (46) |
| Schools | 1 | 1 |
| Parks | 3 | **5** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **8** | 1 |
| Bus stops | 10 | — |
| 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 Marshland and Ouruhia?**

Marshland covers 8.75 km², Ouruhia 7.49 km²; the record holds 2,470 reports for Marshland and 784 for Ouruhia.

**Which has more heritage places, Marshland 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=marshland&b=ouruhia
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=marshland · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=ouruhia