Voter S10 · one of 23 households
Café owner with a small team
“I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in.”
- 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.
PF050
Economy
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do to improve conditions for small hospitality businesses, and what evidence supports their plans?
PF051
Jobs and unemployment
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on minimum wages, employment rules and support for hiring and training staff?
PF052
Tax and public spending
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties propose changes to small-business tax and compliance, and what would those mean for a café?
PF053
Fuel and energy
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about electricity costs for small businesses?
PF054
Crime and justice
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about retail and small-business crime, prevention and policing?
PF055
Immigration
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on immigration settings for hospitality workers?
PF056
Economy
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. If I want to keep the business viable and treat my staff fairly, which party would you recommend, and where might those priorities conflict?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 28 answers this voter received, 16 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 12 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 Māori12 of 28 answers
Opportunity7 of 28 answers
ChatGPT
5 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
4 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Tax and public spending | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Crime and justice | |||||||
| Immigration |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
More concrete cash-flow and employment measures; evidence remains mostly rationale
Edition 3 returns to Labour’s concrete write-off/GST measures from Edition 1, absent in the primary Edition 2 discussion, and adds the 15-day payment proposal. It also makes ACT’s three-year wage freeze explicit. Sector advocacy remains evidence of industry demands or rationale, not proof that the proposals will improve café margins.
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“Running a small hospitality business under the weight of surging food and power costs, soft consumer spending, and the added trauma of a break-in is a massive strain. In the lead-up to the 2026 New Zealand General Election, political parties have staked out distinct approaches to address small business pressures, cost-of-living challenges, and retail crime.”Open in the answer
- 16 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“Evidence/Rationale:”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%party websites
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link7of 7
- 1
reuters.com, news,cited in 6 answers6 - 2
labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5 - 3
greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 4
national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 5
nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4 - 6
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 7
act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 9
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
ea.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
26%advocacy groups
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link0of 7
- 1businesscentral.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2 - 3hospitality.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2
- 4
pwc.co.nz, businesses,cited in 2 answers2 - 5act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 6
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
assets.kpmg.com, businesses,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
awaaz.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 9beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
43%news
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link1of 7
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
stories.theconversation.com, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 3hansard.parliament.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 5policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 6
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 7hospitality.org.nz, advocacy groups,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
hospitalitybusiness.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 9indianweekender.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
livinginnz.co.nz, businesses,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
38%news
Had sources6of 7
Showed you a link0of 7
- 1rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 6 answers6
- 2
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5 - 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 4businesscentral.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 6retail.kiwi, advocacy groups,cited in 2 answers2
- 7stories.theconversation.com, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 8
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 91news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
- 10act.org.nz, party websites,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: 27 of this voter's 28 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.