Voter S02 · one of 23 households
Student renting and working part time
“I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study.”
- 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.
PF006
Education and childcare
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on student allowances, living-cost support and student loans?
PF007
Housing
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties are offering meaningful changes for renters, and how would their plans affect rent costs, healthy homes and tenancy security?
PF008
Cost of living
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about food and transport costs for someone studying on a tight budget?
PF009
Jobs and unemployment
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing about graduate jobs and the rights of people doing part-time work?
PF010
Mental health and addiction
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What differences are there in parties' plans for affordable mental health support for students?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 20 answers this voter received, 15 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. NZ First was named least often, in 10 of 20.
Answers naming each party, out of 20
National20 of 20 answers
Labour20 of 20 answers
Greens20 of 20 answers
ACT19 of 20 answers
NZ First10 of 20 answers
Te Pāti Māori11 of 20 answers
Opportunity6 of 20 answers
ChatGPT
3 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
1 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and childcare | |||||||
| Housing | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Mental health and addiction |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Continuity in decision trade-off; more individual-party detail
The distinction between money during study and relief after graduation persists. Edition 3 separates five parties into individual profiles, expands Labour’s timing/eligibility description and retains universal student income for Greens and Te Pāti Māori. It still offers no household-specific allowance calculation; the numerical policy descriptions are AI assertions unless separately checked.
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“Balancing part-time work, a student loan, and tertiary study under current living costs is a major squeeze. As you weigh your vote for the 7 November 2026 general election, the political parties offer distinctly different visions for student support, loans, and allowances.”Open in the answer
- 16 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“immediate living-cost income reform versus post-study debt reduction”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
50%party websites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link5of 5
- 1
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5 - 2
reuters.com, news,cited in 5 answers5 - 3
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 4
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 5
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 6
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 7
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
legislation.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
awaaz.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
31%comparison sites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 2salient.org.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 3
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
andersonlaw.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
etu.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 7labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 8national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
realestate.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
39%news
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link2of 5
- 1policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 3
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 4salient.org.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9inclusiveworld.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
mentalhealth.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
37%news
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link2of 5
- 1facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
- 2salient.org.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 41news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
instagram.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
newstalkzb.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 7nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 8
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 9rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 10
stories.theconversation.com, news,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: 20 of this voter's 20 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.