# South New Brighton vs Southshore, the record side by side

| | [South New Brighton](https://www.chch.live/south-new-brighton) | [Southshore](https://www.chch.live/southshore) |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 3,420 (2023) | — |
| 2023 Census (SA1 join) | 3,321 (indicative) | 3,321 (indicative) |
| Census households | 1,296 | 1,296 |
| Under 15 (Census) | 19% | 19% |
| 65+ (Census) | 16% | 16% |
| Area | **1.39 km²** | 1.1 km² |
| People per km² | 2,460 | — |
| Reports filed | **2,675** | 947 |
| Rank on the roll | **52nd of 108** | 78th of 108 |
| Reports per km² | **1,924** | 861 |
| First report on record | 2015 | 2015 |
| Busiest day | **2020-07-08 (28 reports)** | 2018-05-23 (9 reports) |
| Crashes on record | **25 (3 fatal · 8 serious)** | 10 (0 fatal · 3 serious) |
| Epicentres inside the outline | 8 (biggest M4.0) | **10 (biggest M3.9)** |
| Of the outline, red-zoned | — | 13.0% (14 ha) |
| The 2011 grade | TC3 (1.0% of the outline) | TC3 (34.6% of the outline) |
| Flooded on record | 28.9% (1 event) | **33.2% (1 event)** |
| The sea’s reach | 83% of the outline | **96% of the outline** |
| Slope-hazard bands | — | — |
| The remembered ground | 30% of the outline | **100% of the outline** |
| The wild ledger | 28% of the outline | **46% of the outline** |
| The kept view | **49% of the outline (+20% outstanding)** | 48% of the outline (+48% outstanding) |
| The waiting water | 22% high-hazard (67% managed) | **38% high-hazard (66% managed)** |
| The quiet lines | — | — |
| The drawn water | **5 reaches (Beatty Street Drain, Pleasant Point Domain Drain), 1% setback strips, held edge** | , held edge |
| The allowed shape | — | — |
| The rebuild’s receipts | **925 frames filed (2010–2015)** | 475 frames filed (2010–2016) |
| The pedal network | — | — |
| The remembered names | **5 plaques, South Brighton Community Centr, Te Karoro Karoro Reserve** | 4 plaques, Spit Reserve, Southshore Beach Park |
| The rules on the ground | **9 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga** | 5 drawn rules, Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga |
| On the hazard register | — | — |
| Made ground on file | 49 parcels (3 unvouched) | 119 parcels (2 unvouched) |
| Surveyed rocks | — | — |
| Cleanups on file | 3 parcels (3 verified) | — |
| The model’s verdict | possible (46% of the outline) | medium (33% of the outline) |
| Engineered defences | — | — |
| The canopy | **508 trees (3 veterans, 197 remembered felled)** | 276 trees (2 veterans, 87 remembered felled) |
| The plan’s word | Residential Suburban (40% of the outline, 40% residential) | Open Space Coastal (46% of the outline, 38% residential) |
| The plan’s reservations | 1% of the outline (1 designation, learning) | — |
| The plan’s exceptions | 1% of the outline (3 matters, section 6) | — |
| The listed city | — | — |
| The usual complaints | Graffiti (364), Dumped Rubbish (285), Parks (281) | Roading/Streets (156), Parks (104), Rubbish/Recycling (72) |
| Schools | **1** | 0 |
| Parks | 4 | 4 |
| Facilities | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | **1** | 0 |
| Bus stops | 15 | **16** |
| Bus routes through | 1 | 1 |
| Heritage places | 0 | 0 |

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

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is the difference between South New Brighton and Southshore?**

South New Brighton covers 1.39 km², Southshore 1.1 km²; the record holds 2,675 reports for South New Brighton 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=south-new-brighton&b=southshore
Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=south-new-brighton · https://api.chch.live/suburb?slug=southshore