Voter R07 · one of nine locations
Canterbury: farmer using irrigation
“I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation.”
- questions written for them
- 3
- answers collected
- 24
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- Ashburton
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 Ashburton.
PF164
Rural and agricultural policy
I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on irrigation, water access and farming rules that would affect a farm in mid-Canterbury?
PF165
Environment
I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are the parties' approaches to nutrient runoff, freshwater quality and farm environment plans in Canterbury, and what evidence supports the trade-offs they claim?
PF166
Democratic institutions and rights
I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which Canterbury farming and water rules can a national government change, and which decisions still sit with Environment Canterbury or depend on individual consents?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 24 answers this voter received, 23 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 1 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National20 of 24 answers
Labour17 of 24 answers
Greens17 of 24 answers
ACT16 of 24 answers
NZ First15 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori1 of 24 answers
Opportunity7 of 24 answers
ChatGPT
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
0 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
Google AI Mode
0 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
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.
Toggle assistants on or off to compare them, and click any number to see more detail about the responses.
Showing all four assistants · 24 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rural and agricultural policy | |||||||
| Environment | |||||||
| Democratic institutions and rights |
What changed when the question was asked from Ashburton
The same question, word for word, asked nationally and from Ashburton. For this voter's main question, 1 of the 4 assistants named a different set of parties.
NamedNot namedNamed only from AshburtonDropped when asked from Ashburton
| PF164 · Rural and agricultural policy | Asked nationally | Asked from Ashburton |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 6 parties named1,776 words
| 6 parties named1,350 words
|
| Gemini | 6 parties named631 words
| 6 parties named724 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 5 parties named590 words
| 5 parties named526 words
|
| AI Overviews | 5 parties named734 words
| 6 parties named496 words
|
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Separates Opportunity from Greens and drops Te Pāti Māori
The earlier irrigation answer gives specific National loan, standards and input-cost claims, and groups Labour/Greens/Te Pāti Māori/Opportunity together. The refreshed response loses Te Pāti Māori, separates Labour/Opportunity from Greens, and adds an NZ First irrigation-delivery model. It more explicitly identifies ECan’s implementation role, but still supplies no farm-specific water allocation, consent condition or cost calculation.
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“They also propose introducing National Standards for Irrigation and on-farm/off-stream storage to streamline and simplify the regional consenting process.”Open in the answer
- 19 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“New Zealand First strongly advocates adopting a centralized model (similar to the Tasmanian Irrigation model) where a dedicated government entity assists with the feasibility, design, funding, and delivery of major irrigation schemes.”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
46%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1
ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5 - 2
environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 7labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 8nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 9
reuters.com, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
57%other
Had sources5of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1
farmersweekly.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
nzkgi.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 3act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 4
beeflambnz.com, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 5ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 6environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 7groundrules.mpi.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 8national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
30%government
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
- 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 3
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 4ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
greenpeace.org, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 6act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 7
al.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 8beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 9farmersweekly.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
40%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5
- 2rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
- 3nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 4nzkgi.org.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 5environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 6
facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3 - 7act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 8farmersweekly.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 9greenpeace.org, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 10national.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 24 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.