Hone Harawira
Hone Pani Tamati Waka Nene Harawira is a New Zealand Māori activist and former parliamentarian. He was elected to parliament as the member for the Māori electorate of Te Tai Tokerau in 2005 as the Māori Party candidate.
Hone Harawira | |
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Hone Harawira in 2011 | |
| Leader of the Mana Movement | |
| In office 30 April 2011 – 3 May 2021 | |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tokerau | |
| In office 2005–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dover Samuels |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1955 Whangārei, New Zealand |
| Political party | Mana Movement (2011 – current) Independent (2011) Māori Party (until 2011) |
In 2011, following a rift with party colleagues, Harawira resigned from the Māori Party. He subsequently announced the formation of the Mana Party, and then resigned from parliament to trigger the Te Tai Tokerau by-election, which he won as leader of the new party. Mana, now the Mana Movement, campaigned alongside the Internet Party in the 2014 general election, but failed to return Harawira or the party to parliament. He also stood unsuccessfully in 2017.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Harawira led community efforts to roadblock parts of the Far North District in 2020 and 2021.