The brochure features comments from Ms Coughlan about how voters should use the STV voting system to ensure Mr Lester doesn’t take the mayoral chains.

"These polls indicate that currently Lester is polling first, Coughlan is second and Leggett is third," she says.

"Leggett voters should seriously consider giving me their first preference vote, unless they want Lester to be their Mayor," says Ms Coughlan in the brochure.

Newshub tried getting comment from Ms Coughlan about the altered front page but to no avail.

Asked to respond to being removed from the newspaper article, Mr Leggett said:

"At this late point in a campaign, exhaustion can overcome good judgment. This is one such case I would say."

The brochure also features an endorsement from Finance Minister Bill English, who happens to be Ms Coughlan's brother-in-law.

He is quoted as saying: "Jo is the only candidate who grasps the opportunity, and the opportunity is about getting stuff done".

It also includes this photo of Mr English wearing one of her 'Go Jo' campaign badges: