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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 Kennedys Bush
Population—1,450 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)3,540 indicative1,713 indicative
Census households1,311621
Under 15 (Census)19%18%
65+ (Census)19%17%
Area2.7 km²14.91 km²
People per km²—97
Reports filed1,025912
Rank on the roll76th of 10879th of 108
Reports per km²38061
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2016-04-13 10 reports2018-03-18 6 reports
Crashes on record6 0 fatal · 0 serious16 0 fatal · 3 serious
Epicentres inside the outline77 biggest M4.365 biggest M4.3
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 grade—TC3 10.1% of the outline
Flooded on record29.5% 1 event—
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands4% of the outline +61% broad overlay4% of the outline +70% broad overlay
The remembered ground——
The wild ledger——
The kept view26% of the outline50% of the outline +45% outstanding
The waiting water15% high-hazard · 25% managed · 9 ponding5% high-hazard · 12% managed · 1 ponding
The quiet lines––
The drawn water23 reaches (Cashmere Valley Drain, Worsleys Drain) · 10% setback strips · held edge60 reaches (Mokomoko Stream, Green Stream) · 6% setback strips · held edge
The allowed shape––
The rebuild’s receipts382 frames filed · 2011–201355 frames filed · 2011–2013
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline–
The remembered names5 plaques · Holmcroft Reserve, Cashmere Stream Esplanade Rese32 plaques · Halswell Quarry Park
The rules on the ground3 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga6 drawn rules · Rapaki Runanga
On the hazard register––
Made ground on file53 parcels 1 unvouched50 parcels all vouched or natural
Surveyed rocks–11 rocks 2 fell · 5 wobble easy
Cleanups on file–1 parcel 1 verified
The model’s verdictunlikely 61% of the outlineunlikely 74% of the outline
Engineered defences––
The canopy344 trees 12 veterans · 69 remembered felled185 trees 6 veterans · 110 remembered felled
The plan’s wordRural Port Hills 30% of the outline · 35% residentialRural Port Hills 42% of the outline · 9% residential
The plan’s reservations––
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city1 scheduled item none top-graded4 scheduled items 1 highly significant
The usual complaintsParks 111 · Roading/Streets 110 · Water Leak 86Roading/Streets 87 · Graffiti 77 · Rubbish/Recycling 64
Schools00
Parks54
Facilities00
Tracks23
Bus stops——
Bus routes through——
Heritage places24

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

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Cracroft and Kennedys Bush?

Cracroft covers 2.7 km², Kennedys Bush 14.91 km²; the record holds 1,025 reports for Cracroft and 912 for Kennedys Bush.

Which has more heritage places, Cracroft or Kennedys Bush?

Kennedys Bush, 4 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.