The Mana Māori Movement was a

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political party. It advocated on behalf of the

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. It was founded by Eva Rickard, a Māori activist. Rickard was originally a member of Mana Motuhake, another Māori party, but quit when Mana Motuhake joined the

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(a broad left-wing coalition). Rickard, believing that an independent Māori party was needed, founded Mana Māori in 1993. The party contested the with 18 list candidates, and got 4070 votes (0.20%). Rickard's daughter, Angeline Greensill later took over co-leadership of the Mana Māori Movement, the largest wholly Māori party contesting the

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, and incorporated the smaller Te Tawharau and Piri Wiri Tua parties, but did not win any seats. The party received only 4,980 votes (0.25%) in 2002. The emergence of the new Māori Party, founded by sitting MP

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, prompted the transfer of support from Mana Māori, and Greensill agreed to temporarily recess the party which was officially deregistered in 2005. Greensill stood twice for the Māori Party before later joining the breakaway Mana Movement.

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