Penny Hulse

Radical changes to the way land is made available for housing are being proposed by the Productivity Commission. Audio

Todd Niall asks does New Zealand have the systems in place to successfully turn out enough reasonably priced homes. Audio

Auckland Council says the forced sale of a woman's six hundred thousand dollar home over a twelve thousand dollar rates arrears does not mark a new heavy handed approach. Audio

Auckland Council has given the go ahead to build a new film precinct at Hobsonville Point despite claims the land should be used for housing. Audio

Two to three thousand houses won't be built in Auckland after a falling out between the government and the council. Audio

And, listening to that is the Building and Housing Minister, Nick Smith Audio

The Auckland Council is putting the brakes on its Housing Accord with the government, signalling it is unwilling to fast track making more rural land available for housing unless the government fronts… Audio

The Auckland council has okayed continued work on one of the controversial Bledisloe Wharf extensions. Auckland's Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse. Audio

Deputy mayor Penny Hulse says Council has unanimously decided to conduct a full review of this particular consent process. Audio

The Kauri and Rimu trees facing the axe in Titirangi have won a conditional reprieve with the landowners agreeing not to chop them down. Audio

In a bid increase the supply of affordable housing, the Auckland Council is setting up a fund that will help community housing providers get access to cheaper loans. Audio

The Government's Housing Accord which aims to boost home construction in Auckland could struggle to meet its targets. Audio

Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse says the problem is as much the council's as it is the Government's. Audio

Dealing with Auckland Council's response to the outage is acting Mayor Penny Hulse. Audio

Former advertising agency owner, political strategist, environmental campaigner, television producer, mayor, and subject of the new biography, Wild Westie. Audio

The Auckland Council is calling a series of meetings with west Auckland community leaders, following the killing of the Henderson dairy owner, Arun Kumar. Audio

The deputy mayor of Auckland Penny Hulse is from west Auckland. Audio

The Salvation Army recently released a report on the welfare of Pacific Island people - High unemployment and low incomes are concerns, but also worrying, are housing problems that see many Pacific… Audio

Local Government New Zealand says luring people away from the main centres with new jobs could help ease pressure in the housing market. Audio

Synthetic cannabis might be banned but it hasn't necessarily gone for good. Audio