Chris Knox is the Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism for the New Zealand Herald.
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![‘Transformative shift:’ 20 per cent of New Zealanders of Māori descent](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
‘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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Results of the 2023 election on our interactive map
Search for electorate results and total party votes following yesterday's election.
!['I can work with whoever': Luxon open-minded as election nears](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
![Chance of National-Act Govt slipping away in Herald’s Poll of Polls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
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.
![Exclusive poll reveals how divided we feel – and what we can agree on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exclusive poll reveals how divided we feel – and what we can agree on
New poll shows sense of division – and signs of unity – among Kiwis.
![Poll reveals what Kiwis think about lowering the voting age](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Poll reveals what Kiwis think about lowering the voting age
It comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Make It 16 group.
![Your cost of living increase is probably more than you think](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Your cost of living increase is probably more than you think
Homeowners' costs higher than inflation, thanks to changes made more than two decades ago.
!['Worst feeling in the world': One family's pain as NZ on track to hit highest road death toll in a decade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Worst feeling in the world': One family's pain as NZ on track to hit highest road death toll in a decade
New Zealand is on track for another terrible road death toll.
![By the numbers: Local election mayoralty margins, voter trends](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
By the numbers: Local election mayoralty margins, voter trends
Voter turnout is lower this year than in 2019 for many areas.
![The Data Set: Figuring out GDP is like the world's biggest Sudoku](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Data Set: Figuring out GDP is like the world's biggest Sudoku
The Data Set is a new fortnightly column exploring the data that affects our lives.
![Your Vote 2022: Use our interactive to help you decide](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Your Vote 2022: Use our interactive to help you decide
Local body elections voting opens today.
![Revealed: The suburbs with the most gun crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Revealed: The suburbs with the most gun crime
Plus how one district cut its number of firearms offences in half.
![Analysis: Covid deaths - understanding how the NZ numbers are reported](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Analysis: Covid deaths - understanding how the NZ numbers are reported
Covid-19 deaths explained. What do 'died from, with, attributed, and underlying' mean?
![Crime victim rate hits record high, cops say numbers aren't what they seem](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crime victim rate hits record high, cops say numbers aren't what they seem
Monthly victimisations hit 29,434 in May this year, compared to 22,655 three years back.
![How strategic voting swung Auckland Central and Waiariki](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How strategic voting swung Auckland Central and Waiariki
Labour voters helped get the Maori Party back - and more voted for Act's David Seymour.
![Interactive: How did your electorate vote in the referendums?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Interactive: How did your electorate vote in the referendums?
Referendum results for every electorate.
![Interactive: Special votes are in - see what Parliament looks like now](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Interactive: Special votes are in - see what Parliament looks like now
Special votes have been counted - what will parliament look like?