# PAPANUI vs Redwood, the record side by side

| | [PAPANUI](https://www.chch.live/papanui) | [Redwood](https://www.chch.live/redwood) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,740 (2023) | **8,400 (2023)** |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 7,422 (indicative) | **8,079 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 2,961 | **3,075** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 16% | **18%** |
| 65+ (Census) | **23%** | 16% |
| Area | 2.83 km² | **4.38 km²** |
| People per km² | **2,735** | 1,918 |
| Reports filed | **5,949** | 4,975 |
| Rank on the roll | **20th of 108** | 28th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **2,102** | 1,136 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2023-07-30 (47 reports)** | 2020-01-07 (13 reports) |
| Crashes on record | 255 (1 fatal · 47 serious) | **271 (5 fatal · 51 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 1 (biggest M3.2) | 1 (biggest M3.3) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC2 (105.1% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 4.2% (2 events) | **20.0% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 1% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | 1% of the outline | **2% of the outline** |
| The kept view | — | 1% of the outline |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (39% managed) | 0% high-hazard (31% managed), 1 ponding |
| The quiet lines | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer | all of the outline, bird-strike buffer |
| The drawn water | **137 reaches (Dudley Creek, Papanui Creek), 7% setback strips** | 53 reaches (Prestons Creek, Horners Drain), 3% setback strips, held edge |
| The allowed shape | **62% under density overlays, Medium Density** | 3% under density overlays, New Neighbourhood |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 955 frames filed (2001–2016) | **1,355 frames filed (2010–2014)** |
| The pedal network | **0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Nor'West Arc, Northern Line +2 more** | 0.0 km inside the outline (0.0 km separated), Northern Line |
| The remembered names | **11 plaques, Papanui Memorial Reserve, Graham Condon** | 2 plaques, Murchison Park, Owen Mitchell Park |
| The rules on the ground | **11 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 7 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | **10 parcels (4 current)** | 5 parcels (3 current) |
| Made ground on file | 67 parcels (6 unvouched) | 213 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 15 parcels (14 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | medium (97% of the outline) | possible (54% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 1,402 trees (15 veterans, 595 remembered felled) | **2,703 trees (7 veterans, 1,203 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Medium density residential zone (40% of the outline, 68% residential) | Residential Suburban (46% of the outline, 67% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 7% of the outline (4 designations, learning, pipes) | **19% of the outline (10 designations, movement, learning)** |
| The plan’s exceptions | 2% of the outline (3 matters, heritage) | — |
| The listed city | 4 scheduled items (3 highly significant) | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (1,286), Water Leak (594), Roading/Streets (535) | Graffiti (805), Water Leak (455), Roading/Streets (439) |
| Schools | **6** | 2 |
| Parks | 9 | **16** |
| Facilities | **2** | 1 |
| Tracks | **13** | 12 |
| Bus stops | 22 | **34** |
| Bus routes through | 7 | 7 |
| Heritage places | **6** | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between PAPANUI and Redwood?**

PAPANUI counts 7,740 people (2023) to Redwood's 8,400; PAPANUI covers 2.83 km², Redwood 4.38 km²; the record holds 5,949 reports for PAPANUI and 4,975 for Redwood.

**Which has more heritage places, PAPANUI or Redwood?**

PAPANUI, 6 on the heritage register to the other’s 0.

**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=papanui&b=redwood
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=papanui · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=redwood