MANA MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11 NOVEMBER 2011
Street Survey Would See Mana with 4 MPs
"The results of a street survey conducted by the NZ Herald confirm what we’ve been hearing on the ground" said MANA
Leader Hone Harawira.
"With just over 3% of the party vote, me, Annette Sykes, John Minto and Sue Bradford would become Members of Parliament
for MANA.”
Harawira said that was an exciting prospect and showed that MANA was a growing political force in New Zealand politics.
"The NZ Herald survey also highlighted the fact that MANA is being embraced by Pasifika, Pakeha and others struggling to
make ends meet” said Harawira
“That reflects the broad base of high quality candidates that we are putting forward (Samoan James Papali’i is ranked
sixth) and is clearly appealing to a wide cross-section of society.”
Harawira said that the survey also confirmed another matter that MANA had been pointing out “and that is that landline
polls no longer accurately reflect the way people are going to vote - particularly Maori, Pasifika and those on low
incomes who overwhelmingly use cell phones these days”
Harawira said that MANA’s key messages were clearly connecting with voters - eradicate poverty, full employment, decent
wages, and free education and health.
“And I think people believe in what we say because they know our candidates have dedicated their lives to improving the
lives of others.”
“Annette has an unparalleled record of fighting for Maori rights in the courts, John is a national icon for his stands
against apartheid and racism and Sue has long been a champion for the unemployed” said Harawira.
“I can’t wait for election day” said Harawira.
“The country will be pleasantly surprised when MANA gets into parliament - certainly the poor will be happy to see that
they have strong representation from people like Annette, John, and Sue, although I doubt that those parties
representing the interests of the rich will be too pleased.
ENDS