Harkanwal Singh Hothi is the data editor for the New Zealand Herald
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Herald election forecasts explained
Herald election forecast predicts a parliament at the mercy of Winston Peters.
Introducing: Herald Insights
Herald Insights gives our readers the ability to dig deep into data that matters to New Zealanders.
Interactive: Where the Budget money goes
The interactive visualisation shows where the government money is spent. Readers can see the data by department and functional classification.
How religious is your suburb?
Rich Kiwis are turning their backs on God but churches shouldn't waste energy on being “up to date”, expert claims. Our interactive shows religious your suburb is.
Interactive: The top cricketer
The Herald has produced a special interactive that allows readers to compare their favourite players against every cricketer to have played at least 20 ODIs.
How Auckland has changed
EXPLORE OUR INTERACTIVE: More migrants from Asia are using the student and worker migration policy as a path to secure permanent residence, a report says.
New Zealand Herald hosts Open Data Day
The New Zealand Herald hosted the Open Data Day on Saturday, as part of the international event held in various countries.
Interactive map: How rents have changed in your suburb
Explore how median weekly rent has changed in your suburb since 2001 using our new interactive map.
Commuting interactive: How transport has changed in New Zealand
An interactive map reveals the change in commuting patterns in New Zealand since 2001.
Where + why Maori still smoke
It's ten years today since smoking was banned in bars, but Maori are still more likely to smoke than Europeans. We map where the ethnic smoking gap lies.
The hidden reality of deciles
The new deciles released yesterday are at the heart of the New Zealand education system, but what do they actually mean in terms of funding?
White flight from schools: Parents give their reaction
Parents tell their views on school choice after we reveal the number of Pakeha children in schools in poorer communities has halved since mid-1990s.
Data blog: Difference between rich, poor schools
As New Zealand schools await for another decile review post 2013 census - we explore different data sets related to the decile system.
How affordable is your broadband?
Today we're starting the New Zealand Herald data blog. In our first post we can reveal that broadband remains unaffordable for many rural New Zealanders.
Final tally: How NZ voted
How did the country vote in the 2014 General Election? You can explore results for every electorate, every candidate and every polling booth in this interactive.
Where every All Black was born
Where was every All Black born? This Herald interactive graphic details the birth place of every Kiwi to have worn the silver fern.
Interactive Graphic: Where the Budget goes
A data visualisation of where the Budget money is going.
Wealth and want in NZ (+interactive)
Changing the geography of poverty within NZ will take generations, according to health policy researchers. So which areas of the country are the most deprived?
NCEA - Internal vs external
A Herald analysis shows students do far better under internal assessment, away from the pressure of tests
Follow the money - just head south
The South Island has had bigger median income gains than the North over the past seven years, Census figures show.
Aucklanders' personal income falls
Personal income has fallen dramatically in South Auckland compared to more affluent Auckland areas, according to the latest Census data.
Interactive 'mashup' of new electorates
How the new electorates will look when overlaid with 2011 polling place data? A Heralddata investigation includes this interactive graphic.