Voter S05 · one of 23 households
Working household under mortgage pressure
“We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer.”
- questions written for them
- 6
- answers collected
- 24
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
6 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.
PF023
Cost of living
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are the parties proposing about household costs, and which proposals would actually apply to a working family like ours?
PF024
Tax and public spending
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would party tax and family-support plans change the finances of a two-income family?
PF025
Economy
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How much control can a government really have over mortgage rates, and what are the parties promising about economic stability?
PF026
Fuel and energy
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties have credible plans for electricity prices and supply?
PF027
Education and childcare
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on school funding, learning support and costs that families pay themselves?
PF028
Infrastructure and local services
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would national party policies change about local rates and water costs, and what remains a council decision?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 24 answers this voter received, 21 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 7 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National24 of 24 answers
Labour21 of 24 answers
Greens21 of 24 answers
ACT18 of 24 answers
NZ First15 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori7 of 24 answers
Opportunity4 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
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Tax and public spending | |||||||
| Economy | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Education and childcare | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Family payments become more prominent than the earlier broad party overview.
5 October: The answer named six parties and highlighted Labour’s healthcare and transport measures, with tax and energy questions alongside them.
12 October: NZ First’s claimed $120 weekly Working for Families increase receives the opening position and an income-eligibility condition. ACT is no longer named in the primary comparison.
The same working family is steered toward a more specific payment test. The household still needs income, timing and eligibility details; a headline increase is not a universal entitlement.
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
50%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5 - 2
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 3
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 4
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 5
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 6
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 7
ird.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 8
assets.national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
deloitte.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
29%businesses
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1
facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2 - 2
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 31news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
- 4
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
assets.kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
education.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
erskineowen.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
harcourts.net, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
kiwibank.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
42%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 3
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
stories.theconversation.com, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 51news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
- 6beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 7education.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 10greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
35%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link2of 6
- 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 2facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
- 3
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 5greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 71news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 8
newsroom.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 9policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 10
pwc.co.nz, businesses,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.