The use of social media and the involvement of diasporic populations in politics 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. Using the Auckland-based news site Kaniva News as a case study and drawing on interviews with Tongan journalists, this article sets out to show the links between the development of online media among the Tongan diaspora, the rise of ‘Akilisi Pohiva’s democracy movement and the mediated involvement of New Zealand’s Tongan community in that democratic process. Similar developments have also been noted in Fiji and the Cook Islands where online media played an important part in recent elections.

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外国花不再：汤加海外媒体和2014年汤加选举

社交媒体的使用和侨民参与政治是侨民波利尼西亚社区和岛屿政治家的日益增长的趋势。作为本文重点的奥克兰汤加媒体似乎对 2014 年汤加选举中的选民行为产生了影响。本文以奥克兰新闻网站 Kaniva News 为案例研究，并借鉴汤加记者的采访，着手展示汤加侨民中网络媒体的发展、“Akilisi Pohiva”民主运动的兴起与调解新西兰汤加社区参与该民主进程。斐济和库克群岛也出现了类似的事态发展，在线媒体在最近的选举中发挥了重要作用。