# Hei Hei, Christchurch

2,153 council reports since June 2015, the 61st busiest suburb in the city. 1,731 photographs on record.
3,720 people at the 2023 Census, 2,186 to the square kilometre across 1.7 km².

https://www.chch.live/hei-hei

## Live source links

Link-outs to the source’s own live pages, chch.live does not copy their live values or source text.

- [Christchurch City Council What’s On](https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on)
- [Christchurch City Libraries events](https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/events/)

## The encyclopaedia on it

Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located in the west of Christchurch 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the central city, and is bisected by State Highway 1. The area was subdivided for poultry farming after World War I for returning serviceman, but the venture failed due to the poor soil conditions. The place name is related to the Māori word for chicken (heihei) due to the area's poultry farming history.

Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hei_Hei), a tertiary source
Population: Stats NZ 2023 Census Statistical Area 2 counts summed over the suburb’s own areas, as Wikipedia maps them; the area is measured from the suburb boundary.

## Living here

New bonds here ran at about **$580 a week** in the April–June 2026 quarter, the middle half $540–$625, across 21 bonds, up 5% on a year ago. That’s about **$30 a week above** the city’s own quarter median of $550. Tenancy Services counts these under the “Hei Hei” statistical area, close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.
- 1-bedroom house, $605 a week · 12 new bonds

Median and quartiles of weekly rents on new private bonds (Tenancy Services), new bonds only, not the whole stock.

## 2023 Census snapshot

About 3,429 people and 1,200 occupied private households, grouped from 22 SA1 areas in Hei Hei. This exact statistical-area match is close to this suburb’s outline, not exactly it.

- Under 15: about 19% (648 people)
- 65 and over: about 12% (420 people)
- Born overseas: about 29% of stated birthplace
- European ethnicity: about 62% of ethnicity responses
- Māori ethnicity: about 15% of ethnicity responses
- Pacific Peoples ethnicity: about 9% of ethnicity responses
- Asian ethnicity: about 24% of ethnicity responses
- Households with internet: about 83% of stated households
- Households with two or more vehicles: about 56% of stated households

Ethnicity is a multiple-response measure, so those percentages are not meant to add to 100%. Stats NZ uses fixed random rounding to base 3; unavailable or confidential cells are left out, not treated as zero.

[individuals](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120766-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-individuals-by-statistical-area-1-part-1/) · [households](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/layer/120765-2023-census-totals-by-topic-for-households-by-statistical-area-1/) · [geography](https://datafinder.stats.govt.nz/table/111243/) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

## As reported (1,731 on record)
- [16 Wycola Avenue, Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/report/9058706)
- [32 Taurima St](https://www.chch.live/report/9057589)
- [13 Amuri Street, Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/report/9055232)
- [7 Amuri Street, Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/report/9054971)
- [170 Buchanans Road, Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/report/9042786)
- [86E Buchanans Road, Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/report/9042606)

[1,731 photographs on the wall](https://www.chch.live/wall?suburb=hei-hei)

## The suburb, back then (2 in the archive)

*Placed by the record’s locality join or the name in its own title, a lead, not a claim each frame stood here.*
- [Hei Hei, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22322922), 1964 · TAPUHI
- [Hei Hei, Christchurch](https://www.chch.live/then/1960s#p-22443505), 1964 · TAPUHI

## The record on Hei Hei
- Hei Hei enters the written record in 12 February 1869, [“LATEST TELEGRAMS. (West Coast Times, 12 February 1869)”](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18690212.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past).
- “Hei Hei” appears somewhere in 36 of the archive’s records.
- A Papers Past search for the name surfaced 30 records, leads by provenance.
- The first report here: roading/streets, 17 June 2015, at 15.
- Its busiest day was 23 December 2022, 23 reports in a single day.
- The street that keeps coming up is [Buchanans Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/buchanans-road), reported on 269 separate days.
- For elections the suburb’s centre falls inside [Hornby ward](https://www.chch.live/wards/hornby), the [Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton community board](https://www.chch.live/boards/halswell-hornby-riccarton) is its local layer. The whole roll is at [/wards](https://www.chch.live/wards).

## How fast the council fixes things here (3,483 finished jobs on record)

The median council work order pinned in Hei Hei took **3 days** to resolve, about the city-wide median (3 days).
The slowest tenth of finished jobs waited 9 weeks or longer.
59 tickets are open here now, the oldest was filed 5 June 2021.

