# Hawke’s Bay: homeowner concerned about flooding

NZ Election 2026 · Edition 4 · Voter profiles · R04

We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us.

[Back to the study](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4#situations)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| questions written for them | 4 |
| answers collected | 30 |
| AI assistants | 4 |
| asked from, and nationally | Hastings |

## 4 questions, each written as this voter would ask it

### PF154: Climate and disaster resilience

We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on long-term flood protection and recovery support for Hawke's Bay, and what would their plans mean for households on the Heretaunga Plains?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/5006aeff-8b4b-47b5-bc99-35be472d0190.md)

### PF155: Infrastructure and local services

We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which Hawke's Bay flood-protection works are already funded or underway, and which are still future options or election promises? Who is responsible for delivering each?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/c8bd20cc-0524-4152-b20f-1b6d66939b4b.md)

### PF156: Housing

We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose for homeowners in flood-prone places who face insurance problems or may need to relocate, and do any proposals specifically address Hawke's Bay?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/13d95e20-8126-4eae-b924-11588c1cc0f7.md)

### PF157: Tax and public spending

We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would parties share the cost of flood protection between central government, councils and affected homeowners, and what are the trade-offs for our family?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/ba8bbe4a-4c4c-49f7-b143-40a6bd7c0195.md)

## Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 30 answers this voter received, 23 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 10 of 30.

| Party | Answers | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | 23 | 30 |
| Labour | 23 | 30 |
| Greens | 22 | 30 |
| ACT | 20 | 30 |
| NZ First | 16 | 30 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 10 | 30 |
| Opportunity | 17 | 30 |

## 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.

Toggle assistants on or off to compare them, and click any number to see more detail about the responses.

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Climate and disaster resilience | National | 8 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 9 | 3 |
| Climate and disaster resilience | Labour | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 3 |
| Climate and disaster resilience | Greens | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 3 |
| Climate and disaster resilience | ACT | 7 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
| Climate and disaster resilience | NZ First | 5 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Climate and disaster resilience | Te Pāti Māori | 7 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 |
| Climate and disaster resilience | Opportunity | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Infrastructure and local services | National | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Labour | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Greens | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | ACT | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | NZ First | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Opportunity | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housing | National | 7 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 11 | 5 |
| Housing | Labour | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 5 |
| Housing | Greens | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Housing | ACT | 7 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 1 |
| Housing | NZ First | 6 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 2 |
| Housing | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Housing | Opportunity | 7 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tax and public spending | National | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 6 |
| Tax and public spending | Labour | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 10 |
| Tax and public spending | Greens | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Tax and public spending | ACT | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 4 |
| Tax and public spending | NZ First | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Tax and public spending | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Tax and public spending | Opportunity | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

## How the assistants handled this voter's main question

Adds Te Pāti Māori and groups the major parties

The earlier answer names the local flood-control scheme and separately describes National, Labour and smaller parties. The refreshed response pairs National/ACT and Labour/Greens, adds Te Pāti Māori, and introduces a nature-based rivers framing. It continues to distinguish physical works, insurance and rates exposure, but remains largely ideological and supplies no verified household contribution or buyout entitlement.

Gemini: “The Heretaunga Plains—spanning the low-lying areas around the Tūtaekurī, Ngaruroro, Clive, and Lower Tukituki rivers—rely heavily on the **Heretaunga Plains Flood Control Scheme (HPFCS)**.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/3/questions/5006aeff-8b4b-47b5-bc99-35be472d0190.md) · Answer ID: 59da8de6-ffef-4c9f-8f9b-f0e3e3ea8b42

Gemini: “*   *Approach to Hawke's Bay:* Favors a mix of hard engineering and "Room for Rivers" style nature-based solutions (allowing rivers more natural space to flood safely, wetland restoration, and catchment-wide land management).”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/5006aeff-8b4b-47b5-bc99-35be472d0190.md) · Answer ID: d4b65475-b1a6-4cce-9a3c-2f60bd2cfa76

## 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

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| hbrc.govt.nz | 7 |
| environment.govt.nz | 4 |
| treasury.govt.nz | 4 |
| beehive.govt.nz | 2 |
| climateclub.nz | 2 |
| hastingsdc.govt.nz | 2 |
| national.org.nz | 2 |
| nzfirst.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| reuters.com | 2 |

### Gemini

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| hbrc.govt.nz | 4 |
| insurancebusinessmag.com | 3 |
| forestandbird.org.nz | 2 |
| nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz | 2 |
| whichparty.nz | 2 |
| bonded.co.nz | 1 |
| hastingsdc.govt.nz | 1 |
| naturalhazards.govt.nz | 1 |
| policy.nz | 1 |
| resilientrivers.nz | 1 |

### Google AI Mode

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| reidbasher.substack.com | 5 |
| rnz.co.nz | 5 |
| facebook.com | 2 |
| hawkesbaynews.co.nz | 2 |
| insurancebusinessmag.com | 2 |
| nzherald.co.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| dlapiper.com | 1 |
| environment.govt.nz | 1 |
| hbrc.govt.nz | 1 |

### AI Overviews

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| nzherald.co.nz | 6 |
| hbrc.govt.nz | 5 |
| environment.govt.nz | 4 |
| reidbasher.substack.com | 4 |
| rnz.co.nz | 4 |
| greens.org.nz | 3 |
| policy.nz | 3 |
| whichparty.nz | 3 |
| ami.co.nz | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | 2 |

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources recorded with each answer: 29 of this voter's 30 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.

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