Rueben Taipari Porter

It is with great respect that I, Porter, Rueben Taipari accept the

Mana party candidacy to stand in the Northland by election caused by
the mysterious resignation of Mike Sabin ex National party MP.
The reason I accept is because the corruption within this Govt is a
major issue and blatant disregard for the democratic system, fast
tracked laws, misuse of Govt intelligence services, convenient
forgetfulness and many other unethical practises should be a concern
for all who value our freedom as a democratic country.
National made a lot of promises in the election last year and has kept
none of them.
This seems to be a regular occurrence that National takes Northland
voters for granted.
Now they are going to cost the country over a $1 million to hold this
by election, which they could have avoided had they investigated their
candidates more thoroughly. I don’t know the new candidate but I hope
they have done their homework better this time…

The issues of the future economy for Northland will be a major focus

for me in the debates ahead and the Mana party policies have sound
suggestions that will benefit the future of local businesses in
Northland. My holistic understanding of the economy and about how
political power is manouvered towards our regions benefit will be an
asset that everbody can take advantage of.
Mana is totally against toxic mining and Deep sea Oil drilling in
Northland by companies such as Statoil from Norway. The potential
threat to our coastlines only 30kms off of Ahipara and being surveyed
down past the Kaipara and into the Auckland Waitemata harbours is a
massive risk to take and the Govt is giving no compensation packages
or holding anybody accountable should a disaster occur. Pal Haremo,
vice president of Statoil has confirmed that they have no experience
drilling below 2000 metres. Risking our homes and seas for the Govts
financial benefit will not bring prosperity to our communities. Mana
party believes in an environmentally sustainable economy, married with
modern technology and our unique cultural identity will be the future
for Northland.