Labour's Willie Jackson will attend Kemp's tangi in Taihape over the weekend.
Te Pāti Māori's Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp died today aged 50, following a battle with kidney disease.
He says Labour isn't thinking about the by-election triggered in Tāmaki Makaurau.
"We'll turn our mind to it next week - and we don't mind having a chat about it as we get into it. But it's not something we should probably be talking about at the moment."
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