A document outlining the strategy of Kim Dotcom's new political party has been leaked ahead of the party launch in New Zealand next week.
A strategy paper, written by left-wing internet blogger Martyn Bradbury, has been published online by right-wing blogger Cameron Slater which shows Mr Dotcom's Internet Party should focus on Auckland in this year's general election.
The paper says the party should run on a policy of better internet access for economic gain.
German-born Mr Dotcom, who is awaiting a US extradition hearing on charges of internet piracy, tweeted a photo of the new party's logo on Wednesday.
The United States has charged the co-founder of file-sharing website Megaupload and three colleagues with internet piracy, money laundering and racketeering.
As a permanent resident of New Zealand, Mr Dotcom is not eligible to stand for parliament, but is able to be president of a political party, the details of which were to be released this coming Monday.
However, according to Slater's Whaleoil blog, the Internet Party aspires to have a "kingmaker role" in the next government.
A candidate would run in the new Upper Harbour electorate in Auckland, and maybe even the Auckland Central electorate, as well as the "internet electorate".
The candidates would be announced in April.
Bradbury suggests he should stand in the Auckland Central electorate as a "wildcard".
He also suggests seeking costs for providing seven months of free wifi across Auckland from February to illustrate the benefits of better internet access.
The campaign should not exceed the spending limit of about $1.2 million.
As part of the plan to get 500 party members - needed to register as a political party - Bradbury suggests using Mr Dotcom on a national tour to drum up support. The tour would be a "bus tour", but Mr Dotcom would arrive at meetings by helicopter.
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