Voter S16 · one of 23 households
Farming household weighing costs and environmental rules
“We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services.”
- questions written for them
- 7
- answers collected
- 28
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
7 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.
PF083
Rural and agricultural policy
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on agricultural policy, farm regulation and biosecurity?
PF084
Environment
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about freshwater and land-use rules, and how do they balance farming with environmental protection?
PF085
Climate and disaster resilience
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on agricultural emissions and support for farms adapting to climate change?
PF086
Foreign affairs and defence
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties offering on trade access and protecting agricultural exports?
PF087
Healthcare
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about GP access, rural hospitals and health workforce shortages outside main centres?
PF088
Fuel and energy
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would party fuel and energy policies mean for farms and people driving long rural distances?
PF089
Rural and agricultural policy
We run a farm and live well outside a main centre. We are weighing operating costs, environmental obligations and access to local services. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which party would you suggest I vote for if I want a viable farm and workable environmental protections, and what compromises would I be making?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 28 answers this voter received, 19 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 9 of 28.
Answers naming each party, out of 28
National28 of 28 answers
Labour28 of 28 answers
Greens28 of 28 answers
ACT28 of 28 answers
NZ First24 of 28 answers
Te Pāti Māori9 of 28 answers
Opportunity8 of 28 answers
ChatGPT
4 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
3 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
2 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
0 of 7 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 · 28 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural and agricultural policy | |||||||
| Environment | |||||||
| Climate and disaster resilience | |||||||
| Foreign affairs and defence | |||||||
| Healthcare | |||||||
| Fuel and energy |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
The farm-policy field broadens and parties are regrouped.
5 October: Labour and NZ First were discussed together as a managed-stewardship bloc; National and ACT contrasted with the Greens.
12 October: Labour is grouped with Opportunity, NZ First receives a separate discussion, and Animal Justice appears alongside the Greens.
The farmer receives different political framing and more parties. The wider field remains a selection made by AI, and the new groupings do not prove that parties changed their actual positions.
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
42%party websites
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link7of 7
- 1
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 3
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 4
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 5
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 6
elections.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 7
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
apnews.com, news,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
35%advocacy groups
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link0of 7
- 1
ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5 - 2
nzkgi.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 4 answers4 - 3whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 4act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 5
animaljustice.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
greenpeace.org, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 7greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 9national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
nzmj.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
56%news
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link1of 7
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 6 answers6 - 2ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 3policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 4nzkgi.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 6elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 7
farmersweekly.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 8greenpeace.org, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
htrhn.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 10kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
38%news
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link0of 7
- 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
- 2rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 6 answers6
- 3act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 5nzkgi.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 4 answers4
- 6
facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3 - 7farmersweekly.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 8policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 9ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 10
youtube.com, social media,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: 28 of this voter's 28 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.