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.
Watch: The best and worst-performing hospital EDs in NZ revealed
Official information reveals the best and worst performing hospital emergency departments.
Housing, sexuality, income - what latest Census shows about how Kiwis live
Stats NZ has released the first round of data.
Revealed: The part of NZ which is growing fastest as Census data released
Stats NZ has released the first round of data.
How does the price of fuel compare in your community?
Data for the map was supplied by price tracking app Gaspy.
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.
Results of the 2023 election on our interactive map
Search for electorate results and total party votes following yesterday's election.
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.
'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.