Mana Movement

Mana describes itself as "a political waka for all peoples" with a specific focus on giving a voice to "the poor, the powerless and the dispossessed" and on striving to "empower them against the government by the rich and powerful for the rich and powerful".{{cite web |url=http://mana.net.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Mana_pamphlet_web.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122131343/http://mana.net.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/MANA_pamphlet_web.pdf |archive-date=22 January 2015}}

Policies include:

• Establishing Government-funded breakfast and lunch programmes in all decile 1 and decile 2 schools.
• Abolition of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the establishment of a tax on financial transactions ("Hōne Heke" tax).
• Nationalisation of monopolies and duopolies.{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10722408 |title=Hone 'Heke' tax key to Mana party launch |first=Audrey |last=Young |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |date=2011-04-30 |access-date=2011-05-01}}
• Full employment.
• Build 10,000 new state houses a year.
• A living wage of $18.80hr
• Free education from preschool through to tertiary.
• Full amnesty for Pacific Island overstayers.
• Make Te Reo Māori a core curriculum subject in schools.

The party was formed following Hone Harawira's resignation from the Māori Party after that party's disciplinary committee recommended his expulsion. He had been vocal in his opposition to the Māori Party's position on the foreshore and seabed issue.{{cite news |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/harawira-maori-party-4039175 |title=Harawira out of Maori Party |work=ONE News |date=23 February 2011 |access-date=23 February 2011}} Harawira began organising a new party to compete with the Māori Party, and attracted the support of left-wing activist John Minto and of former Green MPs Nándor Tánczos and Sue Bradford.{{cite web |url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Harawira-names-Minto-Tanczos-Bradford-as-Mana-backers/tabid/419/articleID/209095/Default.aspx |title=Harawira names Minto, Tanczos, Bradford as Mana backers |publisher=3 News |date=2011-04-29 |access-date=2011-04-30}} The party formally launched on 30 April 2011.

On 4 May 2011 Harawira stated his intention to resign his seat (Te Tai Tokerau) in order to be recognised as a candidate of the Mana Party in any subsequent by-election; after his resignation from the Māori Party, parliamentary rules on political parties in the House recognised Harawira only as an Independent MP. Following criticism by Labour, the Greens and the Māori Party that the by-election would be "a ridiculous publicity stunt" and would cost the NZ taxpayer $500,000, Harawira put his resignation on hold, saying that he wanted to take the decision back to the people of his Te Tai Tokerau electorate.

{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10723205 |title=Harawira delays resignation |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=2011-05-04 |access-date=2011-05-08|last1=Trevett |first1=Claire Trevett }} He announced his resignation from Parliament, forcing the Te Tai Tokerau by-election, on 11 May 2011.{{Cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10724918 |title=Harawira resigns from Parliament |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=11 May 2011|work=The New Zealand Herald }}

Possible candidates for other constituencies included Māori lawyer and party co-vice presidentFocus on Politics show on Radio New Zealand National, 2011-07-23 Annette Sykes and former Alliance organiser and party chairman Matt McCarten.{{cite web |url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1104/S00361/hone-harawira-on-the-nation.htm |title=Hone Harawira on The Nation |publisher=The Nation |date=2011-04-30 |access-date=2011-04-30}} Harawira stated that he hoped that five Mana MPs would enter the 50th New Zealand Parliament after the 26 November 2011 New Zealand general election.

{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4922842/Harawira-sets-sights-high-for-partys-debut-election |title=Harawira sets sights high for party's debut election |first=Kate |last=Chapman |publisher=Stuff. Fairfax New Zealand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427095705/http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/4922842/Harawira-sets-sights-high-for-partys-debut-election |archive-date=27 April 2011 |date=2011-04-25 |access-date=2011-05-01 |url-status=dead }}

The party applied for registration on 24 May 2011;{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/application-to-register-political-party.html |title=Application to register political party |publisher=Elections New Zealand |date=2011-05-24 |access-date=2011-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527004234/http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/application-to-register-political-party.html |archive-date=27 May 2011 |url-status=dead }} registration was granted on 24 June 2011;

{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5190569/Hone-Harawiras-new-party-made-official |title=Hone Harawira's new party made official |date=24 June 2011 |work=Stuff |access-date=19 October 2011}} and in September 2011 the Electoral Commission registered the party's logo.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/applications-to-register-political-party-logos-approved.html |title=Applications to register political party logos approved |publisher=New Zealand Electoral Commission |date=2011-09-08 |access-date=2011-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110031008/http://www.elections.org.nz/study/news/applications-to-register-political-party-logos-approved.html |archive-date=10 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}

