Voter R01 · one of nine locations

Auckland: renter commuting from West Auckland

“I rent in Henderson, West Auckland, work in central Auckland and want to buy a home eventually. Rent and the time and cost of commuting are my main concerns.”

questions written for them: 4
answers collected: 32
AI assistants: 4
asked from, and nationally: Auckland

01 · What they asked

4 questions, each written as this voter would ask it

The issue each question is about, and how much it matters to this voter. Open any question to read the assistants' answers in full, asked nationally and from Auckland.

PF144
Infrastructure and local services
I rent in Henderson, West Auckland, work in central Auckland and want to buy a home eventually. Rent and the time and cost of commuting are my main concerns. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do the parties compare on the cost and reliability of buses and trains for someone commuting from Henderson to central Auckland?
8 answersRead the answers to PF144
PF145
Housing
I rent in Henderson, West Auckland, work in central Auckland and want to buy a home eventually. Rent and the time and cost of commuting are my main concerns. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties have plans to make renting or buying near reliable public transport in Auckland more affordable, and what would still depend on Auckland Council?
8 answersRead the answers to PF145
PF146
Infrastructure and local services
I rent in Henderson, West Auckland, work in central Auckland and want to buy a home eventually. Rent and the time and cost of commuting are my main concerns. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What is the current status of the City Rail Link, and what are parties promising beyond what is already committed? What would each change for West Auckland commuters?
8 answersRead the answers to PF146
PF147
Tax and public spending
I rent in Henderson, West Auckland, work in central Auckland and want to buy a home eventually. Rent and the time and cost of commuting are my main concerns. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Who would pay for the parties' Auckland transport proposals: taxpayers, ratepayers or passengers, and what are the trade-offs?
8 answersRead the answers to PF147

02 · Parties named

Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 32 answers this voter received, 30 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 3 of 32.

Answers naming each party, out of 32

National31 of 32 answers
Labour31 of 32 answers
Greens32 of 32 answers
ACT20 of 32 answers
NZ First14 of 32 answers
Te Pāti Māori3 of 32 answers
Opportunity3 of 32 answers

ChatGPT
1 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
0 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
Google AI Mode
1 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
0 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)

03 · Issue by issue

What AI said about each party on this voter's issues

Each row is one of this voter's issues. Each column is a party. The number shows how often the party came up in the answers to this voter. The coloured line under it shows whether what the AI said about the party was positive, neutral or negative.

Toggle assistants on or off to compare them, and click any number to see more detail about the responses.

Showing all four assistants · 32 answers

What AI said about each party on this voter's issues: for each topic and party, the share of answers named for the party and how the claims about it split, across all four assistants.
Topic	National	Labour	Greens	ACT	NZ First	Te Pāti Māori	Opportunity
Infrastructure and local services
Housing
Tax and public spending

04 · Asked from Auckland

What changed when the question was asked from Auckland

The same question, word for word, asked nationally and from Auckland. For this voter's main question, 3 of the 4 assistants named a different set of parties.

NamedNot namedNamed only from AucklandDropped when asked from Auckland

Parties named in PF144 (Infrastructure and local services), asked nationally and from Auckland
PF144 · Infrastructure and local services	Asked nationally	Asked from Auckland
ChatGPT	6 parties named1,466 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named NZ First, named Te Pāti Māori, named Opportunity, not named	5 parties named1,458 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named NZ First, named Te Pāti Māori, dropped from the town answer Opportunity, not named
Gemini	5 parties named651 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named NZ First, named Te Pāti Māori, not named Opportunity, not named	5 parties named571 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named NZ First, named Te Pāti Māori, not named Opportunity, not named
Google AI Mode	4 parties named496 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named NZ First, not named Te Pāti Māori, not named Opportunity, not named	5 parties named551 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named NZ First, named only from the town Te Pāti Māori, not named Opportunity, not named
AI Overviews	4 parties named288 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, not named NZ First, named Te Pāti Māori, not named Opportunity, not named	4 parties named578 words National, named Labour, named Greens, named ACT, named only from the town NZ First, dropped from the town answer Te Pāti Māori, not named Opportunity, not named

05 · What they were told

How the assistants handled this voter's main question

Fare proposals persist as more transport parties enter the comparison.

5 October: The Henderson answer contrasted Labour’s $20 weekly cap, the Greens’ fare proposals and National’s network security emphasis.

12 October: ACT and NZ First are added, and National’s governance and road/rail balance receive more attention. The same Labour and Green fare figures remain.

The commuter’s party field broadens while core fare comparisons persist. Proposed savings still depend on start dates and the actual trip; a route-specific timetable is not established.

The excerpts compare Gemini’s national answers to this voter’s main question on 5 and 12 October. The figures above include all produced answers for this situation. Each extract opens its dated original answer.

06 · Sources

Where the answers to this voter came from

The websites each assistant drew on when it answered this voter, and what kind of publisher they are. Pick an issue to see the websites for that question.

ChatGPT

41%party websites

Had sources8of 8

Showed you a link8of 8

1labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
4ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
5policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4
6at.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
7greaterauckland.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 3 answers3
8act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
9cityraillink.co.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
10nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2

Gemini

30%businesses

Had sources8of 8

Showed you a link0of 8

1kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 7 answers7
2greaterauckland.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 5 answers5
3cityraillink.co.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
4waateanews.com, news,cited in 2 answers2
5aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
6en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1
7facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1
8ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
9policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
10transporttalk.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

36%news

Had sources8of 8

Showed you a link1of 8

1greaterauckland.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 7 answers7
2rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 6 answers6
3kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 3 answers3
4cityraillink.co.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
5national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
6ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
7thespinoff.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
8transporttalk.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
9act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
10assets.nationbuilder.com, other,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

24%news

Had sources8of 8

Showed you a link2of 8

1kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 8 answers8
2facebook.com, social media,cited in 7 answers7
3greaterauckland.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 7 answers7
4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 7 answers7
5waateanews.com, news,cited in 5 answers5
6youtube.com, social media,cited in 5 answers5
7akhaveyoursay.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
81news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
9at.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
10aucklandcouncil.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2

Party websites
Government
News
Comparison sites
Advocacy groups
Businesses
Social media
Other

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources recorded with each answer: 32 of this voter's 32 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.

4 questions, each written as this voter would ask it

Infrastructure and local services

Housing

Infrastructure and local services

Tax and public spending

Which parties AI put in front of this voter

What AI said about each party on this voter's issues

What changed when the question was asked from Auckland

How the assistants handled this voter's main question

Where the answers to this voter came from