Aucklanders will pay about $2.3 million a year for unelected directors to run most of the Super City services.

This compares with $1.84 million for the 21 politicians on the Auckland Council, including $240,000 for the mayor, and $5.65 million for 149 local board members.

The fees for the 50 directors of the seven council-controlled organisations (CCOs) start at $35,000 and rise to $105,000 for Mark Ford, who has been lured from the agency designing the Super City to chair the mega-transport CCO.

Mr Ford, one of the country's top-paid bureaucrats, is now one of the best-paid directors of a publicly owned body.

Will the Super City be a positive development for the Auckland region? Here is the latest selection of Your Views:

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  2. avjul says
    "So for you 45 per cent of Aucklanders that put them in power, swallow the bitter pill you asked for."
  3. Arch says
    "Every person that we can get rid of out of local government is going to save ratepayers several million dollars a year, every year."
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