They allow those on the Maori Electoral Roll to vote for Councillors to represent Maori.

But its proposed consultation will miss a Government's deadline of Friday next week.

Mayor Kirsten Wise says the two and a half month timeframe set by Government isn't long enough.

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02 Nov: A public health expert's slamming the Government's handling of measles, as the number of cases climb

29 Oct: Former Te Pati Maori staffer Eru Kapa-Kingi, son of Te Pati Maori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, says he is engaging legal counsel over what he claims is "false korero" impacting his family

20 Oct: Toitu te Tiriti activist Eru Kapa-Kingi has doubled down on claiming Te Pati Maori has dictatorship-style decision making

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