Penny Hulse

Penelope Anne Hulse MNZM is a New Zealand politician, and was Deputy Mayor of Auckland from the formation of the Auckland Council Super City until 2016. She continues to represent the Waitākere Ward on the Auckland Council and is Chair of the Environment and Community Committee.

Penny Hulse
MNZM
Hulse in 2020
Waitākere Ward Councillor
In office
2010–2019
MayorLen Brown
Phil Goff
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byShane Henderson
1st Deputy Mayor of Auckland
In office
1 November 2010 – 8 October 2016
MayorLen Brown
Preceded byOffice Created
Succeeded byBill Cashmore
Deputy Mayor of Waitakere City
In office
2007–2010
Preceded byCarolynne Stone
Succeeded byherself as
Deputy Mayor of Auckland
Personal details
BornSouth Africa
Relations2
Websitewww.pennyhulse.co.nz

Political career
Auckland Council
Years Ward Affiliation
2010–2013 Waitākere Independent
2013–2016 Waitākere West at Heart
2016–2019 Waitākere West at Heart

Hulse, born in South Africa, began her career in 1992 when she was elected to the Waitakere Community Board.[1] As a board member, Hulse worked together with Dave Harré to save the Avondale railway station building, which was planned for demolition due to its poor state. After lobbying the New Zealand Railways Corporation, the station was refurbished and relocated to Swanson.[2] In 1995 she was elected to the Waitakere City Council. She was made deputy mayor in 2007 by Bob Harvey.

In the 2010 Auckland Council elections Hulse won a seat in the Waitākere Ward. She was then made deputy mayor by Len Brown.[3] She was re-elected in 2013. Hulse lives in Te Atatū Peninsula and took up cycling to work in the Auckland CBD when the Nelson Street Cycleway was opened in December 2015.[4]

Hulse was re-elected to Council in 2016 and also the Waitakere Licensing Trust.[5][6] The new Mayor of Auckland, Phil Goff, did not reappoint her as deputy mayor and instead appointed her as the chairperson of the environment and community committee.[7]

She retired from Auckland Council at the 2019 local government elections.[8] Since then she has served on the board of Kāinga Ora and on the independent panel reviewing the future for local government.[9]

In the 2020 New Year Honours, Hulse was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to local government.[10]

References
  1. Hewitson, Michele (16 October 2010). "Michele Hewitson Interview: Penny Hulse". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. Adam, Jack; Burgess, Vivien; Ellis, Dawn (2004). Rugged Determination: Historical Window on Swanson 1854-2004. Swanson Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc. p. 63. ISBN 0-476-00544-2.
  3. Bernard Orsman and NZ Herald staff (13 October 2010). "Penny Hulse appointed Super City Deputy Mayor". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  4. Smith, Simon (5 May 2016). "Deputy mayor Penny Hulse finds her e-bike a breeze". Auckland Now. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  5. "Election results" (PDF). 19 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016.
  6. "Declaration of Results of Election for the 2016 elections for the five licensing trusts in the Auckland region" (PDF). 19 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016.
  7. "Auckland mayor Phil Goff announces his 'cabinet'". The New Zealand Herald. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "Penny Hulse farewells council life". Our Auckland. Auckland Council. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. "Independent review to explore future for local government". The Beehive. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. "New Year honours list 2020". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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