Evidence · Home and contents insurance
Every question, every answer, every source
Explore all 372 home and contents insurance questions and the 1,476 answers saved on 11 October 2026. Read the original responses and download the tables behind the study’s comparisons, sources, sentiment and factual checks.
- questions
- 372
- answers saved, of 1488 planned
- 1476
- consumer situations
- 12
- named regions
- 16
- AI platforms
- 4
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Every question, with its answers
Each question went to the four AI platforms. Some describe a consumer situation or name a region; all were collected with a New Zealand setting. Open a question to read every captured answer in full.
Showing 20 of 372 questions
I've bought a house in New Zealand. What risks do I need to think through before choosing house insurance?
No consumer
Understanding the need
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What's the difference between house insurance, contents insurance and natural hazards cover in NZ?
No consumer
Exploring options
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What are the most important questions to ask before buying my first home insurance policy?
No consumer
Choosing cover
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
I'm not sure whether my belongings are worth insuring. How should I decide in New Zealand?
No consumer
Understanding the need
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What does contents insurance protect that house insurance normally doesn't?
No consumer
Exploring options
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
If I only have a limited amount of money, what should I understand before choosing contents cover?
No consumer
Choosing cover
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What does house insurance in NZ usually cover when something breaks or gets damaged unexpectedly?
No consumer
Choosing cover
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews
Will house insurance cover a leak that's been getting worse for months? Do NZ insurers differ on this?
No consumer
Comparing insurers
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
Which parts of a home insurance policy should I read before choosing one?
No consumer
Checking the details
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What commonly is and isn't covered by New Zealand contents policies when belongings are away from home?
No consumer
Choosing cover
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
How do NZ contents policies differ on jewellery, electronics, bicycles and specified items?
No consumer
Comparing insurers
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What things often aren't covered by contents insurance, even when you think they should be?
No consumer
Checking the details
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
Why has my house insurance gone up so much in NZ? Is there anything I can do about it?
No consumer
Understanding the need
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
Would choosing a higher excess actually save me enough to make it worthwhile?
No consumer
Choosing cover
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
How can I compare house insurance quotes fairly when sum insured and flood excess differ?
No consumer
Comparing insurers
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
What makes one NZ contents premium higher than another for similar households?
No consumer
Understanding the need
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
Is a lower contents premium worth it if the excess and item limits are higher?
No consumer
Choosing cover
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode
How can I find cheaper contents insurance without accidentally losing important cover?
No consumer
Comparing insurers
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
Which house insurance companies should I get quotes from in New Zealand?
No consumer
Comparing insurers
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
Which NZ house insurers are good to deal with when you need to make a claim?
No consumer
Comparing insurers
Answered by ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, AI Overviews
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The tables behind the study
Every figure on the study page comes from these tables. They are CSV files, which open in any spreadsheet.
Questions
questions.csv
One row per question, with its exact saved wording.
Question ID, source references, question, consumer situation, named regions, question group and collection setting
372rows
Download questions (CSV)Answers
answers.csv
One row per captured answer, with its full text.
Answer ID, question ID, platform, collection setting, consumer situation, named regions and full answer
1,476rows
Download answers (CSV)Sources by answer
sources.csv
One row per website recorded as a source of an answer.
Answer ID, question ID, assistant, collection setting, website and publisher type
9,014rows
Download sources by answer (CSV)Checks against primary sources
checks.csv
One row per stated assertion checked, for one platform.
Check, question and answer IDs, assistant, exact passage, verdict, primary-source finding, URL and date
Consumer recommendation coding
consumer-recommendation-coding.csv
One row per reviewed provider role in a consumer-selection answer.
Answer ID, question ID, consumer, platform, provider, role, counted recommendation, exact passage and conditions
Consumer selection membership
consumer-selection-membership.csv
One row per answer in the matched consumer-selection comparison.
Answer ID, question ID, consumer, platform, question group and full text; twelve home and twelve contents selection questions, with missing captures preserved
Ongoing support coding
support-coding.csv
One row per reviewed named-provider role in an eligible support answer.
Answer ID, question ID, consumer, platform, provider, role, support-preference decision and exact passage
Ongoing support membership
support-membership.csv
One row per answer in the actual consumer-support group.
Answer ID, question ID, consumer, platform, question group and full text; acquisition validation is excluded
Regional recommendation coding
regional-recommendation-coding.csv
One row per reviewed provider role in a region-named selection answer.
Answer ID, question ID, named consumer region, platform, provider, recommendation decision and exact passage
Regional selection membership
regional-selection-membership.csv
One row per answer in the matched regional comparison.
Answer ID, question ID, named consumer region, platform and equal-comparison membership; four home and three contents platform answers per region
Insurer sentiment
insurer-sentiment.csv
One row per unique saved claim about an insurer in a selection answer.
Claim, question and answer IDs, insurer, saved stance, exact passage and original-answer offsets
3,828rows
Download insurer sentiment (CSV)Recorded source URLs
source-urls.csv
One row per recorded answer, website and URL association.
Answer ID, question ID, platform, website, URL, source records and presence in the captured answer text
13,048rows
Download recorded source urls (CSV)Matched consumer platform membership
platform-membership.csv
One row per answer in the identical-question platform comparison.
Answer ID, question ID, product, consumer and platform; 22 identical questions per platform
Matched regional platform membership
regional-platform-membership.csv
One row per answer in the identical-question regional platform comparison.
Answer ID, question ID, product, region and platform; 31 identical questions per platform
Use these tables to trace findings back to the original questions and answers. The full text of each answer is also on this page, under its question.
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Read in full and checked
Some answers were read in detail or checked against official sources. Those appear on the study page, beside the findings they support.