# Richmond Hill vs Southshore, the record side by side

| | [Richmond Hill](https://www.chch.live/richmond-hill) | [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 78 (indicative) | **3,321 (indicative)** |
| Census households | 30 | **1,296** |
| Under 15 (Census) | 12% | **19%** |
| 65+ (Census) | 12% | **16%** |
| Area | 0.59 km² | **1.1 km²** |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | 324 | **947** |
| Rank on the roll | 94th of 108 | **78th of 108** |
| Reports per km² | 549 | **861** |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | 2022-02-24 (3 reports) | **2018-05-23 (9 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | 1 (0 fatal · 0 serious) | **10 (0 fatal · 3 serious)** |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 10 (biggest M5.3) | 10 (biggest M3.9) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 13.0% (14 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | — | TC3 (34.6% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | — | 33.2% (1 event) |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **96% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | 3% of the outline (+95% broad overlay) | — |
| The remembered ground | 100% of the outline | 100% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | 46% of the outline |
| The kept view | 33% of the outline (+33% outstanding) | **48% of the outline (+48% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | — | 38% high-hazard (66% managed) |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **14 reaches (Richmond Hill Waterway, Richmond Hill Road Drain), 5% setback strips** | , held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | 141 frames filed (2011–2014) | **475 frames filed (2010–2016)** |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | — | 4 plaques, Spit Reserve, Southshore Beach Park |
| The rules on the ground | 3 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 3 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 119 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | 408 rocks (400 fell, 8 wobble easy) | — |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (98% of the outline) | medium (33% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | 49 trees (no veterans, 17 remembered felled) | **276 trees (2 veterans, 87 remembered felled)** |
| The plan’s word | Residential Hills (51% of the outline, 51% residential) | Open Space Coastal (46% of the outline, 38% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (67), Roading/Streets (52), Overgrown Vegetation (38) | Roading/Streets (156), Parks (104), Rubbish/Recycling (72) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | 2 | **4** |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | 16 |
| Bus routes through | — | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Richmond Hill and Southshore?**

Richmond Hill covers 0.59 km², Southshore 1.1 km²; the record holds 324 reports for Richmond Hill and 947 for Southshore.

**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=richmond-hill&b=southshore
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=richmond-hill · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=southshore