Internet-Mana
Internet Party leader Laila Harre: “This party has been built very rapidly with a total on focus on preparing for this year’s election. We’ve got the advantage of being focused on little else but the disadvantage of building our volunteer base as we go but I feel very confident that we’ve got volunteers, systems and professional staff working together in a very effective way.”
Mana leader Hone Harawira: “We’re aiming for three MPs but we’ll be happy with four”.
Key players: The two parties have formed a joint campaign committee including Internet Party campaign manager and entertainment industry figure Michael Tucker. The committee includes the party leaders, along with Mana party director Gerard Hehir, John Minto, the Internet Party’s Vikram Kumar and Anna Sutherland with some input from Kim Dotcom. The Internet Party has its own campaign committee including former ministerial press secretary and PR veteran Mark Blackham, and Mana has dedicated teams for the key Te Tai Tokerau, Waiariki and Ikaroa Rawhiti electorates.
Campaign: Internet-Mana hasn’t engaged an ad agency with necessary design and marketing