Voter R09 · one of nine locations
Queenstown Lakes: hospitality worker in an insecure rental
“I work in hospitality in Queenstown and rent a room. Finding a stable place to live near work is difficult for me, and I worry about losing my room during busy visitor periods.”
- questions written for them
- 4
- answers collected
- 32
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- Queenstown
4 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, asked nationally and from Queenstown.
PF171
Housing
I work in hospitality in Queenstown and rent a room. Finding a stable place to live near work is difficult for me, and I worry about losing my room during busy visitor periods. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties have credible plans for affordable long-term rentals and worker housing in Queenstown Lakes, and how would those plans help someone renting a room?
PF172
Housing
I work in hospitality in Queenstown and rent a room. Finding a stable place to live near work is difficult for me, and I worry about losing my room during busy visitor periods. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Do the parties differ on holiday rentals and housing available for permanent residents in Queenstown Lakes, and what could government change compared with the district council?
PF173
Infrastructure and local services
I work in hospitality in Queenstown and rent a room. Finding a stable place to live near work is difficult for me, and I worry about losing my room during busy visitor periods. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would parties fund the infrastructure used by visitors in Queenstown Lakes, and what might their proposals mean for residents' rates, charges or rent?
PF174
Democratic institutions and rights
I work in hospitality in Queenstown and rent a room. Finding a stable place to live near work is difficult for me, and I worry about losing my room during busy visitor periods. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. If stable housing in Queenstown is my main priority, how should I compare party policies with what candidates for my electorate are promising? Please explain how to check the current electorate and candidates rather than assume them.
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 32 answers this voter received, 27 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 5 of 32.
Answers naming each party, out of 32
National24 of 32 answers
Labour24 of 32 answers
Greens23 of 32 answers
ACT20 of 32 answers
NZ First10 of 32 answers
Te Pāti Māori5 of 32 answers
Opportunity10 of 32 answers
ChatGPT
5 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
0 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
Google AI Mode
0 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
AI Overviews
0 of 8 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 · 32 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services | |||||||
| Democratic institutions and rights |
What changed when the question was asked from Queenstown
The same question, word for word, asked nationally and from Queenstown. For this voter's main question, 4 of the 4 assistants named a different set of parties.
NamedNot namedNamed only from QueenstownDropped when asked from Queenstown
| PF171 · Housing | Asked nationally | Asked from Queenstown |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 7 parties named1,540 words
| 6 parties named2,726 words
|
| Gemini | 5 parties named712 words
| 6 parties named605 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 4 parties named742 words
| 5 parties named722 words
|
| AI Overviews | 6 parties named383 words
| 4 parties named691 words
|
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Named options and a new rent-cap attribution; room-tenure condition remains unexamined
Edition 3 returns to named party profiles and restores Opportunity from Edition 1. It newly attributes a 2% rent cap to Labour and presents room renters as beneficiaries of tenancy protections without establishing the accommodation’s legal status. The short-term-let focus of earlier answers recedes; both policy attribution and coverage for a flatmate/lodger need checking.
The excerpts compare answers to this voter’s main question on 12 October 2026 and 16 October 2026. The figures above include all produced answers for this situation. Each extract opens its dated original answer.
- 12 October 2026 · Earlier answerGemini“When considering the 2026 New Zealand general election, voters looking at Queenstown Lakes face a unique housing landscape where high visitor numbers, tourism demands, and a shortage of long-term rentals create intense pressure for hospitality workers.”Open in the answer
- 16 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“Labour’s rent increase caps”Open in the 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
38%government
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link8of 8
- 1
qldc.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6 - 2
reuters.com, news,cited in 6 answers6 - 3
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5 - 4
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5 - 5
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 5 answers5 - 6
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 7
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 8
hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 9
letstalk.qldc.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 10
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
37%other
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link1of 8
- 1
realestate.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 2qldc.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 3
vote.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 4wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5adventuremagazine.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 6
assets.kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
b2bnews.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
bnbcalc.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
interest.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 10national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
44%news
Had sources7of 8
Showed you a link4of 8
- 1
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 3qldc.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 4
- 5elevatequeenstown.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 6national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 7policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 8waateanews.com, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 9wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 10
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
30%news
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link4of 8
- 1
- 2
facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4 - 3qldc.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
- 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 5greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 7
stories.theconversation.com, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 8wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 9
youtube.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3 - 10
elections.nz, government,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: 31 of this voter's 32 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.