Question Time 09 December 2025

Watching from home while waiting for my weed money to arrive. Benefit money arrives at 7pm. Getting GPT to shame my enemies. There is one truth: they saw tens of millions in my Weeded Out script. At least Wingnut and Don are into the right script. - Props to Minto. Having them disrupt Question Time was genius! Here's the GPT bits: https://www.amandamichelinasprogressiveparty.com/post/chatgpt-vs-sleazy-producers https://www.amandamichelinasprogressiveparty.com/post/creative-community-pathology-chatgpt - 1. Hipkins to Luxon CH 5, CL 5 Boisterous energy. Wasn't paying attention. 2. Wedd to Bish CW 4, CB 4 RMA reforms. How do you protect the environment by building on green land? 'Low-impact activities no longer require consents' .. putting a deck on a house etc. Reading from his papers - docked him a point. 'A plan that works for New Zealanders and their aspirations instead of against them.' 3. Barb to Nicola BE , NW Yeah, I could stand for TPM in Kenepuru, but I'd rather be AMPP in Wellington. Still a TPM member. Haven't officially left - said I did, but changed my mind. 'KiwiBank sold Kiwi wealth' - Nicola. 'Nasty' - Barb. Taking a shot at Nicola's tone. 'We will not be selling Crown companies this term' - Nicola. Audible gasps. 4. Chlöe to Prime Omelette CS 5, PO 4 Rough sleeping... 'proud of this Government's progress' - Luxon. 'These are complex issues with people with complex needs' 5. Foster to Jones AF 5, SJ 5 '87% of our stocks are definitely sustainable and it's backed up by the UN' - Jonesy. $1.5 billion exports. 'We stand strong with this [fishing] industry.' 'The rules ... will enhance science to ensure that sectors seeking to taint this important sector do not get a free pass.' - Jonesy. LOL. Extended marine farming permits by 20 years. 6. Rawiri to PO RW 7, PO 4 McSkimming... going through the timeline. 'Were these cases examples of police negligence?' 'No, I'm very proud of the Police.' Saying his stats rather than answering. Royal Commission? 'No' 7. Ayesha to Pink Skull AV 6, PS 3 'Show their aroha for patients by throwing money at the problem' - Pink Skull. Said it like it was a bad thing... Boo! All about efficiencies. Said something about decentralisation that Ayesha isn't taking very well. 8. Brewer to Nicola CB 5, NW 5 RMA reforms: 'Lower the costs at each step of the planning system' 'Ensure that NZ's scarce resources are being used in the most valuable way' 'Lift NZ's productivity and reduce regulatory burdens' Savings for all, so they say. 9. Ginny to Louise GA 6, LU 4 Welfare. Same stupid stat about young people on benefits. I'd love to see under what conditions that holds true. - 🎯 In short: the “20 years” projection is driven by FIVE primary groups

1. Youth who enter the system before 20

2. Young disabled people / SLP recipients

3. Young sole parents

4. Cyclically underemployed youth

5. Youth with unstable life conditions (trauma, state care, justice contact)

These groups are small, but their trajectories have very high statistical weight. ⭐ Why the average looks so high

The SOM projection is not saying:

“Most people under 25 will spend 20 years on welfare.”

It is saying:

“A small number will spend 30–45 years cumulatively, which pulls the average up for the entire cohort.”

This is exactly why the actuarial average is not a good political talking point — it hides the diversity of outcomes and amplifies the worst-case trajectories. - What about the Hutt? There's still things available, so Louise says. 'The only programme that gives them, young people, the skills and confidence' was cut. She refused to name the groups who have received the job coaching money. 10. Hamilton to Watts RH 5, SW 5 Rates... the property owner parties capping increases to council rates. If they do that in Wellington, we'll be totally fucked. Even Tory had to increase the rates over 10%. If you shits were to invest directly into local infrastructure, this would work. 'Deviation will be the exception, not the rule' - Watts. 11. Marama to PO M 7, PO 3 Fast track reform 'Will this solely benefit the corporations seeking to undermine communities?' - Marama 'Both [people and corporations]' - PO 'Executive overreach ... no guardrails' 'We are going to get things done' 95% of submitters opposed the rule. 'It's actually New Zealanders that are winning ... they'll get renewable energy faster' - Luxon.

'I listen to the voice of everyday New Zealanders' - Luxon. Yeah, right. Two Māori-led plans are being approved. 12. Davidson to Goldsmith RD 7, PG 4 Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill? Any progress? 'US presidency changes and a more cautious approach was adopted' Screen rebates to 'help Shortland Street.' Goldie seems a bit out of his depth, to be totally honest. He's a man of letters, not images. Hasn't had a second reading, more than a year after the first. We've been waiting nearly three years for the first reading of Debbie's Human Rights Bill. Introduced in 2023. Law Commission review was released several months ago... 'It's important for politicians to be light on their feet' - Goldie. Brownlee saw that as an insult. How many NZ jobs could be protected?