Mana Motuhake
Mana Motuhake | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Matiu Rata |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Dissolved | 2005 |
| Split from | Labour Party |
| Merged into | Māori Party |
| Ideology | Māori rights |
| National affiliation | Alliance |
| Colors | Black, red and white |
Mana Māori Motuhake was a Māori political party in New Zealand from 1980 to 2005. The name is difficult to translate accurately, but essentially refers to Māori self-rule and self-determination — mana, in this context, can be understood as "authority" or "power", while motuhake can be understood as "independent" or "separate". The purpose of the party was to unify Māori to gain 'political potency'. From 1991 to 2002, the party participated in the left-wing Alliance.