Voter R05 · one of nine locations
Taranaki: engineering worker weighing the energy transition
“I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years.”
- questions written for them
- 3
- answers collected
- 24
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- New Plymouth
3 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 New Plymouth.
PF158
Jobs and unemployment
I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What practical plans do parties have to sustain engineering and energy-sector jobs in Taranaki, and how much of each plan is funded rather than an aspiration?
PF159
Fuel and energy
I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on gas, renewable energy and industrial investment in Taranaki, and what evidence is there about the implications for local workers?
PF160
Education and childcare
I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. If work in Taranaki's energy sector changes, what would parties offer experienced workers who need to retrain or use their skills in a different industry?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 24 answers this voter received, 17 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 8 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National24 of 24 answers
Labour24 of 24 answers
Greens24 of 24 answers
ACT24 of 24 answers
NZ First22 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori8 of 24 answers
Opportunity0 of 24 answers
ChatGPT
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
4 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
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.
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Showing all four assistants · 24 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Education and childcare |
What changed when the question was asked from New Plymouth
The same question, word for word, asked nationally and from New Plymouth. For this voter's main question, none of the 4 assistants named a different set of parties.
NamedNot namedNamed only from New PlymouthDropped when asked from New Plymouth
| PF158 · Jobs and unemployment | Asked nationally | Asked from New Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 parties named2,290 words
| 5 parties named2,291 words
|
| Gemini | 5 parties named687 words
| 5 parties named821 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 5 parties named925 words
| 5 parties named641 words
|
| AI Overviews | 5 parties named505 words
| 5 parties named697 words
|
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
The answer moves away from confident budget claims toward private-investment dependence.
5 October: The answer called a $1 billion subsurface survey and transition funds formally budgeted and costed allocations.
12 October: The survey figure is absent; National, ACT and NZ First are grouped as relying mostly on regulatory change to induce private capital.
The engineer receives a materially different account of funding certainty. The change is in AI’s attribution and confidence; the report does not infer that a real government allocation changed between collections.
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.
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
63%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6 - 2
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6 - 3
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6 - 4
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6 - 5
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6 - 6
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
eeca.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 8
environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
mbie.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
50%comparison sites
Had sources5of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
powercompare.co.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 3
electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
etu.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
greenpeace.org, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
minterellison.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
phcc.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
38%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link2of 6
- 1
venture.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 2electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2
- 3policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 4
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 5
scoop.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
economicnews.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
energyresources.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 9facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1
- 10labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
23%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 6 answers6
- 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 3powercompare.co.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 5electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 3 answers3
- 6facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3
- 7
reuters.com, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
sustainabletaranaki.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 3 answers3 - 9etu.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2
- 10greens.org.nz, party websites,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: 23 of this voter's 24 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.