Oral Questions for 9 December 2025

Questions to Ministers Rt Hon CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? CATHERINE WEDD to the Minister responsible for RMA Reform: What announcement has he made about replacing the Resource Management Act 1991? Hon BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she agree with the Prime Minister's comments about asset sales that "we'd take it to the election, and it would be part of our programme"; if so, what advice, if any, has she received on the Crown's ownership interest in State-owned companies? CHLÖE SWARBRICK to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? ANDY FOSTER to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries: What reports has he received on the fisheries sector? RAWIRI WAITITI to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government's statements and actions? Hon Dr AYESHA VERRALL to the Minister of Health: Does he stand by all his actions in the health portfolio; if not, why not? CAMERON BREWER to the Minister for Economic Growth: What impact will resource management reform have on the economy? Hon GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for Social Development and Employment: Does she stand by her statement, "Our Government does not accept that a life on welfare is as good as it gets for our young people"; if so, why? RYAN HAMILTON to the Minister of Local Government: What recent announcements has he made on capping council rates? Hon MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: E tautoko ana ia i nga korero me nga mahi katoa a tona Kawanatanga? Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? REUBEN DAVIDSON to the Minister for Media and Communications: Does he stand by his commitment on 2 July 2024 that "The Government is taking immediate action to support New Zealand's media and content production sectors"; if so, what immediate action has the Government taken to date?