The Mana Party did not receive taxpayer-funded television airtime during the 2011 general-election campaign, as it was formed after the 17 March deadline for funding applications.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/5090795/Harawira-upset-at-election-broadcasting-cash-omission |title=Harawira upset at election broadcasting cash omission |publisher=Stuff |date=2011-06-02 |access-date=2011-06-02}}

Mana ran seven candidates in Māori electorates and 14 in General seats; a total of 21 on their list. Harawira comfortably retained his seat in Te Tai Tokerau and Annette Sykes polled over 5,000 votes in the Māori stronghold of Waiariki. Countrywide, Mana gained just under 20,000 votes, 1% of the electorate.

Due to the New Zealand MMP electoral system, gaining an electorate seat was an important achievement for the party as this is often the first step in achieving a long term parliamentary presence, as shown by Peter Dunne and Jim Anderton. This was achieved against strong competition for the Māori vote within the electorate; by the Māori Party and the Labour Party, rather than by tactic agreement as was the case with ACT/National in the Epsom electorate.

In the June 2013 Ikaroa-Rāwhiti by-election Mana candidate and former Māori Television presenter Te Hamua Nikora came second place with 26.1% of the vote.{{cite news| url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10893801|title=Labour's Meka Whaitiri wins Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=29 June 2013|access-date=29 March 2014}}

John Minto stood as the Mana Party candidate for Auckland mayor in the 2013 local body elections.{{cite news| url= http://www.3news.co.nz/John-Minto-for-Auckland-mayor/tabid/1607/articleID/294449/Default.aspx|work=3 News NZ |title=John Minto for Auckland mayor?| date=16 April 2013}} Minto's flagship policy was free public transport for Auckland.{{cite news| url= http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/213915/mayoral-candidate-minto-pledges-free-public-transport|work=Radio New Zealand |title=Mayoral candidate Minto pledges free public transport| date=8 July 2013}} On the John Minto for Mayor ticket there were multiple candidates standing for councillor and local board positions across Auckland for the 2013 local body elections.{{cite web |url=http://mintoformayor.org.nz/meet-the-mana-team-for-auckland/ |title=| Minto for Mayor |access-date=2013-09-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130904021628/http://mintoformayor.org.nz/meet-the-mana-team-for-auckland/ |archive-date=4 September 2013}} Minto was the fifth-highest polling candidate for mayor, with Len Brown re-elected by a significant margin.{{cite news|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/politics-news/len-brown-re-elected-auckland-mayor-5645056 |title=Len Brown re-elected as Auckland Mayor |publisher=One News|date=12 October 2013|access-date=8 January 2014}}

{{main|Internet Party and Mana Movement}}

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In May 2014, Mana leader Hone Harawira and Internet Party chief executive, Vikram Kumar, announced an alliance between the parties. Mana member Sue Bradford resigned in response.[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503438&objectid=11263199 Mana merger 'slap in the face]', Rotorua Daily Post 28 May 2014 The Internet Party named Laila Harre as its first leader shortly afterwards, with the Mana Party having "had a hand" in her selection.{{cite news|last=Bennett|first=Adam|title=Mana happy as Internet Party picks left-winger|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/election-2014/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503581&objectid=11263570|access-date=29 May 2014|work=The New Zealand Herald|date=29 May 2014}}

The combined entity, the Internet Party and Mana Movement, contested the 2014 general election. The memorandum of understanding between the Mana Movement and Internet Party gave Mana the first, third and fourth places on the Internet Mana Party list. Electorate candidates stood only as members of the Mana Movement rather than Internet Party and Mana Movement. The agreement will remain in force until at least six weeks after polling day. The two component parties agreed to review their arrangement within five weeks of the election.

