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ARC concerned ATA will change logo
ARC Chairman concerned Auckland Transition Agency will
change logo
ARC Chairman Mike Lee is concerned embarrassment will tempt the Auckland Transition Agency to make the new Super City logo less like the ARC Parks one .
“While I welcome the new Auckland Council logo, its uncanny resemblance to the ARC Parks logo could tempt the transition agency to make it less like ours,” said Mr Lee.
“I am amused the judges – including Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey, art guru Hamish Keith, and former journalist and now John Banks’ campaign adviser Bill Ralston – picked the logo saying they thought it fresh and original, when it has been on display all over the Auckland region for years.
“This situation is a reminder that you should take the pronouncements of these self-appointed cultural high priests with a pinch of salt!
“That aside, I feel the choice of logo for the Auckland Council is a good one, symbolising the continuance of the ARC’s parks and environmental protection mission in the Super City.”
The ARC Parks logo was designed in 1985 by ranger Tony Oliver, who is now principal ranger southern parks, with the help of other ARC staff.
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