Chris Knox
Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism
Chris Knox is the Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism for the New Zealand Herald.
We are your advocate, Aotearoa. Uncovering stories that matter, asking hard-hitting questions of those in power, live-blogging sport events, monitoring the highs and lows of the NZX and providing Premium expert opinion and analysis. Bringing you distinctive, quality journalism and breaking news from across New Zealand and around the world. With specialists working together to create indepth reads, engaging video, and unmissable podcasts.
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Revealed: The NZ secondary schools that have produced the most Silver Ferns
How many Silver Ferns has your school produced?
How does your school rate? Latest NCEA, University Entrance results at every college ranked
Where does your school rank? Which ones stand out, and why?
'Lost generation': NCEA and UE results fall, school leavers lack qualifications
For several years NCEA results were improving - then it all started to unravel.
North Island to lose one electorate before next election – here’s why
Officials yet to decide which seat will be lost before voters next go to the polls.
Ministry for Regulation among public service's highest earners as sector pay jumps
The average manager's salary in the public sector sits at $163,800.
11 per day: More dogs euthanised than any point in last decade
Find out the breeds being locked up and the suburbs they are coming from.
'How big is too big?' Discover Auckland's biggest and fastest-growing schools
Search every Auckland school to see which have grown fastest in our latest interactive.
Housing, sexuality, income - what latest Census shows about how Kiwis live
Stats NZ has released the first round of data.
Fact check: The assault figures Mark Mitchell didn't tell you about
Is Auckland really getting safer? The Herald has examined conflicting claims
Youth crime: Ministry of Justice data reveals doubling of burglary and 57% rise in robbery charges
The Ministry of Justice has released the latest data on court charges for the year.
Wellington rates to jump another $3k: See what you'll be paying by 2028
Wellington households on average saw their rates bill jump by $1000 or 21% this year.
Punching above our weight: Medal table per capita tally
When it comes to Olympic success, size doesn't always matter.
How big will your tax cut be and when will it arrive?
New thresholds for income tax come into effect from today.
'I don't feel safe': NZ's most burgled neighbourhoods - how does your suburb compare?
Use our interactive to see New Zealand's most burgled community.
Is this the end of the Census as we know it?
Stats NZ wants your ideas on how the next census should be run
Budget 2024: Explore the numbers in our interactive
Dive deep into the numbers and see what they mean for you.
‘Transformative shift:’ 20 per cent of New Zealanders of Māori descent
'We will see Māori become a dominant part of the future workforce of Aotearoa.'
Revealed: The part of NZ which is growing fastest as Census data released
Stats NZ has released the first round of data.
Recession data: Have boomers been hit hardest?
Herald analysis shows boomers have been hit hardest by the cost of living crisis.
How does your school rate? NCEA and UE results at every college ranked
Where does your school rank? Which ones stand out, and why?
Migration, WW2 drive NZ's population changes
Latest migration figures put New Zealand’s population at 5,305,600.
Auckland rates: See how much you could pay with our interactive map
Auckland Council has proposed increasing rates about 7.5 per cent this year.
Death of the Remuera tractor? Find the suburbs with most EVs
The Herald has mapped data from the Ministry of Transport.
Not quite a ‘ute tax’ - what the data says about the axed EV scheme
It was taxpayers, rather than ute drivers, who paid for Labour's now dead EV policy.
Dating calculator: The Kiwis most likely to find love in 2024
Looking for love next year? Say no more. This interactive will reveal your chances.
The food prices jumping the most in 2023
Cost of vegetables increases after adverse weather events, disease.
Three Kāinga Ora units in South Auckland overcharged more than $400k in rates
The error was identified during Herald data analysis.
How does the price of fuel compare in your community?
Data for the map was supplied by price tracking app Gaspy.
Election errors would've changed make-up of three past parliaments
In three of our 10 MMP elections, an error the size of this year's would have mattered.
15 voting places with ‘data entry errors’ found after Herald investigation
One of the errors was at Pukekohe Intermediate voting station in Port Waikato electorate.
'Full check': Electoral Commission reviewing voting results after Herald identifies error
One of errors occurred at Pukekohe Intermediate voting station in Port Waikato.
Election 2023: Explore the final results with our interactive graphics
Explore the election outcome with the Herald’s interactive election graphics & charts.
Interactive: How special votes could make Winston Peters kingmaker
The official election result will be declared on November 3.
Results of the 2023 election on our interactive map
Search for electorate results and total party votes following yesterday's election.
Chance of National-Act Govt slipping away in Herald’s Poll of Polls
The Poll of Polls predicts no chance of a Labour/Greens/Māori Party Government.
Are you voting early? Check out where you can cast your vote in our interactive map
Here’s NZ Herald’s Election 2023 voting place map.
Poll of Polls: National likely to need Peters, chance of needing a second election rises
The chance of National needing Winston Peters grows as election day draws closer
Poll of polls shows slim odds: Labour has 0.2% chance of being in government
The poll of polls shows a National government is likely.
