Voter S08 · one of 23 households
Worker recently made redundant
“I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work.”
- 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.
PF039
Jobs and unemployment
I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties offering people who lose their job: employment support, retraining, or measures to create new jobs?
PF040
Poverty and welfare
I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on support for someone between jobs, including eligibility rules and obligations?
PF041
Education and childcare
I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which party policies would help an adult retrain without taking on unaffordable costs?
PF042
Economy
I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What evidence is there behind party claims that their economic policies will create jobs?
PF043
Housing
I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose for people who cannot cover rent after losing their job?
PF044
Jobs and unemployment
I've recently been made redundant after years in the same industry. I have rent to pay, and I'm unsure whether to retrain or keep looking for similar work. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which party has the most convincing plan for someone in my position to get back into work, and what should I check before trusting that judgement?
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. NZ First was named least often, in 11 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National23 of 24 answers
Labour23 of 24 answers
Greens23 of 24 answers
ACT22 of 24 answers
NZ First11 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori14 of 24 answers
Opportunity2 of 24 answers
ChatGPT
3 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
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
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 | |||||||
| Poverty and welfare | |||||||
| Education and childcare | |||||||
| Economy | |||||||
| Housing |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
A wider party comparison loses the earlier immediate support route.
5 October: The answer included Work and Income and skills-provider steps while comparing safety nets, retraining and job creation.
12 October: NZ First is added explicitly and employment-law debate is more visible. The practical Work and Income and course-recognition steps disappear from the closing advice.
Party visibility improves descriptively, but the person facing rent this week loses an actionable route in the primary answer. ChatGPT’s separate evaluation answer supplies a useful counterexample by saying not to wait for the election.
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
41%government
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 3
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 4
workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 5
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
budget.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
education.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
36%businesses
Had sources5of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 2
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 3
assets.kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 4ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 5
frontlinelaw.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
laneneave.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
learningpeople.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 8msd.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1 - 10workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
32%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link5of 6
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 3
andersonlaw.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 4
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
employment.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 8labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
theconversation.com, news,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
31%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
- 2facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
- 3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 6policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4
- 7nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 8act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 9inclusiveworld.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2
- 10nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites,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.