Veteran Tuhoe activist Tame Iti has been announced as a list candidate for the Maori Party.
Mr Iti was arrested during the 2007 Urewera police raids and later found guilty of firearms offences.
Tame Iti said the Maori Party was the only independent Maori voice in Parliament and he was standing for the party because of its focus on issues important to whanau, hapu, and iwi.
He said he supported the party sitting at the decision-making table of the Government to bring about change.
The party is to release its full list later today.