# Ouruhia vs Spencerville, the record side by side

| | [Ouruhia](https://www.chch.live/ouruhia) | [Spencerville](https://www.chch.live/spencerville) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 790 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **1,392 (indicative)** | 759 (indicative) |
| Census households | **498** | 264 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | **19%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **30%** | 13% |
| Area | **7.49 km²** | 2.85 km² |
| People per km² | — | 277 |
| Reports filed | **784** | 369 |
| Rank on the roll | **81st of 108** | 93rd of 108 |
| Reports per km² | 105 | **129** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2016 |
| Busiest day | **2024-11-05 (14 reports)** | 2022-02-13 (4 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **64 (2 fatal · 21 serious)** | 9 (0 fatal · 5 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 3 (biggest M4.5) | — |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (10.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 42.0% (1 event) | **45.8% (2 events)** |
| The sea’s reach | 12% of the outline | **52% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 2% of the outline (+26% silent-file) | **35% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 6% of the outline | **41% of the outline** |
| The kept view | 2% of the outline | **73% of the outline (+25% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | **21% high-hazard (38% managed), 13 ponding** | 12% high-hazard (76% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **48 reaches (Kaputone Creek, Styx River), 6% setback strips, held edge** | 6 reaches (Styx River, Lower Styx Drain South), 5% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 45 frames filed | **218 frames filed (2012–2016)** |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline | — |
| The remembered names | — | — |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **8 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | 2 parcels (none current) | — |
| Made ground on file | 9 parcels (1 unvouched) | 27 parcels (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (100% of the outline) | possible (75% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 181 trees (14 veterans, 60 remembered felled) | **278 trees (no veterans, 225 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Rural Urban Fringe (57% of the outline) | Rural Waimakariri (28% of the outline, 9% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 2% of the outline (3 designations, movement) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | 2 scheduled items (none top-graded) | — |
| The usual complaints | Dumped Rubbish (377), Rubbish/Recycling (103), Parks (46) | Parks (47), Dumped Rubbish (44), Roading/Streets (24) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | **5** | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **1** | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | **2** | 1 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Ouruhia and Spencerville?**

Ouruhia covers 7.49 km², Spencerville 2.85 km²; the record holds 784 reports for Ouruhia and 369 for Spencerville.

**Which has more heritage places, Ouruhia or Spencerville?**

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=ouruhia&b=spencerville
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