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Pick two suburbs, the same record answers for both. Reports filed, crashes counted, schools, parks, bus stops and the places the register remembers, in one table with the caveats still attached.

Counts are what the public record holds, a report tally measures the stream, not the suburb’s virtue.

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Cracroft Governors Bay
Population—900 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)3,540 indicative882 indicative
Census households1,311339
Under 15 (Census)19%15%
65+ (Census)19%19%
Area2.7 km²33.17 km²
People per km²—27
Reports filed1,025900
Rank on the roll76th of 10880th of 108
Reports per km²38027
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2016-04-13 10 reports2023-09-25 12 reports
Crashes on record6 0 fatal · 0 serious106 4 fatal · 46 serious
Epicentres inside the outline77 biggest M4.36 biggest M4.0
Of the outline, red-zoned—0.9% 29 ha
The 2011 grade——
Flooded on record29.5% 1 event—
The sea’s reach—8% of the outline
Slope-hazard bands4% of the outline +61% broad overlay6% of the outline +70% broad overlay
The remembered ground—49% of the outline +5% silent-file
The wild ledger—4% of the outline +4% identified only
The kept view26% of the outline80% of the outline +23% outstanding · 1 ridgeline
The waiting water15% high-hazard · 25% managed · 9 ponding—
The quiet lines––
The drawn water23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain) · 10% setback strips · held edge74 reaches (Stream Reserve Drain) · 4% setback strips
The allowed shape–0% under density overlays
The rebuild’s receipts382 frames filed · 2011–201386 frames filed · 2012–2014
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline–
The remembered names5 plaques · Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese9 plaques · Cholmondeley Reserve, Kennedys Bush
The rules on the ground3 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga9 drawn rules · Rapaki Runanga
On the hazard register––
Made ground on file53 parcels 1 unvouched7 parcels 1 unvouched
Surveyed rocks–772 rocks 136 fell · 139 wobble easy
Cleanups on file–1 parcel none verified
The model’s verdictunlikely 61% of the outline–
Engineered defences––
The canopy344 trees 12 veterans · 69 remembered felled121 trees 20 veterans · 23 remembered felled
The plan’s wordRural Port Hills 30% of the outline · 35% residentialRural Banks Peninsula 71% of the outline
The plan’s reservations––
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city1 scheduled item none top-graded12 scheduled items 4 highly significant
The usual complaintsParks 111 · Roading/Streets 110 · Water Leak 86Roading/Streets 138 · Graffiti 109 · Parks 73
Schools01
Parks511
Facilities01
Tracks20
Bus stops——
Bus routes through——
Heritage places213

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue. Cracroft's page · Governors Bay's page

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Cracroft and Governors Bay?

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Governors Bay 33.17 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 900 for Governors Bay.

Which has more heritage places, Cracroft or Governors Bay?

Governors Bay, 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.

Questions, answered briefly

What does this page compare?

Two suburbs' public records side by side: reports filed, crashes counted, schools, parks, bus stops, heritage places, population and density. Every number is the same dataset the suburb pages use.

Does a suburb with more reports have more problems?

Not necessarily. The record counts what people chose to report, population, awareness and reporting habits all move the number. Read it as the suburb’s report stream, not a complaint league table.

Where does the data come from?

The same public sources as everywhere else on the site: council reports via Snap Send Solve, NZTA’s Crash Analysis System, the council’s parks and facilities layers, Metro’s stop data, the Heritage New Zealand register, and census figures via Wikipedia’s suburb summaries.