Twitter stats 22 August

  Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 306, Jami-Lee Ross 41, Melissa Lee 40. Labour: Clare Curran 149, Trevor Mallard 146, Chris Hipkins 117. Greens: Russel Norman 180, Julie Anne Genter 164, Metiria Turei 130. NZF: Tracey Martin… Continue Reading

Twitter Stats: 16 August

  Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 318, Simon O’Connor and Tim Macindoe 27, Louise Upston 25. Labour: Clare Curran 192, David Cunliffe 63, Ruth Dyson 62. Greens: Russel Norman 158, Metiria Turei 153, Julie Anne Genter 112.… Continue Reading

Twitter Stats: 8 August

  Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 346, Jo Good Hew 33, Simon O’Connor and Judith Collins 27. Labour: Clare Curran 177, Trevor Mallard 161, Ruth Dyson 67. Greens: Russel Norman 107, Gareth Hughes 103, Julie Anne Genter… Continue Reading

Twitter Stats: 1 August

  Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 278, Jo Goodhew 43, Simon O’Connor 36. Labour: Trevor Mallard 222, Clare Curran 166, Grant Robertson 101. Greens: Russel Norman 156, Metiria Turei 117, Gareth Hughes 111. NZF: Tracey Martin 17,… Continue Reading

Why political social media is worthy of comment and scrutiny

Recently Bryce Edwards and Geoffrey Miller of Otago University started a weekly column in the Herald on Sunday looking at the happenings on Twitter in the political sphere in the preceding week. In the first column, where it was laid out what… Continue Reading