Name now decided. "A strong football heritage name" eh. Interesting.
as an Aucklander and a previous Kingz and Knights fan and a current Nix fan I would have no problem with Black Knights - it's just a name and I could really care less if that is what Bill with the money wants. I think there are much more important things to get right in the setup, some things that the Nix (although they nailed the name and marketing) didn't do so well.
EDIT: Just to add to this someone in the facebook group for this team said he wouldn't mind if it was Auckland FC and then the nickname was the Black Knights - I am on board for that as well.