Voter S04 · one of 23 households
Couple saving for a first home
“My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving.”
- 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.
PF018
Housing
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do the parties' housing plans differ for first-home buyers rather than existing property owners?
PF019
Housing
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about investors, land use and building more homes, and how might those choices affect first-home prices?
PF020
Tax and public spending
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties propose changes to taxes on property or capital gains, and what could those changes mean for people trying to buy?
PF021
Cost of living
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What policies might leave a renting couple with more money to save, and what trade-offs would they involve?
PF022
Infrastructure and local services
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties plan to fund the transport and water infrastructure needed for new housing?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 20 answers this voter received, 14 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 10 of 20.
Answers naming each party, out of 20
National19 of 20 answers
Labour19 of 20 answers
Greens17 of 20 answers
ACT17 of 20 answers
NZ First14 of 20 answers
Te Pāti Māori10 of 20 answers
Opportunity13 of 20 answers
ChatGPT
2 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
0 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
4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||||||
| Tax and public spending | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Changed party field and financing detail; persistent core trade-off
The financing-access versus investor-tax/supply trade-off persists. Edition 3 supplies a $300,000 First Home Loan income-cap proposal and a separate NZ First shared-equity section; Opportunity, discussed in both earlier primary answers, is absent. This is a changed set of options in this observed answer, not proof that any policy changed or the party ceased to be relevant.
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“The feeling that the "target keeps moving" is a shared reality for many working renters trying to break into the New Zealand property market. Ahead of the 2026 general election, the political landscape presents starkly different philosophies on how to bridge the gap between steady wages and soaring house deposits.”Open in the answer
- 16 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“NZ First has proposed exploring a shared equity (co-investment) scheme”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
35%party websites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link5of 5
- 1
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 3
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 4
pwc.co.nz, businesses,cited in 3 answers3 - 5
reuters.com, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 6
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 8
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
deloitte.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
41%other
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1
realestate.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 2buildara.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 3
harcourts.net, businesses,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
mymortgage.co.nz, businesses,cited in 2 answers2 - 5waateanews.com, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 6wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 7
assets.kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 9labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10pwc.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
36%other
Had sources4of 5
Showed you a link3of 5
- 1waateanews.com, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
- 3
ifindproperty.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 4
kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 5labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 6policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
- 7waternz.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 8wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
27%businesses
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link2of 5
- 1
- 2wolfbrook.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 3policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 4buildara.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 2 answers2
- 6mymortgage.co.nz, businesses,cited in 2 answers2
- 7national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 8
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
rossholmeslawyers.com, businesses,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: 19 of this voter's 20 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.