Mana Party

Mana is a left- settled in the political spectrum of New Zealand Party, which campaigns for the rights of indigenous Māori.

The Mana Party sees itself as a fighter who provides the voice of the poor heard and brings the dispossessed and powerless in the parliament. You want to give the Treaty of Waitangi " mana " and thus force, importance and influence, in the spirit of the the tīpuna ( ancestors ) have seen at the signing of the contract in 1840 in it.

History

The party is to endeavor by Hone Harawira, a former member of the Māori Party, for which he sat until his resignation from the party in the House of Representatives, emerged. Harawira stood in January 2011 against his party, as he accounted for in the coalition government with the National Party directed against Māori legislative initiatives.

He left his party on 23 February 2011 and forced the formation of a new party under the name of Mana, was its founding on April 30, 2011 in Auckland. After a formal and political dispute over a by-election in his Te Tai Tokerau Māori constituency this could finally take place on June 25, 2011. With 49.15 % of the votes cast Harawira could win the election for the first time and secured a seat in parliament for his party. For the General Election ( Election ) November 26, 2011 it 42% were predicted for the constituency. The Mana Party occurs with 20 candidates on their list for parliamentary elections in November 2011.