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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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Le Bons Bay Wainui
Population——
2023 Census (SA1 join)651 indicative813 indicative
Census households276348
Under 15 (Census)15%10%
65+ (Census)27%38%
Area66.55 km²93.39 km²
People per km²——
Reports filed41388
Rank on the roll106th of 10892nd of 108
Reports per km²14
First report on record20172015
Busiest day2025-04-28 2 reports2026-02-17 8 reports
Crashes on record1 0 fatal · 0 serious24 0 fatal · 13 serious
Epicentres inside the outline—2 biggest M4.2
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 grade——
Flooded on record10.1% 1 event20.9% 1 event
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands0% of the outline +82% broad overlay0% of the outline +68% broad overlay
The remembered ground1% of the outline53% of the outline +31% silent-file
The wild ledger1% of the outline +1% identified only1% of the outline +1% identified only
The kept view84% of the outline +25% outstanding · 3 ridgelines68% of the outline +21% outstanding · 2 ridgelines
The waiting water——
The quiet lines––
The drawn water175 reaches (Le Bons Stream, Hughes Drain) · 6% setback strips185 reaches · 2% setback strips
The allowed shape0% under density overlays0% under density overlays
The rebuild’s receipts5 frames filed2 frames filed
The pedal network––
The remembered names2 plaques · Le Bons Bay Cemetery, Le Bons Bay Domain1 plaque · Wainui Wharf Anchor
The rules on the ground6 drawn rules · Te Runanga o Koukourarata12 drawn rules · Te Runanga o Onuku
On the hazard register–4 parcels 2 current
Made ground on file1 parcel all vouched or natural2 parcels all vouched or natural
Surveyed rocks––
Cleanups on file––
The model’s verdict––
Engineered defences––
The canopy41 trees 13 veterans · 4 remembered felled47 trees 5 veterans · 13 remembered felled
The plan’s wordRural Banks Peninsula 80% of the outlineRural Banks Peninsula 65% of the outline
The plan’s reservations––
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city1 scheduled item none top-graded1 scheduled item 1 highly significant
The usual complaintsPublic Toilet 5 · Parks 5 · Wastewater/Stormwater 3Water Leak 46 · Damaged Road 45 · Roading/Streets 24
Schools00
Parks26
Facilities21
Tracks00
Bus stops——
Bus routes through——
Heritage places00

Same record, same caveats, the stream counts reports, not virtue. Le Bons Bay's page · Wainui's page

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Le Bons Bay and Wainui?

Le Bons Bay covers 66.55 km², Wainui 93.39 km²; the record holds 41 reports for Le Bons Bay and 388 for Wainui.

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.