Attorney-General, David Parker, says the Rotorua District Council Representation Arrangements Bill is discriminatory, despite it receiving the Labour Party's backing.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson told Morning Report this morning he could not support the bill in its current form.
The Rotorua District Council Representation Arrangements Bill would allow the Maori and general wards to have the same number of seats, with three each, plus four "at-large" seats.
Māori News Director Māni Dunlop spoke to Morning Report.
