# Pigeon Bay vs Port Levy, the record side by side

| | [Pigeon Bay](https://www.chch.live/pigeon-bay) | [Port Levy](https://www.chch.live/port-levy) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 651 (indicative) | 651 (indicative) |
| Census households | 276 | 276 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | 15% |
| 65+ (Census) | 27% | 27% |
| Area | **96.84 km²** | 83.13 km² |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 80 | **84** |
| Rank on the roll | 101st of 108 | **100th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 1 | **1** |
| First report on record | 2016 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2016-05-27 (3 reports) | **2019-06-21 (7 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **7 (0 fatal · 5 serious)** | 5 (1 fatal · 1 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 32 (biggest M4.0) | **87 (biggest M4.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | 1.6% (1 event) | **16.1% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | 0% of the outline (+82% broad overlay) | 0% of the outline (+81% broad overlay) |
| The remembered ground | 1% of the outline (+2% silent-file) | **36% of the outline (+19% silent-file)** |
| The wild ledger | 3% of the outline (+3% identified only) | **3% of the outline (+3% identified only)** |
| The kept view | **83% of the outline (+9% outstanding), 5 ridgelines** | 82% of the outline (+15% outstanding), 5 ridgelines |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **163 reaches (Pigeon Bay Stream, Addington Brook), 3% setback strips** | 67 reaches (Owhetoro Stream, Te Kawa Stream), 1% setback strips |
| The allowed shape | 0% under density overlays | 0% under density overlays |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **10 frames filed (2012–2014)** | 5 frames filed |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **6 plaques, Pigeon Bay Hall** | 2 plaques, Port Levy Former School Site |
| The rules on the ground | 2 drawn rules, Te Runanga o Koukourarata | **4 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | — |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **135 trees (18 veterans, 4 remembered felled)** | 1 tree (1 veteran) |
| The plan’s word | Rural Banks Peninsula (82% of the outline) | Rural Banks Peninsula (73% of the outline) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | **5 scheduled items (none top-graded)** | 2 scheduled items (1 highly significant) |
| The usual complaints | Damaged Road (17), Roading/Streets (16), Parks (7) | Roading/Streets (26), Parks (12), Trees - General (4) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | **6** | 2 |
| Facilities | 2 | **5** |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 0 | **3** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Pigeon Bay and Port Levy?**

Pigeon Bay covers 96.84 km², Port Levy 83.13 km²; the record holds 80 reports for Pigeon Bay and 84 for Port Levy.

**Which has more heritage places, Pigeon Bay or Port Levy?**

Port Levy, 3 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=pigeon-bay&b=port-levy
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