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

Twitter Stats: 25 July

  Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 466, Simon O’Connor 37, Nikki Kaye 31. Labour: Trevor Mallard 226, Clare Curran 134, Chris Hipkins 86. Greens: Metiria Turei 135, Russel Norman 117, Kevin Hague 100. NZF: Tracey Martin and… Continue Reading

Twitter Stats: 18 July

  Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 302, Steven Joyce and Jo Goodhew 36, Simon O’Connor 28. Labour: Trevor Mallard 134, Clare Curran 129, Ruth Dyson 37. Greens: Russel Norman 94, Kevin Hague 86, Gareth Hughes 75. NZF:… Continue Reading

Twitter Stats 11 July

Most Tweets by an MP: National: Tau Henare 370, Claudette Hauiti 42, Paul Foster Bell 30. Labour: Clare Curran 174, Trevor Mallard 105, Chris Hipkins 78 Greens: Gareth Hughes 78, Russel Norman 65, Kevin Hague 64. NZF: Tracey Martin 59, Asenati… Continue Reading