Work orders, not resident reports, the council’s MyCouncilTicket stream, and one job can appear in both. A median counts only finished jobs; open ones are named as open, never averaged in. [The ticket roll](https://www.chch.live/fixed) · [the whole city’s fix times](https://www.chch.live/trends#fix).

## Alcohol rules on this ground

**Riccarton Racecourse**, a public drinking ban (applies from 7am to 12 midnight, Saturday of Cup Week (New Zealand Cup Day)), covers about 12% of Hei Hei.
One sensitive site stands here, St Bernadettes School, and the Local Alcohol Policy restricts new off-licences within 200 m of it.

The council’s bylaw zones and the Local Alcohol Policy’s buffer list. A ban rules drinking in public places; it says nothing about whether a premises may sell, that is the licence register’s job.

## Lately
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9058706), 9 Oct 2026 · 16 Wycola Avenue, “dumped rubbish”
- [Rubbish and Bins - General](https://www.chch.live/report/9057589), 8 Oct 2026 · 32 Taurima St, “An abandoned blue bin on Taurima st, HeiHei.”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9055232), 8 Oct 2026 · 13 Amuri Street, “*MSK Graffiti artist location of home”
- [Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa](https://www.chch.live/report/9054971), 8 Oct 2026 · 7 Amuri Street, “Graffiti”
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/9042786), 6 Oct 2026 · 170 Buchanans Road, “graffiti at 170 Buchanans Road”
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9042606), 6 Oct 2026 · 86E Buchanans Road, “Nails sticking out of wood”
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/9042160), 6 Oct 2026 · 9 Aurora St, “Water leak in middle of Aurora Street by number 8”
- [Hazard, vehicle](https://www.chch.live/report/9041600), 6 Oct 2026 · 33 Amuri Street, “Hi there, This referral is relating to Snap Send Solve ID 8340835. I witnessed another incident (near miss head on…”
- [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/9035444), 5 Oct 2026 · 4 Glenleith Ln, “Drain is full and appears blocked”
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/9031922), 5 Oct 2026 · 202A Buchanans Road, “extremely large pothole been here for weeks and keeps getting bigger”
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/9015252), 1 Oct 2026 · 195 Buchanans Road, “Higgins chip sealed this road today but there is no warning signs nor cone thresholds coming into the loose chip. I…”
- [Damaged Road](https://www.chch.live/report/9006987), 30 Sept 2026 · 119 Buchanans Rd, “This was repaid approximately four to six months ago, and it has already failed again. This needs to be looked into and…”

## Reports per year
- 2015, 14
- 2016, 69
- 2017, 141
- 2018, 140
- 2019, 128
- 2020, 148
- 2021, 150
- 2022, 307
- 2023, 288
- 2024, 270
- 2025, 301

## What gets reported
- [Graffiti & vandalism](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 610
- Rubbish & dumping, 431
- Roads & footpaths, 413
- Water & drains, 309
- Trees & parks, 277
- Vehicles & parking, 67
- Everything else, 27
- [Noise](https://www.chch.live/problems/noise), 10

## Exactly what people say
- [Graffiti](https://www.chch.live/problems/graffiti), 497
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/problems/dumped-rubbish), 238
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/problems/road-damage), 189
- [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/problems/water-leaks), 185
- [Parks](https://www.chch.live/problems/parks-maintenance), 143
- [Rubbish/Recycling](https://www.chch.live/problems/bins-recycling), 121
- [Pavement - Damaged](https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths), 60
- [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/problems/potholes), 49

## On the heritage register (1)
- [79 Carmen Road](https://www.chch.live/place/478), 79 Carmen Road

## The streets that keep coming up
- [Buchanans Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/buchanans-road), reported on 269 separate days
- [Wycola Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/wycola-avenue), reported on 191 separate days
- [Hei Hei Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/hei-hei-road), reported on 186 separate days
- [Manurere Street](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/manurere-street), reported on 135 separate days
- [Carmen Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/carmen-road), reported on 113 separate days
- [Gilberthorpes Road](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/gilberthorpes-road), reported on 105 separate days
- [Halwyn Drive](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/halwyn-drive), reported on 50 separate days
- [Amuri Street](https://www.chch.live/street/hei-hei/amuri-street), reported on 33 separate days

## Schools (1)
- [Gilberthorpe School](https://www.chch.live/school/3346-gilberthorpe-school), Contributing · decile 2 · EQI 475

Decile and Equity Index describe the community a school draws from, never how well it teaches.

