Chris Knox is the Data Editor and Head of Data Journalism for the New Zealand Herald.
Chris Knox is a scientist turned data-journalist who investigates the stories behind the numbers, and creates interactives for Herald readers to explore them. After completing a PhD in physical chemistry and moving to California to research air pollution, Chris decided a life in the lab wasn't for him and serendipitously found a new role researching ways of bringing data to life using computers. He has spent more than 20 years making data more accessible in academia, industry, government - and now in the media. Chris's interactive map for Whenua: Our Land, Our History won the 2025 Voyager Award for Best Innovation in Digital Storytelling. In 2023, his analysis of polling place results uncovered errors in New Zealand's General Election results. Please contact Chris if you have an interesting dataset you think New Zealanders should see, or if you have seen data that just doesn't add up.
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?
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.
'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.
750 buildings condemned after January floods, Cyclone Gabrielle
Hundreds of buildings have been red-stickered and thousands yellow or white-stickered.
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.
Revealed: The suburbs with the most gun crime
Plus how one district cut its number of firearms offences in half.
Interactive: Special votes are in - see what Parliament looks like now
Special votes have been counted - what will parliament look like?
How NZ's new Parliament looks - full party, electorate vote data
How is the next government going to look? Check results for each electorate and the nation
Speeding drivers aren't the drivers Hawke's Bay residents fear the most on the region's roads
Careless or reckless driving is the top perceived road risk in Hawke's Bay.
Show me the money: Just where is the PGF money going?
Northland's been allocated the 3rd highest amount followed by the West Coast & Tairāwhiti.
New data: Are South Islanders helping pay Auckland's fuel tax?
Industry insiders say the regions might bear the brunt of Auckland's fuel tax.