A foreign flower no more : Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 election
Date
2015-06Citation:
Cass, P. (2015, June). A foreign flower no more: Tongan diasporic media and the 2014 election. Paper presented at European Society for Oceanists, Brussells.Permanent link to Research Bank record:
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/3298Abstract
The use of social media and the involvement of diasporic communities is a growing trend among diasporic Polynesian communities and Island politicians. Auckland-based Tongan media, which are the focus of this article, appear to have had an effect on voter behaviour in the 2014 Tongan elections.