In a report from Radio NZ’s Todd Niall the chair of Auckland Council planning committee, councillor Chris Darby, has called the Accord a "dismal failure" in addressing affordability. Mt Roskill Photo: Auckland Council The Housing Accord ran for three years from...

Here's an excerpt from Todd Niall's Radio NZ piece The mayor can point to smaller victories. His environmental promise to plant 1,000,000 trees during the term is well underway, as is progress on tackling homelessness. The council's years-long work on homelessness led...