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===Vision NZ=== {{Main|Vision NZ}} On 23 May 2019, Hannah and her husband Brian announced the launch of a new political party called "Coalition New Zealand." Hannah was confirmed as the leader of the new party, which she described as "a party not just for Christians but for everyone who feels frustrated with the [[Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand|current government]]."<ref name="Stuff Coalition launch">{{cite news |last1=Earley |first1=Melanie |title=Destiny Church launches political party, promising 'politics with teeth |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/112938679/destiny-church-launches-political-party-promising-politics-with-teeth |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101001717/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/112938679/destiny-church-launches-political-party-promising-politics-with-teeth |archive-date=1 January 2021}}</ref> Tamaki identified the legalisation of [[marijuana]], [[euthanasia]] and late-term [[abortion]] as key motivating factors that spurred her decision to launch a new party.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ensor |first1=Jamie |last2=Bracewell-Worrall |first2=Anna |title=Hannah Tamaki to lead new political party Coalition New Zealand |url=https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/05/brian-and-hannah-tamaki-to-lead-new-destiny-church-political-party.html |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=[[Newshub]] |date=23 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103175634/https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2019/05/brian-and-hannah-tamaki-to-lead-new-destiny-church-political-party.html |archive-date=3 November 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> In August 2019, the Electoral Commission initially declined to register the new party on the grounds that its name and logo was likely to mislead voters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/115063129/electoral-commission-refuses-to-register-destiny-churchderived-party|title=Electoral Commission refuses to register Destiny Church-derived party, Coalition NZ|first=Kendall |last=Hutt |date=16 August 2019|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=12259211|title=Hannah Tamaki's Coalition NZ Party denied party registration|date=16 August 2019|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> In October 2019, the party announced a new name, [[Vision NZ]], and a new logo, and was registered with the Electoral Commission.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www-fusion.nzherald.co.nz/nz/destiny-churchs-hannah-tamaki-registers-new-political-party-name-vision-nz/HAEJB2C3E5CM3T7OQKTZLBVGD4/|title=Destiny Church's Hannah Tamaki registers new political party name Vision NZ|last=Walls|first=Jason|date=2 October 2019|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|access-date=1 October 2019|language=en-NZ|issn=1170-0777|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309035833/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12272816|archive-date=9 March 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2020 New Zealand general election]], Vision campaigned on a mixture of socially conservative and Māori oriented policies. The party adopted "hard-right" views on abortion, homosexuality, and immigration.<ref>{{cite web |title=Party profile: Vision NZ |url=https://policy.nz/parties/Vision-NZ |publisher=[[The Spinoff]] |access-date=9 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026234214/https://policy.nz/parties/Vision-NZ |archive-date=26 October 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> Tamaki opposed the construction of new mosques but backtracked on her initial policies calling for a ban on immigration and refugees.<ref>{{cite news |title=Destiny Church's Hannah Tamaki calls for ban on new mosques |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/destiny-churchs-hannah-tamaki-calls-for-ban-on-new-mosques/RAUKRQHTAC2NHXG4PFTCGTVC6Q/ |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=11 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322132702/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/destiny-churchs-hannah-tamaki-calls-for-ban-on-new-mosques/RAUKRQHTAC2NHXG4PFTCGTVC6Q/|archive-date=22 March 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RNZ Outliers">{{cite news |last1=Scotcher |first1=Katie |title=An introduction to 'The Outliers': The political parties who aren't in the daily headlines |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/425718/an-introduction-to-the-outliers-the-political-parties-who-aren-t-in-the-daily-headlines |access-date=9 November 2021 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=10 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214142354/https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/425718/an-introduction-to-the-outliers-the-political-parties-who-aren-t-in-the-daily-headlines |archive-date=14 December 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, Tamaki advocated greater financial autonomy for [[Māori people]], including a Māori-owned bank and [[Ngāi Tūhoe|Tūhoe]] ownership of [[Te Urewera]]. She also called for government funding of Destiny Church's Tu Tangata, Man Up, Legacy and Youth Nation volunteer programmes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/hannah-tamaki-announces-vision-nz-policies |title=Hannah Tamaki announces Vision NZ policies |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |publisher=[[Allied Press]] |date=18 June 2020 |access-date=19 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621144251/https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-national/hannah-tamaki-announces-vision-nz-policies|archive-date=21 June 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RNZ Outliers" /> During the 2020 election, Vision New Zealand received 4,236 party votes (or 0.1% of the popular vote) and failed to win any seats in Parliament.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 November 2020|title=2020 General Election and Referendums – Official Result|url=https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621001306/https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 June 2023|access-date=9 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission}}</ref> Tamaki herself secured 1,171 votes in the [[Waiariki (New Zealand electorate)|Waiariki]] electorate, coming third place behind the [[Māori Party]]'s [[Rawiri Waititi]] and [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour]]'s [[Tāmati Coffey]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 November 2020|title=Waiariki – Official Result|url=https://electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2020/electorate-details-72.html|access-date=9 November 2021|website=Electoral Commission}}</ref> Despite winning no seats, Tamaki claimed after the election that she and Vision had succeeded in defeating Labour's Waiariki candidate Coffey.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Maxwell|first=Joel|date=28 October 2020|title=Election 2020: Good God! Destiny Church's Hannah Tamaki fulfills 'goal' to unseat Labour MP|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123223342/election-2020-good-god-destiny-churchs-hannah-tamaki-fulfills-goal-to-unseat-labour-mp|access-date=9 November 2021|work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102060935/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/123223342/election-2020-good-god-destiny-churchs-hannah-tamaki-fulfills-goal-to-unseat-labour-mp|archive-date=2 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 July 2023, Tamaki announced that she would stand as Vision New Zealand's candidate in the [[Tāmaki Makaurau (New Zealand electorate)|Tāmaki Makaurau]] electorate during the [[2023 New Zealand general election]]. She also confirmed that the party would be contesting all seven [[Māori electorates]] as part of her husband Brian's [[Freedoms New Zealand]] coalition.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Los'e |first1=Joseph |title=It's Tamaki for Tamaki as Pastor Hannah stands in Auckland and reveals Vision NZ to contest seven Māori seats |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/its-tamaki-for-tamaki-as-pastor-hannah-stands-in-auckland-and-vision-nz-to-contest-all-7-maori-seats/CRHU2HNILFFUTBLAIM4QKDS2MU/ |access-date=29 September 2023 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723154436/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/its-tamaki-for-tamaki-as-pastor-hannah-stands-in-auckland-and-vision-nz-to-contest-all-7-maori-seats/CRHU2HNILFFUTBLAIM4QKDS2MU/ |archive-date=23 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> On 11 July 2025, Tamaki confirmed that she would contest the Tāmaki Makaurau seat at the [[2025 Tāmaki Makaurau by-election]] scheduled for 6 September 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/tamaki-makaurau-byelection-labour-set-to-choose-candidate-peeni-henare-emerging-as-favourite/OPA6TYN5EFFFVCMJWGEFHGV3FY/ |title=Tāmaki Makaurau byelection: Labour set to choose candidate, Peeni Henare emerging as favourite |date=11 July 2025 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |first=Adam |last=Pearse}}</ref>
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