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work in house with a focus on online, social media as well as postering.
War chest/donations: Internet Party founder Kim Dotcom’s commitment of over $4 million has already generated headlines but the party claims it is talking to other potential large donors. Mana already had the $25,000 core advertising funding in place for its three key electorate campaigns. But Internet Mana has allocated additional funds to support those campaigns.
Candidates: Mr Harawira, Mana president Annette Sykes and Ms Harre have been confirmed as the top three on the combined party list. The Internet Party is set to announce its party list in a week’s time. Mana will this week select remaining electorate candidates focused on capturing party votes in South Auckland.
Major policy announcements: The two parties are holding a series of meetings to formulate a joint policy platform and already have a number of policies in common such as a crackdown on the GCSB, and free tertiary education. Ironically, the joint policy platform is unlikely to include cannabis law reform which the Internet Party favours but Mana does not.