Zoned for [Christchurch Adventist School](https://www.chch.live/school/317-christchurch-adventist-school) · [Hornby High School](https://www.chch.live/school/338-hornby-high-school) · [Hornby Primary School](https://www.chch.live/school/3380-hornby-primary-school) · [Middleton Grange School](https://www.chch.live/school/335-middleton-grange-school) · [St Bernadette's School (Hornby)](https://www.chch.live/school/3521-st-bernadette-s-school-hornby) · [St Thomas of Canterbury College](https://www.chch.live/school/331-st-thomas-of-canterbury-college) · and 4 more zones, the drawn zone is indicative; the Ministry’s written scheme is the legal boundary.

## The green here (10)
- [Wycola Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1213-wycola-park), Sports ground · 4 ha · playground, 63 pieces
- [Kaniere Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1875-kaniere-reserve), 3 ha
- [Carmen Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1918-carmen-reserve), Botanic · 1 ha · playground, 26 pieces
- [Cicada Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1004-cicada-reserve)
- [Kumara Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1833-kumara-reserve), playground, 17 pieces
- [Peebles Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1223-peebles-reserve), playground, 40 pieces
- [Zenith Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/945-zenith-reserve)
- [Matangi Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1891-matangi-reserve), playground, 44 pieces
- [Buchanans Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1832-buchanans-reserve), playground, 3 pieces
- [Kinross Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1888-kinross-reserve), playground, 4 pieces

A park lands in the suburb its centre falls inside, a centroid call, not a containment claim.

## Where the suburb worships (4)
- [Hornby Samoan Assembly of God](https://www.chch.live/worship/hornby-samoan-assembly-of-god), an Assemblies of God church · 153 Gilberthorpes Road
- [St Aidan's Anglican Church - Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-aidan-s-anglican-church-hei-hei), an Anglican church · 173 Buchanans Road
- [St Bernadette's Parish - Hornby](https://www.chch.live/worship/st-bernadette-s-parish-hornby), a Catholic church · 76 Hei Hei Road
- [The Salvation Army - Hornby](https://www.chch.live/worship/the-salvation-army-hornby), a Protestant church · 23 Manurere Street

The whole roll is at [/worship](https://www.chch.live/worship).

## The tracks through here (2)
- [Walk and bike track through Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-219-broomfield), 1.5 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Hei Hei](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-216-hei-hei), 705 m · walk · bike

