MANA Movement and Internet Party confirm plans to work together
Posted on May 27, 2014 by admin in Hone Harawira, Press Releases“This deal is good news for MANA” said Hone Harawira, MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau, following the signing of an agreement for MANA and the Internet Party to enter into a formal alliance in the lead up to the general election. “It’ll help us connect with rangatahi and get more people out to vote, attract a wider voter base, and increase our presence in Parliament – all while holding firm to our policies.”
“And the best news of all is that working together will help us change the government – because there’ll be more MANA and Internet Party MPs to make sure that happens.
“It’s taken time to get to this point, but we wanted to give our members time to get their heads around what this alliance might mean, and I am pleased to advise that our Executive and our membership have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the alliance.”
Andrew Reitemeyer says:
Post Author May 27, 2014 at 6:16 pmThis is an interesting development for New Zealand politics. Individual freedom and privacy, on or off the net, do not have to be in conflict with the need to tackle the increasing inequality in the country. In fact they are linked.
Hopefully this will also lead to Mana being able to work with worldwide movements who are fighting against the negative influences of corporate power and state espionage agencies.
Peter says:
Post Author May 27, 2014 at 7:05 pmI was initially strongly opposed to an alliance of this sort, but having had the pleasure of attending the Mana AGM and hearing the speakers (including, but not exclusively, the leaders) on this issue, and I feel much more comfortable with this. Alliances are, after all, of convenience. People would not enter into them if they could do it alone. Labour would not work with NZ First or the Greens if they had the numbers themselves. But they do; they compromise and leverage off each other for maximum individual and collective advantage. Mana is being prudent, maximizing its potential while setting clear boundaries on principles which cannot be compromised.
Kahi says:
Post Author May 27, 2014 at 6:13 pmThe original territory and indigenous state did not need printed money, printed land titles or a printed parliament from Westminster. Without the printing press, parliament would not exist in this land or territory, to what money do you refer?