Messages are starting to arrive on my desk from disgruntled entrants in the Super City logo contest.

Ratepayers face a tax bill of tens of millions of dollars because of Govt plans to have much of the Super City run by commercial bodies, the Auckland City Council says.

Auckland council controlled bodies will be on a scale never before seen in Australasia.

Auckland is growing by 50 people a day - they need 21 homes and bring in 35 additional cars. Now, a report warns of the pressures on the new-look Super City.