# Scarborough vs te-onepoto-taylors-mistake, the record side by side

| | [Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/scarborough) | [te-onepoto-taylors-mistake](https://www.chch.live/te-onepoto-taylors-mistake) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | **3,414 (indicative)** | 78 (indicative) |
| Census households | **1,344** | 30 |
| Under 15 (Census) | — | 12% |
| 65+ (Census) | — | 12% |
| Area | **0.69 km²** | 0.17 km² |
| People per km² | — | — |
| Reports filed | **783** | 176 |
| Rank on the roll | **82nd of 108** | 97th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,135** | 1,035 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2021 |
| Busiest day | 2022-08-29 (12 reports) | **2023-06-11 (13 reports)** |
| Crashes on record | **3 (0 fatal · 2 serious)** | 2 (0 fatal · 1 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | **5 (biggest M4.2)** | 3 (biggest M3.6) |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | 4.7% (3 ha) | **8.9% (2 ha)** |
| The 2011 grade | — | — |
| Flooded on record | — | — |
| The sea’s reach | 1% of the outline | **44% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | 9% of the outline (+85% broad overlay) | **10% of the outline (+46% broad overlay)** |
| The remembered ground | **100% of the outline** | 86% of the outline |
| The wild ledger | — | — |
| The kept view | 19% of the outline (+12% outstanding) | **74% of the outline (+33% outstanding)** |
| The waiting water | 0% high-hazard (1% managed) | — |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | 17 reaches (Scarborough Outfall, Highview Lane Drain), 5% setback strips, held edge | **3 reaches (Mcclurg Watercourse, Taylors Mistake Road Drain), 6% setback strips, held edge** |
| The allowed shape | — | 0% under density overlays, 36 bach settlements |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **132 frames filed (2012–2015)** | 44 frames filed |
| The pedal network | 0.0 km inside the outline, Te Ara Ihutai Coastal Pathway | — |
| The remembered names | **13 plaques, Nicholson Park, Whitewash Reserve** | 3 plaques, Taylors Mistake Beach, Godley Beach Park |
| The rules on the ground | 10 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga | **12 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 23 parcels (all vouched or natural) | 1 parcel (all vouched or natural) |
| Surveyed rocks | 457 rocks (381 fell, 31 wobble easy) | 4 rocks (3 fell) |
| Cleanups on file | — | — |
| The model’s verdict | unlikely (31% of the outline) | — |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **280 trees (2 veterans, 123 remembered felled)** | 33 trees (no veterans, 4 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Hills (60% of the outline, 60% residential) | Open Space Coastal (38% of the outline, 24% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | — | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | — | — |
| The listed city | — | 32 scheduled items (none top-graded) |
| The usual complaints | Water Leak (96), Parks (79), Roading/Streets (78) | Water Leak (44), Park - General Request (13), Rubbish and Bins - General (11) |
| Schools | 0 | 0 |
| Parks | **4** | 1 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 |
| Bus stops | — | — |
| Bus routes through | — | — |
| Heritage places | 1 | **18** |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between Scarborough and te-onepoto-taylors-mistake?**

Scarborough covers 0.69 km², te-onepoto-taylors-mistake 0.17 km²; the record holds 783 reports for Scarborough and 176 for te-onepoto-taylors-mistake.

**Which has more heritage places, Scarborough or te-onepoto-taylors-mistake?**

te-onepoto-taylors-mistake, 18 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=scarborough&b=te-onepoto-taylors-mistake
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=scarborough · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=te-onepoto-taylors-mistake