# New Brighton vs North New Brighton, the record side by side

| | [New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/new-brighton) | [North New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/north-new-brighton) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | **6,510 (2023)** | 4,220 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,159 (indicative) | **4,107 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 1,425 | **1,650** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | **20%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **17%** | 15% |
| Area | **4.06 km²** | 2 km² |
| People per km² | 1,603 | **2,110** |
| Reports filed | **16,222** | 4,453 |
| Rank on the roll | **5th of 108** | 36th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **3,996** | 2,227 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-10-29 (80 reports)** | 2023-03-24 (25 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **194 (5 fatal · 35 serious)** | 54 (0 fatal · 17 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **10 (biggest M3.9)** | 5 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 9.4% (38 ha) | — |
| The 2011 grade | TC2 (44.2% of the outline) | TC3 (220.2% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 10.4% (1 event) | — |
| The sea’s reach | **65% of the outline** | 17% of the outline |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | **11% of the outline** | 5% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | **10% of the outline** | 4% of the outline |
| The kept view | **16% of the outline (+2% outstanding)** | 5% of the outline |
| The waiting water | **14% high-hazard (71% managed)** | 2% high-hazard (15% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **11 reaches (Rawhiti Domain Drain, Tovey Street Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge** | 4 reaches (Preece Drain, Kate Sheppard Stream), 0% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **4,196 frames filed (2011–2016)** | 1,835 frames filed (2011–2016) |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Te Ara Ōtākaro Avon River Trail** | 0.0 km inside the outline |
| The remembered names | **28 plaques, New Brighton Beach Developed, Lonsdale St And Shackleton St** | 4 plaques, Queen Elizabeth Ii Park, Broad Park |
| The rules on the ground | **33 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **18 parcels (9 current)** | 3 parcels (none current) |
| Made ground on file | 154 parcels (4 unvouched) | 92 parcels (1 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 7 parcels (none verified) | 1 parcel (none verified) |
| The model’s verdict | possible (43% of the outline) | high (37% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **2,022 trees (43 veterans, 1,210 remembered felled)** | 1,350 trees (no veterans, 743 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (35% of the outline, 44% residential) | Residential Suburban (53% of the outline, 56% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | **8% of the outline (2 designations, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 5% of the outline (7 matters, section 6) | — |
| The listed city | **3 scheduled items (1 highly significant)** | 1 scheduled item (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (5,963), Parks (1,186), Rubbish/Recycling (1,110) | Graffiti (1,687), Dumped Rubbish (314), Roading/Streets (308) |
| Schools | 2 | 2 |
| Parks | **8** | 4 |
| Facilities | **1** | 0 |
| Tracks | **14** | 2 |
| Bus stops | **55** | 26 |
| Bus routes through | **5** | 3 |
| Heritage places | **3** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between New Brighton and North New Brighton?**

New Brighton counts 6,510 people (2023) to North New Brighton's 4,220; New Brighton covers 4.06 km², North New Brighton 2 km²; the record holds 16,222 reports for New Brighton and 4,453 for North New Brighton.

**Which has more heritage places, New Brighton or North New Brighton?**

New Brighton, 3 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.

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