Despite being funded by online billionaire Kim Dotcom, the Internet Party and Mana Movement failed to win a single seat in the election. Dotcom, who was not a candidate because he is not a New Zealand citizen,[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29268823 New Zealand's National Party wins re-election], BBC News 20 September 2014 told reporters as election results became clear, "I take full responsibility for this loss tonight because the brand—the brand Kim Dotcom—was poison for what we were trying to achieve."[https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/world/asia/new-zealands-ruling-national-party-is-re-elected.html New Zealand's Ruling National Party Is Re-elected], The New York Times, 20 September 2014

Hone Harawira ran again in Te Tai Tokerau as the Mana Movement leader, utilising a memorandum of understanding with Māori Party to not contest in any electorates where Māori Party are running candidates, with the aim of regaining all the Māori electorates from the New Zealand Labour Party.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/89581527/hone-harawira-gets-clear-te-tai-tokerau-run-for-mana-not-running-against-maori-party-in-other-seats| title=Hone Harawira gets clear Te Tai Tokerau run for Mana not running against Maori Party in other seats|website=Stuff | date=20 February 2017|access-date=2017-09-16}} The party will run four list candidates, including two electorate candidates.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2017-general-election/information-voters-who-when-and-where|title=Information for voters - the who, when and where|website=Elections.org.nz|access-date=16 September 2017}} In addition to Harawira, Papalii James Papali'i ran in Māngere.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2017-general-election/electorate-info/information-voters-mangere|title=Information for voters in Māngere|website=Elections.org.nz|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912024241/http://www.elections.org.nz/events/2017-general-election/electorate-info/information-voters-mangere|archive-date=12 September 2017|url-status=dead}}

During the 2017 general election, Hone Harawira failed again to regain his seat in Te Tai Tokerau and was defeated by the incumbent Deputy Opposition Leader Kelvin Davis.{{cite web|title=Te Tai Tokerau - Preliminary Count|url=http://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2017_preliminary/electorate-details-69.html|publisher=New Zealand Election Commission|access-date=29 September 2017}} The party took 0.1% of the party vote, below the five percent threshold needed to enter Parliament.

The party did not contest the 2020 election.{{cite web |url=https://elections.nz/media-and-news/2020/2020-broadcasting-allocation-decision-released/ |title=2020 Broadcasting Allocation Decision Released |publisher=Electoral Commission |date=29 May 2020 |access-date=29 May 2020}} It instead endorsed the Māori Party for both the electorate and party votes, and used its resources to campaign for its former rival.{{cite news |last=Braae|first=Alex|date=20 June 2020|title=Rivalry over: Mana Movement throws its full support behind Māori Party for 2020|url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/20-06-2020/rivalry-over-mana-movement-throws-its-full-support-behind-maori-party-for-2020/|access-date=20 June 2020| work=The Spinoff}}

File:Gaza Solidarity March, Wellington, 2 August 2014 12.JPG in August 2014]]

Since its formation, Mana activists have been involved in multiple extra-parliamentary campaigns against the policies of the National Government. Mana activists were prominent in the local protests of the Occupy Movement, opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the privatisation of energy companies.

Since early 2012, in the working-class Auckland suburb of Glen Innes scores of Mana activists including Hone Harawira and John Minto have been arrested protesting the privatisation of state housing and the eviction of hundreds of residents.{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/7898556/Glen-Innes-housing-protest-biggest-yet |title=Glen Innes housing protest 'biggest yet' |publisher=Stuff |date=2013-06-02 |access-date=2014-03-29}}

In 2013, in the South Auckland suburb of Māngere members of Mana's Māngere Branch led a successful campaign against a proposed motorway through the suburb which would have destroyed hundreds of homes and cut across the grounds of three local schools.{{cite web |url=http://mana.net.nz/2013/12/congratulates-anti-motorway-campaign-in-mangere-otahuhu-and-otaraq/ |title=Mana congratulates anti-motorway campaign in Mangere, Otahuhu and Otara |website=Mana.net.nz |date=2013-12-04 |access-date=2014-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729203729/http://mana.net.nz/2013/12/congratulates-anti-motorway-campaign-in-mangere-otahuhu-and-otaraq/ |archive-date=29 July 2014 |url-status=dead }} Mana has also organised protests that has led to the removal of illegal gaming machines from a fast food shop in Ōtara.{{cite web |url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/111856/mana-party-protest-against-pokies-operation |title=Mana Party protest against pokies operation |publisher=Radio NZ |date=2012-07-28 |access-date=2014-03-29}}

In 2014, Mana began publishing and distributing its own newspaper MANA News to its supporters around the country and online. {{As of|2020|September}}, it had last updated in May 2019.{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/mana.news |title=MANA News |website=Mana.net.nz |date=2014-08-29 |access-date=2014-08-29}}{{Cite web|title=Mana News|url=http://mananews.co.nz/wp|access-date=2020-09-19|website=Mana News|language=en-NZ}}

The party de-registered on 5 May 2021.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20150702131409/http://mana.net.nz/ Official website (archived July 2015)]
• [http://mananews.co.nz/wp/ Mana Movement News]

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