Voter S11 · one of 23 households
Small exporter planning investment
“I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers.”
- 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.
PF057
Economy
I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on business investment, productivity and support for small exporters?
PF058
Foreign affairs and defence
I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about trade access, international relationships and risks to New Zealand exports?
PF059
Jobs and unemployment
I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What plans do parties have for vocational skills, training and the availability of skilled workers?
PF060
Immigration
I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would party immigration policies affect hiring skilled staff from overseas?
PF061
Infrastructure and local services
I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties address freight, ports and transport infrastructure in their plans for business?
PF062
Fuel and energy
I run a small manufacturing business that exports and employs staff. We are considering new equipment but worry about demand, freight costs and finding skilled workers. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties' energy and fuel policies affect businesses making and moving goods?
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 4 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National22 of 24 answers
Labour22 of 24 answers
Greens21 of 24 answers
ACT21 of 24 answers
NZ First21 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori4 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | |||||||
| Foreign affairs and defence | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Immigration | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services | |||||||
| Fuel and energy |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
A specific tax attribution changes while some cash-flow detail is lost.
5 October: The answer attributed a 25% SME tax proposal to National and described Labour’s prompt-payment and $10,000 equipment write-off measures.
12 October: National is described as retaining 28% company tax and Investment Boost; a 20% small-company proposal is attributed to NZ First. Opportunity is omitted and Labour’s earlier figures disappear.
The altered tax attribution should be checked against party documents rather than described as a proven party-policy change. The exporter also loses the earlier detailed cash-flow explanation.
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
61%party websites
Had sources5of 6
Showed you a link5of 6
- 1
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 2
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 3
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 4
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 5
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 6
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
cilt.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
immigration.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
livinginnz.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
44%comparison sites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 3waateanews.com, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 4
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 5
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
ammlaw.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
opportunity.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1 - 10policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
39%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 3
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
stories.theconversation.com, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
businessnz.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 9greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
35%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link2of 6
- 1rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 6 answers6
- 2nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
- 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 7greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 8policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 9stories.theconversation.com, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 101news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
- 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.