He momo whakahaere whenua, whakahaere rōpū rānei, inā ka rangona te reo me ngā hiahia o te iwi whānui, mātua rā mā te pōti i ngā māngai o te pāremata, o te rōpū rānei.
A way of operating a nation or a group, where the voices and wishes of the people are taken in to account, mainly by voting for representatives of parliament or the group.
mana - power, authority
pori (porihanga) - society