Ask Gizmo

[Gizmo]

Ask me questions.

 

[Shawn]

What is your main hobby?

 

[Gizmo]

What is your main hobby?

Forums

 

[LarryMyster]

How much wood would a Wood Chuck chuck if a Wood Chuck could chuck wood?

 

[Gizmo]

How much wood would a Wood Chuck chuck if a Wood Chuck could chuck wood?

Ten pieces of wood that the wood chuck would chuck would at the wood chuck.

 

[Shawn]

What's your favorite movie of all time?

 

[Gizmo]

What's your favorite movie of all time?

The Shawshank Redemption.

 

[Shawn]

What do you do for a living?

 

[Gizmo]

What do you do for a living?

Nothing at the moment. I'm getting help to look for work but I'm in the too hard basket due to a few barriers.

 

[Shawn]

What's your dream job?

 

[Gizmo]

What's your dream job?

For a very long time it was acting but I doubt I'll ever do that because of anxiety. I would love to get into theater training through and maybe so some theater.

The small town I'm in currently only does musicals so I wouldn't be able to do that unless they want glass to shatter

 

[Shawn]

What has been your worst job?

 

[Gizmo]

What has been your worst job?

None really

 

[Shawn]

What's your Christmas plans?

 

[Gizmo]

What's your Christmas plans?

Lunch at the community hall and then dinner with my parents.

 

[Shawn]

What do you hope Santa gets you this year?

 

[Gizmo]

What do you hope Santa gets you this year?

For a certain POTUS to resign.

 

[Shawn]

For a certain POTUS to resign.

Why so? How does it impact you being from another country?

 

[Gizmo]

Why so? How does it impact you being from another country?

Import/exports.

This is what AI says.

Donald Trump affects New Zealand mostly indirectly, through global politics, economics, and security rather than direct day-to-day policy. Here are the key ways his influence matters to NZ:

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Trade & Economy

Protectionism: Trump favoured tariffs and “America First” trade policies. While NZ wasn’t a primary target, global trade tensions (especially US–China) can slow global growth, which affects NZ exports like dairy, meat, and wine.

China factor: NZ trades heavily with China. When US–China relations deteriorate under Trump-style policies, NZ often feels the ripple effects through supply chains and commodity prices.

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Global Security & Alliances

Reduced US multilateral leadership: Trump was sceptical of NATO, the UN, WHO, and other international institutions. NZ relies on a rules-based international order, so weaker US engagement can make the world less predictable.

Indo-Pacific stability: US posture toward China under Trump increased regional tension. NZ, as a Pacific nation, prefers diplomacy and stability rather than escalation.

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Climate Change

Climate policy rollback: Trump withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement (later rejoined under Biden). This weakened global climate momentum, which matters to NZ because:

NZ is vulnerable to climate impacts

NZ’s economy and identity are tied to environmental leadership


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Political & Cultural Influence

Populism: Trump helped normalise more aggressive, polarising political styles globally. Similar rhetoric sometimes appears in NZ politics and online discourse, though NZ institutions remain relatively resilient.

Misinformation & media: Trump-era politics amplified conspiracy theories and distrust in institutions, trends that also reach NZ via social media.

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NZ–US Relationship

NZ and the US remain friendly partners regardless of who is president.

Under Trump, the relationship was more transactional and less values-based, but not hostile.

Defence cooperation and people-to-people ties continued largely unchanged.

 

[Shawn]

I suppose I can see where that is an issue.

NZ imo has never been a threat to America. I only think we should tariff countries who are a threat like China.