Hone Harawira speaks at the Mana Party launch.
MANA- 1.(noun) prestige, authority, control, power, influence, status, spiritual power, charisma.
May 11, 2011 – Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- Mike Treen is national director of the Unite Union in Aotearoa/New Zealand and a member of the newly formed Mana Party. Socialist Aotearoa’s Joe Carolan interviewed him on the significance of the foundation of this new left-wing party.
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Joe Carolan: Mike, can you tell us a little about the formation and programme of the new Mana Party?