A track belongs to every suburb its line passes through.
The plan’s noise overlays cover **all** of this outline, about 170 hectares across **1** mapped overlay, and inside the airport’s bird-strike buffer. Shares read from a sampled join; a planning line, not a meter’s reading. The quiet lines: [noise](https://www.chch.live/noise).
The plan’s water-margin layers cross this outline, **2** classified reaches, the plan calling **Paparua South Branch** and **Paparua Stream**
           by name. The margin is the plan’s drawing, not a survey of the bank. The drawn water: [water-margin](https://www.chch.live/water-margin).
The plan’s allowed shape holds this outline, **7%** of it inside the residential overlays, the densest standing **Medium Density**. The shape is the plan’s permission, not a survey of what stands. The allowed shape: [density](https://www.chch.live/density).
The rebuild’s cameras filed **793** photographs on this ground, 2011–2014, wastewater work mostly. Each frame is a receipt the dig left behind, a work log, not a survey of what stands now. The whole record: [rebuild](https://www.chch.live/rebuild).
The pedal network threads this ground, **13.6 km** of cycleway crosses the outline, 1.9 km of it separated from the traffic, [South Express](https://www.chch.live/cycleway/south-express). A segment counts under every suburb its path enters; the whole network: [cycleways](https://www.chch.live/cycleways).
The remembered names stand on this ground, **1** inscribed plaque, [Peebles Reserve](https://www.chch.live/plaque/310843-peebles-reserve) among the grounds. The plaque is the register’s pin, not a surveyed spot; the whole roll: [plaques](https://www.chch.live/plaques).
The rulebook binds this ground, **6** drawn instruments, 1 alcohol ban, 5 bottle-store buffers; the outline sits inside the takiwā of Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga. The bylaw is the instrument, this the map of it, the rulebook: [rules](https://www.chch.live/rules).
**2** parcels inside this outline sit on the hazardous-activities register, mostly vehicle refuelling, service and repair, chemical manufacture, application and bulk storage, 1 still doing the work. A listing records the work, not a soil test; the register is at [hazards](https://www.chch.live/hazards).
The files record **88** parcels of made or characterised ground inside this outline, about 24 hectares, mostly engineered fill, mixed fill with rubbish, pitrun, 3 carry fill the file can’t vouch for. A record is the file’s word on what was laid, not a fresh survey; the layer is at [fill](https://www.chch.live/fill).
**1** parcel inside this outline carries a cleanup on the file. A cleanup on the file is the register’s word, not a clearance; the register is at [remediated](https://www.chch.live/remediated).
The 2019 liquefaction study put **100%** of this outline in the **low** class. A class is the model’s verdict on a patch of ground, not a finding about an address; the study is at [vulnerability](https://www.chch.live/vulnerability).
The council’s structure register stands **3** assets on this ground, 2 ramps, 1 boardwalk, sited at Wycola Park, Carmen Reserve. Site names are the register’s own labels; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=structures).
The recreation register keeps **4** records inside this outline, bookable surfaces for 1 hockey, 1 shotput, 1 basketball, 1 skateboard. Seasons and surfaces are the register’s record, not this week’s draw; the layer is drawn on [the map](https://www.chch.live/map?layer=recreation).
The register counts **853** living trees inside this outline, 5 carrying a protection, mostly Red maple, Purple-leaf Cherry Plum, Turkey Oak. The file remembers **317** trees felled here. A tree record is the register’s word on what stands or stood; the canopy is at [trees](https://www.chch.live/trees).
The plan files **49%** of this outline under **Residential Suburban**, **58%** residential, the rest mostly Transport 17%, Industrial General 13%. A zone is a permission, not a description, the mix is a sampled read of the plan’s polygons; the district’s zoning is at [zones](https://www.chch.live/zones).
The plan reserves about **5 hectares** of this outline, **3%** , under 3 designations, mostly learning, movement. A designation is a claim on the ground, not a build date, the mix is a sampled read; the register is at [designations](https://www.chch.live/designations).
The plan’s heritage schedule protects **1** place by name in this suburb, **79 Carmen Road**. A setting is the ground the item stands in, each files under the suburb holding its centroid. The schedule is at [heritage](https://www.chch.live/heritage).
GeoNet’s catalogue puts 1 magnitude-3+ epicentre inside this outline since the sequence opened, the biggest a M3.8 in 2010. An epicentre is where the instruments placed the break, not a measure of the shaking here; the whole catalogue is counted at [sequence](https://www.chch.live/sequence), and the story in plain language is [the earthquakes explainer](https://www.chch.live/how-nz-works/canterbury-earthquakes).

## Documents that name it

*These are leads, not verified claims, search ties, not read sources.*
- [LATEST TELEGRAMS. (West Coast Times, 12 February 1869)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT18690212.2.7), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1869-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- [MARRIAGE. (Star, 08 October 1879)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS18791008.2.6), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1879-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [CHRISTCHURCH. January 8. (North Otago Times, 09 January 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NOT19000109.2.17.2), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1900-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- [Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 (Clutha Leader, 16 March 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CL19000316.2.30.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1900-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- [POSTAL NOTICES. (West Coast Times, 08 May 1900)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WCT19000508.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1900-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [MAIL NOTICE. (Grey River Argus, 18 October 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19011018.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1901-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- [Charged With Murder. (Thames Star, 28 October 1901)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/THS19011028.2.19), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1901-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- [MAIL NOTICE. (Grey River Argus, 14 February 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19020214.2.3.3), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- [THE CHRISTCHURCH TRAM ACCIDENT. (Wanganui Chronicle, 08 April 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WC19020408.2.19.1), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- [MAIL NOTICE. (Grey River Argus, 30 April 1902)](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/GRA19020430.2.5), [Papers Past](https://www.chch.live/collection/papers-past) · 1902-04-30T00:00:00.000Z

## The wire on Hei Hei
- [Noble False Widow seen — Hei Hei, Christchurch 8042, New Zealand](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/407169444), iNaturalist · arachny, 10 Oct 2026

[The whole wire](https://www.chch.live/wire)

## The crash record (86 injury crashes)

86 crashes that hurt somebody on record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 19 seriously hurt.

The corner that keeps appearing: [State Highway 1S at Buchanans Road](https://www.chch.live/crashes/buchanans-road-and-sh-1s), 11 injury crashes.

- [Every crash it holds](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=hei-hei)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crashes)

## The crime record (982 recorded victimisations)

982 victimisations on the NZ Police record inside the suburb’s outline, September 2022–August 2026, mostly theft, about 72 a year per 1,000 residents. Reported is not all, how much never reaches the record depends on the offence.

