ALCP: Putting the 'Toke' back in Te Tai Tokerau

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) has selected Maki Herbert to contest the Te Tai Tokerau by-election.

The ALCP continues to be the only party to contest every by-election and general election since MMP was introduced in 1996.

The Electoral Commission originally refused to print the party's full name on the ballot paper - cliaming it was too long.

However a last minute change of heart by the commission will allow the name "Aotearoa Leglaise Cannabis Party" to be used in full rather than "ALCP"

Bio: Maki Herbert

Tena Koutou, My name is Maki Herbert from the Hokianga, Northland. I have 2 adult children and 2 beautiful mokopuna. I had my own little mobile hairdressing business, which I started up after I got I trade certificate in 2003. Did my training in Hairdressing in 2001 at the New Zealand Academy of Hairdressing, Fort Street. Auckland. I presently live in New Lynn, Auckland Super City. I have live here for 4 years care giving for my grand mother who is now 94. I started smoking cannabis at 15 and still till this day enjoy the pa taking of the smoking cannabis culture. I have done a lot of things under the influence of cannabis...

like bringing up 2 children with their father, working in Retail, Food attending, Tupperware/ Avon consultant, cleaner, CEO2 for Spotless Cleaning Services manging a team of people in 7 different sites base in Auckland, have taught kiwi swim Mt Maunganui, Maori weaving in schools, learning my Maori language, te reo maori, been a volunteer St John ambulance officer in Kohukohu, Hokianga, Resource Centre Administrator in Pawarenga Hokianga, Administrator of 5 Kohanga Reo Centres in the Hokianga. team manager for under 16 girls waka amo Pawarenga.. I enjoy being an artist, I enjoy doing Maori weaving, like making traditional korowai (cloaks) as well as working with flax and anything arty! on the lighter things in life I can even change a flat tyre!

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