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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

Hei Hei Templeton
Population3,720 20231,910 2023
2023 Census (SA1 join)3,429 indicative1,830 indicative
Census households1,200690
Under 15 (Census)19%18%
65+ (Census)12%17%
Area1.7 km²29.25 km²
People per km²2,18865
Reports filed2,1551,516
Rank on the roll61st of 10868th of 108
Reports per km²1,26852
First report on record20152015
Busiest day2022-12-23 23 reports2025-08-25 15 reports
Crashes on record86 1 fatal · 19 serious155 5 fatal · 36 serious
Epicentres inside the outline1 biggest M3.88 biggest M3.8
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 grade—TC1 1.9% of the outline
Flooded on record——
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands——
The remembered ground——
The wild ledger——
The kept view——
The waiting water——
The quiet linesall of the outline · bird-strike buffer88% of the outline · 47% under the airport’s contours · bird-strike buffer
The drawn water2 reaches (Paparua South Branch, Paparua Stream)8 reaches (Templeton Outfall, Kirk Road Drain)
The allowed shape7% under density overlays · Medium Density–
The rebuild’s receipts793 frames filed · 2011–201438 frames filed · 2010–2014
The pedal network0.0 km inside the outline · 0.0 km separated · South Express0.0 km inside the outline · South Express
The remembered names1 plaque · Peebles Reserve6 plaques · Yaldhurst Cemetery, Templeton Domain
The rules on the ground6 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga3 drawn rules · Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga
On the hazard register2 parcels 1 current2 parcels none current
Made ground on file88 parcels 3 unvouched60 parcels 2 unvouched
Surveyed rocks––
Cleanups on file1 parcel none verified–
The model’s verdictlow 100% of the outlineunlikely 80% of the outline
Engineered defences––
The canopy853 trees no veterans · 317 remembered felled1,321 trees 16 veterans · 427 remembered felled
The plan’s wordResidential Suburban 49% of the outline · 58% residentialRural Urban Fringe 56% of the outline
The plan’s reservations3% of the outline 3 designations · learning, movement28% of the outline 3 designations · civic, movement
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city1 scheduled item none top-graded1 scheduled item none top-graded
The usual complaintsGraffiti 497 · Dumped Rubbish 239 · Roading/Streets 189Dumped Rubbish 198 · Roading/Streets 185 · Rubbish/Recycling 134
Schools11
Parks1013
Facilities02
Tracks21
Bus stops2410
Bus routes through31
Heritage places11

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue. Hei Hei's page · Templeton's page

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Hei Hei and Templeton?

Hei Hei counts 3,720 people (2023) to Templeton's 1,910; Hei Hei covers 1.7 km², Templeton 29.25 km²; the record holds 2,155 reports for Hei Hei and 1,516 for Templeton.

Which has more heritage places, Hei Hei or Templeton?

Even, 1 each on the heritage register.

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.