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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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Okains Bay Wainui
Population570 2023—
2023 Census (SA1 join)651 indicative813 indicative
Census households276348
Under 15 (Census)15%10%
65+ (Census)27%38%
Area122.21 km²93.39 km²
People per km²5—
Reports filed92388
Rank on the roll99th of 10892nd of 108
Reports per km²14
First report on record20172015
Busiest day2023-08-03 5 reports2026-02-17 8 reports
Crashes on record8 0 fatal · 2 serious24 0 fatal · 13 serious
Epicentres inside the outline1 biggest M3.72 biggest M4.2
Of the outline, red-zoned——
The 2011 grade——
Flooded on record2.9% 2 events20.9% 1 event
The sea’s reach——
Slope-hazard bands0% of the outline +78% broad overlay0% of the outline +68% broad overlay
The remembered ground14% of the outline53% of the outline +31% silent-file
The wild ledger2% of the outline +2% identified only1% of the outline +1% identified only
The kept view80% of the outline +8% outstanding · 3 ridgelines68% of the outline +21% outstanding · 2 ridgelines
The waiting water——
The quiet lines––
The drawn water385 reaches (Opara Stream, Little Akaloa Stream) · 3% setback strips185 reaches · 2% setback strips
The allowed shape0% under density overlays0% under density overlays
The rebuild’s receipts7 frames filed2 frames filed
The pedal network––
The remembered names–1 plaque · Wainui Wharf Anchor
The rules on the ground10 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 canopy93 trees 58 veterans · 29 remembered felled47 trees 5 veterans · 13 remembered felled
The plan’s wordRural Banks Peninsula 78% of the outlineRural Banks Peninsula 65% of the outline
The plan’s reservations––
The plan’s exceptions––
The listed city10 scheduled items 5 highly significant1 scheduled item 1 highly significant
The usual complaintsDamaged Road 15 · Roading/Streets 9 · Road Signage 5Water Leak 46 · Damaged Road 45 · Roading/Streets 24
Schools10
Parks66
Facilities41
Tracks00
Bus stops——
Bus routes through——
Heritage places00

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

Questions, answered briefly

What is the difference between Okains Bay and Wainui?

Okains Bay covers 122.21 km², Wainui 93.39 km²; the record holds 92 reports for Okains 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.