'A reclamation for all of Aotearoa': New interactive map shows original tangata whenua place names
Each map displays around 900 Māori and Moriori place names.
Poll of polls reveal Labour’s election chances fall to single digits
There is now just a 1 in 20 chance of Labour being in Government.
Poll of Polls: Labour’s chances slip, NZ First’s chances improve
Labour has a small chance of winning the election, according to the poll.
Poll of Polls: Labour’s re-election chances seem to be evaporating
There's now a greater chance of a hung Parliament than a Labour Government.
Removing GST from fruit & vegetables: How much would households save?
Herald analysis shows wealthier households would have much more to gain.
Was 2023 the last? Government’s statistician talks about the future of census
'It’s getting harder to get responses from New Zealanders.'
Poll of polls: Data shows that a National-Act Government is most likely
Hopes of a Labour-led government are slipping away
Poll of polls: Labour-Green-Te Pāti Māori most likely coalition, ahead of National-Act
The most likely coalition scenario remains the one National took off the table.
Council data breach included details of crash that killed Porirua teen
Bailey Patmore was travelling in a car with five others and had squeezed into the boot.
Soft on crime? The data behind the political claims
Govt claims better reporting and new offences behind crime spike, is it true?
Is Labour really soft on crime? The numbers reveal a surprising story
The Herald has analysed decades of data to see how crime has changed in Aotearoa.
Herald’s poll of polls shows growing possibility of hung Parliament
The most-likely government formation remains the one National took off the table.
Poll of polls reveals scale of Luxon's Māori Party gamble
The most likely form of government is the one that's off the table.
Police station staffing debate highlights concern about lack of frontline support
More than half of stations in several districts hadn’t received more staff.
Where exactly are clean car rebates going? Tesla drivers pocket $8k a car
What cars are getting the biggest rebates, and where do their drivers live?
Herald's poll of polls puts Te Pāti Māori in kingmaker position
A new poll of polls tries to forecast the election outcome.
Fruit and vegetable best buys: Broccoli, cauliflower and mandarins
Cauliflower remains one of the best buys but price could rise next week.
'It's gotten worse': Stories of human struggle behind the cost of living crisis
Herald interactive and Kiwi accounts show the impact of rising costs, inflation.
Cost of living crisis explained: New Zealanders almost $5000 worse off
The cost of living crisis is hitting New Zealanders hard.
The Veggie Index: The best fresh fruit and veges to buy this week
Industry association United Fresh shares what produce is best to buy right now.
Waka Kotahi marks speed limits on another 2500km of road as too fast
PM Chris Hipkins has significantly narrowed speed reduction scope.
Wellington Mayor says Auckland council cuts will 'rip heart' of city
Fnd out exactly how much money is being spent on what.
Child poverty not improving, still 120,000 in material hardship
Statistics show gradual declines on most measures but campaigners say still too high.
Interactive: Check the gender diversity in your industry
Data shows nine professions are becoming less gender diverse.
Stocktake of the workforce: Gender diversity getting worse across many professions
Data shows nine professions are becoming less gender diverse.
Census 2023: Four surprising uses of the collected data
'There are huge stories that wouldn’t get told without the Census.'
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
Census 2023: Do it now!
Census night is Tuesday, March 7 but the Census can be completed now.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Maps of road closures across state highway network
Cyclone Gabrielle caused widespread damage, closing roads and isolating communities.
New Zealand records biggest increase in registered deaths in 100 years
Stats NZ has released the latest yearly figures on births and deaths in New Zealand.
Swipe before and after - satellite images reveal extent of flooding in Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay has been devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Live tracking, rainfall stats, region-by-region warnings, shelter locations, train and bus services
The entire North Island is now under or facing heavy rain and/or strong wind warnings.
Auckland floods - interactive map: How hard was your suburb hit?
Data was supplied to the Herald by Fire & Emergency NZ and Auckland Emergency Management.
Interactive flood map tracks deluge damage
Residents across Auckland have been affected by widespread flooding and road closures.
Why don't we fix roads before we lower speed limits? The experts reply
"Improving road quality is happening, but is necessarily relatively slow.”
How speed limit reviews could affect your holiday journey
The Herald analyses the impact speed limit changes could have on journey times.
Revealed: How lower speed limits will affect long-distance travel times
Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?
Revealed: Killer state highway zone where speed limit could be cut by 40km/h
“You can hear the sirens go off with all the accidents, once a week or so."
Lower speed limits - and upgrades - ahead for 30% of NZ's state highways
Waka Kotahi's full plan covering speed limit and safety changes is expected this year.
Taking risks: The shocking stats on who is more likely to die on our roads
Far more men than women are killed every year on New Zealand roads.
Youth Crime: Data shows big increases in south Auckland and Canterbury, rife in Bay of Plenty
Oranga Tamariki's Ben Hannifan says there's been a 2 per cent national youth crime drop.