Te Hamua Nikora launches Flex Your Mussels campaign
Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 3:59 pm Press Release: Mana Party
Te Hāmua says: “Flex
your
Hoki
mai ki te Rārāngi Māori, Come back to
the Māori Roll”
Te
Hamua Nikora launches Flex Your Mussels
campaign
Mana candidate Te Hamua Nikora has
invited 25,000 Ikaroa Rawhiti voters to Flex their Mussels -
by coming back to the Maori Roll
This will enable them to
join the Ikaroa Rawhiti by-election.
25,000 Maori are on
the general roll in the electorate, and he's inviting as
many of them as possible to come back to the Maori Roll.
There are also 31,000 Maori on the Maori Roll in Ikaroa
Rawhiti.
'Our people can pop into any NZ Post
and enroll there' says Nikora.
'25,000 voters would fill
half of Eden Park. Whanau who flex their voting muscle and
come back to the roll will be equipped to vote for Mana and
for me at the end of June.'
In addition, a stronger Maori
Roll means more Maori seats.
'This is Uncle Parekura's
by-election, and having it during the Maori Option is part
of his legacy,' says Nikora.
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