Voter R05 · one of nine locations
Taranaki: engineering worker weighing the energy transition
“I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years.”
- questions written for them
- 3
- answers collected
- 23
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- New Plymouth
3 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 New Plymouth.
PF158
Jobs and unemployment
I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What practical plans do parties have to sustain engineering and energy-sector jobs in Taranaki, and how much of each plan is funded rather than an aspiration?
PF159
Fuel and energy
I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on gas, renewable energy and industrial investment in Taranaki, and what evidence is there about the implications for local workers?
PF160
Education and childcare
I work for an engineering firm in New Plymouth that serves the energy sector. I have a mortgage and worry about whether there will be steady local work over the next few years. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. If work in Taranaki's energy sector changes, what would parties offer experienced workers who need to retrain or use their skills in a different industry?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 23 answers this voter received, 16 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 7 of 23.
Answers naming each party, out of 23
National23 of 23 answers
Labour23 of 23 answers
Greens23 of 23 answers
ACT20 of 23 answers
NZ First21 of 23 answers
Te Pāti Māori7 of 23 answers
Opportunity4 of 23 answers
ChatGPT
2 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
3 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
2 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
0 of 6 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 · 23 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Education and childcare |
What changed when the question was asked from New Plymouth
The same question, word for word, asked nationally and from New Plymouth. For this voter's main question, 3 of the 4 assistants named a different set of parties.
NamedNot namedNamed only from New PlymouthDropped when asked from New Plymouth
| PF158 · Jobs and unemployment | Asked nationally | Asked from New Plymouth |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6 parties named2,462 words
| 7 parties named2,329 words
|
| Gemini | 6 parties named758 words
| 5 parties named853 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 6 parties named633 words
| 5 parties named933 words
|
| AI Overviews | 4 parties named701 words
| 4 parties named558 words
|
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Adds Opportunity and precise funding assertions
The refreshed Taranaki response replaces Te Pāti Māori with Opportunity and adds precise survey, battery and energy-capacity assertions. It labels Labour’s offer budget-allocated co-funding while also discussing a future platform, without clearly proving which appropriation already exists. The crucial distinction between regulatory permission, a party pledge and funded local work therefore remains unresolved in the answer. No actual engineering job pipeline is measured.
The excerpts compare answers to this voter’s main question on 16 October 2026 and 19 October 2026. The figures above include all produced answers for this situation. Each extract opens its dated original answer.
- 16 October 2026 · Earlier answerGemini“The direct government funding component is relatively low; the strategy uses state policy and consenting levers to unlock private corporate capital.”Open in the answer
- 19 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“Budget-Allocated Co-Funding: Contains specific tagged funds (e.g., $160M four-year packages for batteries/electrification), though dependent on private uptake.”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
37%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1
reuters.com, news,cited in 6 answers6 - 2
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5
mbie.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 6national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 7
energyresources.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 8act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 9
budget.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
engineeringnz.org, other,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
69%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1
electrification.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4 - 3
powercompare.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 4nzbrands.ai, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5energyresources.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 6
greenpeace.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7opportunity.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
45%other
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2taranakichamber.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 3
facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
newsroom.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 5beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 6
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 7hansard.parliament.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 8labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 9opunakecoastalnews.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
phcc.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
58%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1newsroom.co.nz, other,cited in 5 answers5
- 2powercompare.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 3rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 4whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5electrification.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 6taranakichamber.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 7
youtube.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 9facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2
- 10greens.org.nz, party websites,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: 23 of this voter's 23 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.