Derek Cheng
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist at the New Zealand Herald, having joined the publication in 2004, where he has reported extensively on political issues and crime data, recently covering the latest 2024 crime statistics.
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Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Why Auckland students are so dominant among top secondary school scholarship winners
New Zealand· 2026-03-01
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
A new kingmaker? Opportunity leader Qiulae Wong and her party’s chances at making historyNew Zealand· 2026-02-20
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
The Government’s trespass law proposal: The ‘should have known’ rule that can land you in jailNew Zealand· 2026-02-09
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
How does your school rate? NCEA, UE results at every collegeNew Zealand· 2026-02-03
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Final year of Labour’s fees-free saw lowest university uptake among the disadvantagedNew Zealand· 2026-01-29
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004 and has covered political issues.
Inside the wrangling over transgender sports guidelines: How NZ First flexed its coalition muscleNew Zealand· 2026-01-25
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
How Nicole McKee picked new firearms group members in Paul Goldsmith’s nameNew Zealand· 2026-01-19
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
Three Strikes 2.0 was meant to put away the worst criminals. So far it has barely been usedNew Zealand· 2026-01-17
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has been with the Herald since 2004 and covers topics related to crime and politics.
Why violent crime is up 7% and down 21% – Derek ChengNew Zealand· 2026-01-15NZ Herald senior reporter Derek Cheng joined us to dive into the numbers.
NZ crime in 2025: Gangs, drugs, and a Minister for Mafias? – The Front PageNew Zealand· 2025-12-19
NZ Herald senior reporter Derek Cheng joined us to dive into the numbers.
Rotorua emergency housing motels: As the dust settles, it’s time to reflect - EditorialNew Zealand· 2025-12-19NZ Herald senior reporter Derek Cheng joined to discuss the rising crime statistics in New Zealand's prison system.
Southland teacher aide Quade Strange’s prison sentence for child abuse material quashedNew Zealand· 2025-12-19
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Search your school: The most-improved schools in NZ - and how they did itNew Zealand· 2025-12-16
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Government could legislate to overturn court ruling, saving billions in veterans’ support paymentsNew Zealand· 2025-12-02
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
McSkimming scandal: Andrew Coster on $1500 a day as investigation to wind up in ‘not too distant future’New Zealand· 2025-12-02
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
How does your school rate? NCEA, UE results at every college - rankedNew Zealand· 2025-11-27Derek Cheng is a senior journalist at the Herald who has covered various political issues.
‘Move-on’ orders for homeless come as public disorder hits 10-year lowNew Zealand· 2025-11-18
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
Nicole McKee announces gun law changes; invokes rare coalition clause over access to military-style semi-automaticsNew Zealand· 2025-11-10Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
Youth mental health crisis: New reports shed light on what’s driving it and why social media is an ‘amplifier’New Zealand· 2025-10-30
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
New report says politicians could shift drug budget to a health focus without voter blowbackNew Zealand· 2025-10-27
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
The failure of the fees-free policy and how the Government reset might worsen equityNew Zealand· 2025-10-14
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Decriminalise, depoliticise, destigmatise: New report says drug laws are ‘colossal failure’ that exacerbate harmNew Zealand· 2025-10-09
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
We’re drinking less, and violent crime is dropping. New data shows how strongly the two are related.New Zealand· 2025-10-05
Derek Cheng is a senior reporter for NZ Herald who discussed the current prison population statistics.
Prison violence, overcrowding and inmate numbers reach unprecedented levels – The Front PageNew Zealand· 2025-10-03
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
‘Tension and violence’: Prison assaults, double-bunking, and prison population hit record highsNew Zealand· 2025-10-01
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Revealed: Police axed ‘non-core’ crime-prevention funding to stay in their financial laneNew Zealand· 2025-09-29
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Government swells tourism and conservation spending by $90m a year; keeps up to $139m for own coffersNew Zealand· 2025-09-17
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who has worked at the Herald since 2004.
Blindfolding the IRD? Government to axe info-gathering power used to shed light on tax paid by the richNew Zealand· 2025-09-01
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Government banks $151m by ending ‘double-dipping’, wiping $100 a week for thousands of struggling householdsNew Zealand· 2025-08-27
Derek Cheng is a senior journalist who started at the Herald in 2004.
Inside the drop in serious youth offenders, and where numbers remain stubbornly highNew Zealand· 2025-08-19