Voter S09 · one of 23 households
Person unable to work because of long-term illness
“I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments.”
- questions written for them
- 5
- answers collected
- 20
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
5 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.
PF045
Poverty and welfare
I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would parties change income support and work obligations for people who cannot work because of illness?
PF046
Healthcare
I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on affordable GP care, specialist access and medicines for people with long-term conditions?
PF047
Cost of living
I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What party policies would help people on a fixed benefit afford food, housing and power?
PF048
Jobs and unemployment
I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about supported employment and flexible work for people with health conditions?
PF049
Democratic institutions and rights
I have a long-term health condition that limits my ability to work. I rely on income support and need regular medical appointments. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties say about disability rights and fair treatment when dealing with government services?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 20 answers this voter received, 9 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. NZ First and Te Pāti Māori were named least often, in 14 of 20.
Answers naming each party, out of 20
National19 of 20 answers
Labour19 of 20 answers
Greens18 of 20 answers
ACT18 of 20 answers
NZ First14 of 20 answers
Te Pāti Māori14 of 20 answers
Opportunity6 of 20 answers
ChatGPT
2 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
5 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
3 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
1 of 5 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 · 20 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poverty and welfare | |||||||
| Healthcare | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Democratic institutions and rights |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
The medical-verification versus income-adequacy contrast persists.
5 October: ACT was associated with independent medical certification and cashless-card controls; the left parties with benefit adequacy and lower administrative hurdles.
12 October: The same basic six-party division remains, with more detail about phased reassessments and enduring conditions, but no cashless-card example.
The immediate decision remains who assesses medical capacity and how support is protected. The narrative changes its emphasis without changing the central policy divide.
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
52%party websites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link5of 5
- 1
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 2
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 3
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 5
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
disabilitysupport.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
healthnz.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
nzmj.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
43%advocacy groups
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link1of 5
- 1nzmj.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2 - 3act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 4
blindlowvision.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
dpa.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 7inclusiveworld.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 8labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
raredisorders.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
29%news
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2drnz.co.nz, businesses,cited in 2 answers2
- 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 4
phcc.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2 - 5
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 7apex.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9blindlowvision.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 10greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
32%news
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link1of 5
- 1labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 3rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
- 4facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
- 5waateanews.com, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 61news.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 7drnz.co.nz, businesses,cited in 3 answers3
- 8greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 9
huhana62.substack.com, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 10
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 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: 20 of this voter's 20 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.