Yesterday marked the launch of the Mana Party (see their open letter to supporters here). In a move that surprised many, Hone Harawira announced that he would resign as MP for Te Tai Tokerau and trigger a by election. Now Newsroom has the following headline:
Truce Over, Game On – The Maori Party has pronounced dead the truce with its former MP Hone Harawira after he announced he would force a by-election in his Te Tai Tokerau electorate.
How lightly the Maori Party has cast aside its word! So they’ve bought themselves a fight, no holds barred in Mana vs Maori Party. I guess we now get to see whether the Maori electorate supports the Maori Party’s virtual assimilation by National or not…
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