- [The suburb on the crime map](https://www.chch.live/crime?grain=suburb&area=hei-hei)
- [The city’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/crime)

## The buses through it (24 stops)

24 Metro stops inside the suburb’s outline, in ECan’s stop record, served by [route 130](https://www.chch.live/buses/130), [route 125](https://www.chch.live/buses/125), [route 140](https://www.chch.live/buses/140).
- Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Cicada Pl near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Cicada Pl near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Dumfries Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Dumfries Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Peebles Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Peebles Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Peebles Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Peebles Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Vanguard Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Buchanans Rd near Vanguard Dr near Buchanans Rd
- Carmen Rd near Halwyn Dr near Carmen Rd
- Carmen Rd near Halwyn Dr near Carmen Rd
- Carmen Rd near Waterloo Rd
- Gilberthorpes Rd near Prichard Cres near Gilberthorpes Rd
- Gilberthorpes Rd near Prichard Cres near Gilberthorpes Rd

- [Every route in the record](https://www.chch.live/buses)

## Businesses here (21 in the directory)

From OpenStreetMap, the council’s licensed-premises register and its 2024 Find Christchurch directory, each kind opens at this suburb’s shelf.

- [Fast food](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fast-food#in-hei-hei), 4
- [Bottle stores](https://www.chch.live/businesses/liquor#in-hei-hei), 2
- [Petrol stations](https://www.chch.live/businesses/fuel#in-hei-hei), 2
- [Bakeries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/bakery#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Cafés](https://www.chch.live/businesses/cafe#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Centre](https://www.chch.live/businesses/healthcare-centre#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Dairies & convenience](https://www.chch.live/businesses/dairy#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Delis](https://www.chch.live/businesses/deli#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Diplomatic](https://www.chch.live/businesses/office-diplomatic#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Doctors & clinics](https://www.chch.live/businesses/doctor#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Hardware](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hardware#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Hostels](https://www.chch.live/businesses/hostel#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Restaurants](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Venues & events](https://www.chch.live/businesses/venue#in-hei-hei), 1
- [Wineries](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery#in-hei-hei), 1

The ones the record says most about:

- [Coupland's](https://www.chch.live/business/coupland-s-hei-hei), Bakeries
- [Burger King](https://www.chch.live/business/burger-king-hei-hei), Fast food
- [Firsteel](https://www.chch.live/business/firsteel-hei-hei), Hardware
- [Z](https://www.chch.live/business/z-hei-hei), Petrol stations

- [The whole directory](https://www.chch.live/businesses)

## Next door
- [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/broomfield)
- [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/hornby)
- [Islington](https://www.chch.live/islington)
- [Russley](https://www.chch.live/russley)
- [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/yaldhurst)
- [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/sockburn)

[Compare](https://www.chch.live/compare) Hei Hei with [Broomfield](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=broomfield&b=hei-hei) · [Hornby](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hei-hei&b=hornby) · [Islington](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hei-hei&b=islington) · [Russley](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hei-hei&b=russley) · [Yaldhurst](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hei-hei&b=yaldhurst) · [Sockburn](https://www.chch.live/compare?a=hei-hei&b=sockburn), same record, side by side.

## Questions, answered briefly

**What is Hei Hei?**

Hei Hei is a suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. The public record holds 2,153 council reports for it, the first filed in June 2015.

**How many people live in Hei Hei?**

3,720 people at the 2023 Census, 2,186 per square kilometre across 1.7 km².

**How many people does the 2023 Census count for Hei Hei?**

About 3,429 people and 1,200 occupied private households: grouped from Stats NZ SA1 areas through this site’s suburb join. Indicative, not a LIM.

**What gets reported in Hei Hei?**

2,153 reports on record, most often graffiti & vandalism (610), rubbish & dumping (431), roads & footpaths (413). 277 of them in the year to 12 October 2026.

**How many crashes has Hei Hei had?**

86 injury crashes on the police record inside the suburb’s outline, 1 person killed, 19 seriously hurt. [The suburb’s crashes, mapped →](https://www.chch.live/crashes?suburb=hei-hei)

**What schools are in Hei Hei?**

One school in the Ministry’s directory, Gilberthorpe School.

Data: https://api.chch.live/suburb?name=Hei%20Hei · Reports: https://api.chch.live/reports.rss?suburb=Hei%20Hei