Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick is standing by a bill before parliament to change electoral rules in the city.
The Rotorua District Council Representation Arrangements Bill would allow the Māori and general wards to have the same number of seats, with three each, plus four "at-large" seats.
Attorney-General David Parker said the bill is discriminatory, despite it receiving the Labour Party's backing and Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told us this morning he could not support the bill in its current form.
Chadwick spoke to Corin Dann.
