Jevan Goulter will join the Mana Party

Last night I attended a gathering at the Auckland University Marae where Hone Harawira was present to give a speech.

Listening to Hone speak leaves you with a few different impressions. He is very articulate, vocal and clear with his messages, always ready with an answer and always prepared to let people speak their mind. Mix that in with some Hone humour and a brush of seriousness, it leaves you thinking “ok this guy is not a racist lunatic” that mainstream media often portray him as”.

At the gathering were obviously your future young Act and National members who had obviously worked very hard in rehearsing their questions of which they read off the palms of their hands.

The evening was a walk in the park for Hone and the feeling and atmosphere was positive with even the detractors present swaying in their minds towards the words of Hone.

Now Hone heads into the bi election to seek a mandate from the people of his electorate. One thing that has not been widely promoted however is the fact that for the next 8 weeks he will have no staff, pay his own phone bill and land the cost for his flights and other things which are a perk to a sitting member of the house. He will do all of this while not being paid. The man, despite not seeking or asking it deserves a little credit. I must say it would have been great to see Chris Carter do the same thing.

The key point that I think is the message that may have gone unheard but in my mind is the most important thing that Hone said is “This is about the Mana Party, not Hone Harawira, because if it is about Hone then we will have failed before starting”.

That was the key message right there and what the Mana Party needs to achieve. The Mana Party need to seek a mandate from the people and not just Hone.

This is not the Sue Bradford and John Minto Party or something similar. It is not the Hone Party. This is the Mana Party. It is not the Maori Party although you better believe that Maori Party have every reason to be worried while looking sheepish around the buffet table.

The Mana Party represents such a large demographic of people here in New Zealand and it does so in the most basic way possible of which it would seem the foundation is built on.

The Mana Party aims to bridge that widening gap between the rich and the poor while also representing those who are overlooked in our society. This party is for the working class, it is for everybody and people from every culture. Do you have a job? Under paid, over worked, over taxed and undervalued in society, then yes this party is for you as well.

Some media have portrayed this new movement as a vehicle and platform for the local nutters. I think that is just a label that the likes of Don Brash use when they get scared that people are rising up!

People need to look twice and really look at what this movement stands for because on looking into the Mana Party you will see that it represents such a large majority of New Zealanders!

I went along to Auckland University in order to hear about the party, see what it was about and hear Hone speak and what he had to say. After doing so I can proudly say that I will be joining the Mana Party and even offering my services in doing whatever I can to help spread the word, build the foundations of the Party and let the people know that there is a better alternative to represent the change we want to see in our lifestyles, that is the Mana Party.

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