The editorial board asserted that the aim of MANA newspaper would be: 'to reflect the lives and opinions of the Maori and Pacific Island communities in New Zealand, and to provide information and news in Polynesian languages about New Zealand and the countries of the Pacific.'
From 15 September 1977, a small news column in the Rotuman language was included, the contact being Mr Joseph T. Eason of Waiuku. Perhaps Mr Joseph Eason was some relation of W.J.E Eason, the author of A Short History of Rotuma (1951). Apart from the name of Eason, known Rotuman family names in Auckland and around New Zealand are included in this and subsequent articles: Gibson, Viliami, Bentley, Sokimi, Mrs Susau Strickland QSM, Antonio, Fullman, Whitton, Fonumonu, Tonu, Simpson, Smith, Reidy, Wiley and Whitcombe to name just some of the families discussed. Noticeably absent from the articles are the diacritic marks that make Fäeg Rotuḁm so unique. Articles in Rotuman continued until the issue of 6 April 1978, where there was discussion of the Rotuman Constitution. Though there is no indication, the last issue of Mana was published on 18 May 1978.