Banks to stand for Mayor again?

Former Act leader John Banks and Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett are contenders to challenge Len Brown for the Auckland mayoralty in 2016. Only days after the Court of Appeal overturned Mr Banks' conviction for failing to disclose donations from Kim Dotcom to his Auckland Mayoralty campaign in 2010, Mr Banks said he was giving "serious consideration" to a second tilt at the Super City job. But Mr Banks, who turned 68 yesterday, said any decision would depend on what was best for the city and who else might come forward.