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Suburb vs suburb

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.

Or try one: the city vs Riccarton · Linwood vs Phillipstown · Akaroa vs Lyttelton

Governors Bay Rapaki
Population900 2023—
2023 Census (SA1 join)882 indicative3,117 indicative
Census households3391,353
Under 15 (Census)15%15%
65+ (Census)19%17%
Area33.17 km²—
People per km²27—
Reports filed904165
Rank on the roll80th of 10898th of 108
Reports per km²27—
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2023-09-25 12 reports2024-07-22 4 reports
Crashes on record107 4 fatal · 47 serious—
Epicentres inside the outline6 biggest M4.0—
Of the outline, red-zoned0.9% 29 ha—
The 2011 grade——
Flooded on record——
The sea’s reach8% of the outline—
Slope-hazard bands6% of the outline +70% broad overlay—
The remembered ground49% of the outline +5% silent-file—
The wild ledger4% of the outline +4% identified only—
The kept view80% of the outline +23% outstanding · 1 ridgeline—
The waiting water——
The quiet lines––
The drawn water74 reaches (Stream Reserve Drain) · 4% setback strips–
The allowed shape0% under density overlays–
The rebuild’s receipts86 frames filed · 2012–2014–
The pedal network––
The remembered names9 plaques · Cholmondeley Reserve, Kennedys Bush–
The rules on the ground9 drawn rules · Rapaki Runanga–
On the hazard register––
Made ground on file7 parcels 1 unvouched–
Surveyed rocks772 rocks 136 fell · 139 wobble easy–
Cleanups on file1 parcel none verified–
The model’s verdict––
Engineered defences––
The canopy121 trees 20 veterans · 23 remembered felled–
The plan’s wordRural Banks Peninsula 71% of the outline–
The plan’s reservations––
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city12 scheduled items 4 highly significant–
The usual complaintsRoading/Streets 138 · Graffiti 109 · Parks 73Graffiti 29 · Water Leak 26 · Roading/Streets 16
Schools10
Parks110
Facilities10
Tracks00
Bus stops——
Bus routes through——
Heritage places132

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

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Governors Bay and Rapaki?

the record holds 904 reports for Governors Bay and 165 for Rapaki.

Which has more heritage places, Governors Bay or Rapaki?

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.