Voter R07 · one of nine locations
Canterbury: farmer using irrigation
“I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation.”
- questions written for them
- 3
- answers collected
- 24
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- Ashburton
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 Ashburton.
PF164
Rural and agricultural policy
I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on irrigation, water access and farming rules that would affect a farm in mid-Canterbury?
PF165
Environment
I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are the parties' approaches to nutrient runoff, freshwater quality and farm environment plans in Canterbury, and what evidence supports the trade-offs they claim?
PF166
Democratic institutions and rights
I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which Canterbury farming and water rules can a national government change, and which decisions still sit with Environment Canterbury or depend on individual consents?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 24 answers this voter received, 22 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 2 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National21 of 24 answers
Labour16 of 24 answers
Greens16 of 24 answers
ACT16 of 24 answers
NZ First12 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori2 of 24 answers
Opportunity2 of 24 answers
ChatGPT
0 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
Gemini
2 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
0 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
AI Overviews
0 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural and agricultural policy | |||||||
| Environment | |||||||
| Democratic institutions and rights |
What changed when the question was asked from Ashburton
The same question, word for word, asked nationally and from Ashburton. For this voter's main question, none of the 4 assistants named a different set of parties.
NamedNot namedNamed only from AshburtonDropped when asked from Ashburton
| PF164 · Rural and agricultural policy | Asked nationally | Asked from Ashburton |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6 parties named1,337 words
| 6 parties named1,830 words
|
| Gemini | 6 parties named617 words
| 6 parties named636 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 5 parties named431 words
| 5 parties named373 words
|
| AI Overviews | 5 parties named582 words
| 5 parties named691 words
|
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
National’s storage mechanisms become more specific and Te Pāti Māori enters the comparison.
5 October: The answer described irrigation enablement, freshwater safeguards and consent-security questions mainly as contrasting philosophies.
12 October: A rural water strategy, storage register and national standards are named. Te Pāti Māori is added to the ecological-protection discussion.
The farmer receives additional policy mechanisms to inspect, but an enacted framework does not establish that an individual consent has changed. The case retains that transition distinction.
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
47%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1
ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6 - 2
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 3
environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 4
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 5
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 6
farmersweekly.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 8
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
legislation.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
33%government
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 2ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 3
nzkgi.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
dairynz.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 6environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 7
hortnz.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 8legislation.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1 - 10ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
43%government
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 3environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 4farmersweekly.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
greenpeace.org, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 6national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 7nzkgi.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
teara.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
32%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1
facebook.com, social media,cited in 5 answers5 - 2farmersweekly.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
- 3rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
- 4greenpeace.org, advocacy groups,cited in 4 answers4
- 5nzkgi.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 4 answers4
- 6ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 7
fedfarm.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 3 answers3 - 8ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 9
youtube.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3 - 10act.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: 24 of this voter's 24 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.