# Rapaki vs Tai Tapu, the record side by side

| | [Rapaki](https://www.chch.live/rapaki) | [Tai Tapu](https://www.chch.live/tai-tapu) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | 1,360 (2023) |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,117 (indicative) | — |
| Census households | 1,353 | — |
| Under 15 (Census) | 15% | — |
| 65+ (Census) | 17% | — |
| Area | — | 32.68 km² |
| People per km² | — | 42 |
| Reports filed | **165** | 56 |
| Rank on the roll | **98th of 108** | 104th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | — | 2 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2022 |
| Busiest day | 2024-07-22 (4 reports) | **2024-11-04 (5 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | — | 0 |
| Epicentres inside the outline | — | 1 (biggest M3.6) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | — |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | — | — |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | — | 0% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | — | — |
| The waiting water | — | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | — | 1 reach (Halswell River) |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | — | — |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | — |
| The rules on the ground | — | 0 drawn rules, Rapaki Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | — | — |
| Surveyed rocks | — | 6 rocks (none fell) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | — | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | — | — |
| The plan’s word | — | — |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (29), Water Leak (26), Roading/Streets (16) | General Request (26), Dumped Rubbish (6), Pothole (5) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 0 | **6** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 2 | **13** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Rapaki and Tai Tapu?**

the record holds 165 reports for Rapaki and 56 for Tai Tapu.

**Which has more heritage places, Rapaki or Tai Tapu?**

Tai Tapu, 13 on the heritage register to the other’s 2.

**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=rapaki&b=tai-tapu
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=rapaki · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=tai-tapu