Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira told TV One’s Q+A programme that he does not blame Kim Dotcom for costing him his job.

Mana Movement leader Hone Harawira told TV One’s Q+A programme that he does not blame Kim Dotcom for costing him his job. When asked if he will stand again in 2017, Mr Harawira said ‘absolutely’.

Hone Harawira says the Internet Party alliance ‘was a risk worth taking’.

‘I think that if we'd been successful in what we were aiming for and bringing myself, Laila, Annette and John, I think we could have done wonderful things in parliament for those who don’t have a voice, you know for the families that are struggling, you know to try to highlight some of the issues that just get ignored in the drive for the pursuit of wealth for the few, rather than improving the lot of the great majority of New Zealanders at the moment who are really struggling.’

Hone Harawira says Internet Mana has a six week review clause, ‘and at that time we'll get together and have a talk about where we go to from here.’

Mr Harawira says in hindsight Kim Dotcom’s presence during the campaign could have been managed better.

‘There's a whole lot of things that could have been done better, but I'm comfortable with the risk we took was a risk worth taking to try to grow the audience, to try to grow our numbers. We weren't successful but would I do it again? In large part, absolutely,’

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