Excitement grows over Hone’s new Party | Radio Waatea

Excitement grows over Hone’s new Party | Radio Waatea

Posted on May 26, 2011 by admin in Commentary, News

Rotorua lawyer Annette Sykes says people are excited at the chance to support Hone Harawira’s new party.

Te Mana Party will be launched at Te Mahurehure Marae in Auckland tomorrow.

Ms Sykes says Maori communities feel unsatisfied at the Maori Party’s performance.

She says unlike some of the other Maori MPs, Mr Harawira has a nationwide following.

What they like about Hone is he goes back to the people for a mandate, that’s the key thing, and he doesn’t talk about top up, top down structures, he really works from the grassroots and the locals here are just loving it because they haven’t had anything like that for a long time,” Ms Sykes says.

Whether she stands as a candidate for the new party depends on the wishes of members.