How NZ politicians are using Facebook in Election 2026
I talked with Dr Mona Krewel in the video above about how New Zealand’s political parties and leaders are using Facebook so far in Election 2026.
She is the director of the Internet, Social Media and Politics Research Lab at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and was reporting back after the first week of the 2026 New Zealand Social Media Study, including analysis of 544 Facebook posts from the week of October 5 to 11. There’s a full text report here on the university’s website.
Long story short: Monica told me National is doing the most posts, Labour is focusing on cost of…
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