Social media, celebrity culture and clickbait is leaving reality in the dust writes Peata Melbourne.
Tag: social media. Showing results 1 - 10 of 36
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NUKU founder on a mission to tell stories of 100 indigenous women around the world
NUKU founder Qiane Matata-Sipu is on a mission to tell the stories of 100 indigenous women using interactive and creative platforms as a way to uplift other indigenous women across the world.
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Social media icon Nix Adams looks to own television programme
Nicola 'Nix' Adam's iconic social media content has taken her to the bigger screen where she hopes to learn the ropes from Māori Television's Pio Terei.
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BLM protester wrongly identified as Mongrel Mob member
Kia Tanuka (Ngāpuhi) marched proudly at the Black Lives Matter protest held in Auckland last week. But that turned to embarrassment when a photo of him protesting was linked to a twitter rant that wrongly identified him as a Mongrel Mob member.
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NewsSocial media makes stealing Māori art easy- DLT
Veteran hip hop artist ‘DLT’ Darryl Thomson says social media puts Māori art at risk of being copied. Bootleggers and counterfeiters, he says, choose which art to appropriate by looking for popular posts on social media.
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1mil tweets in te reo
To celebrate the start of Mahuru Māori, Te Māngai Pāho has laid down a challenge to all New Zealanders: to promote te reo Māori through the use of social media platforms. They are aiming for one million tweets (tīhau) in te Reo Māori through tracking the hast tags #MahuruMāori #1MirionaTīhau #1MillionTweets.
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"We left our devices in the car because it was about the tangata whenua"- Game Changers visit Ihumātao
Māori social media stars visit Ihumātao in the aim of lifting the hearts of those who are protecting the land from the proposed special housing project.
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"Fat, useless, ugly- I should've died"- the rise of digital self-harm
A new report by NetSafe on NZ teenagers and 'digital self-harm' has raised serious concerns, highlighting the need to support rangatahi in online spaces. One online Māori blogger says she's not surprised by the findings.
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Rugby Australia issues breach notice to Folau
Australian rugby player Israel Folau has been served with a breach notice over his social media posts on April 10.
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Public figure shaves head for cousin with breast cancer
Social media figure Patrick Salmon (Kairua) shaved his head for cancer after his close relative Marama Raimona was diagnosed with breast cancer late last year.
