# Student renting and working part time

NZ Election 2026 · Edition 4 · Voter profiles · S02

I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study.

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

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| questions written for them | 5 |
| answers collected | 20 |
| AI assistants | 4 |
| asked nationally | NZ |

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

### PF006: Education and childcare

I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on student allowances, living-cost support and student loans?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/62c87be8-d98e-4444-b59c-377a439af969.md)

### PF007: Housing

I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties are offering meaningful changes for renters, and how would their plans affect rent costs, healthy homes and tenancy security?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/7d43b22a-ce3a-4570-a748-4b81cf42e2c7.md)

### PF008: Cost of living

I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about food and transport costs for someone studying on a tight budget?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/2b9cc3dc-7fba-455a-8e27-473da16861f3.md)

### PF009: Jobs and unemployment

I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing about graduate jobs and the rights of people doing part-time work?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/7d45fdca-db85-4ac1-87da-5fa7419c0ae6.md)

### PF010: Mental health and addiction

I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What differences are there in parties' plans for affordable mental health support for students?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/3a6ed457-c3ed-4dd7-94e4-f12d93aebed5.md)

## Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 20 answers this voter received, 11 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. NZ First was named least often, in 11 of 20.

| Party | Answers | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | 20 | 20 |
| Labour | 20 | 20 |
| Greens | 20 | 20 |
| ACT | 17 | 20 |
| NZ First | 11 | 20 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 13 | 20 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 20 |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Education and childcare | National | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| Education and childcare | Labour | 4 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Education and childcare | Greens | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | ACT | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Education and childcare | NZ First | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | Opportunity | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housing | National | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Housing | Labour | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Housing | Greens | 4 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Housing | ACT | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 |
| Housing | NZ First | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Housing | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Housing | Opportunity | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost of living | National | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Cost of living | Labour | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Cost of living | Greens | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Cost of living | ACT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Cost of living | NZ First | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cost of living | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cost of living | Opportunity | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jobs and unemployment | National | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Labour | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Greens | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Jobs and unemployment | ACT | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | NZ First | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Opportunity | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mental health and addiction | National | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | Labour | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Mental health and addiction | Greens | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | ACT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Mental health and addiction | NZ First | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | Opportunity | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

Adds a conditional placement-payment mechanism

The same five parties remain, but the sequence changes and the Greens section now distinguishes a $380 payment for eligible compulsory unpaid professional placements from universal student support. Both editions contrast current living costs with graduate debt relief. The added eligibility and stacking detail is consequential for a student deciding whether a proposal actually covers them; it is a specific claim to verify, not proof that every student would receive the payment.

Gemini: “* **Allowances & Income:** The Greens advocate for a **universal student income** available to all students regardless of parental income, designed to remove the hurdle of fitting heavy paid work around intensive study hours.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/3/questions/62c87be8-d98e-4444-b59c-377a439af969.md) · Answer ID: 38b1cf41-006c-4245-9355-102d727b5538

Gemini: “Crucially, this would be paid *on top* of existing student allowances or student loan living-cost supports rather than replacing them.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/62c87be8-d98e-4444-b59c-377a439af969.md) · Answer ID: b1260f1f-f98e-4124-9ece-7d0fa67dcb14

## 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 |
| --- | --- |
| greens.org.nz | 5 |
| labour.org.nz | 5 |
| national.org.nz | 5 |
| policy.nz | 4 |
| act.org.nz | 3 |
| nzfirst.nz | 2 |
| reuters.com | 2 |
| 1news.co.nz | 1 |
| apex.org.nz | 1 |
| aviva.org.nz | 1 |

### Gemini

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| apex.org.nz | 3 |
| waateanews.com | 3 |
| labour.org.nz | 2 |
| whichparty.nz | 2 |
| mymortgage.co.nz | 1 |
| national.org.nz | 1 |
| pmn.co.nz | 1 |
| policy.nz | 1 |
| realestate.co.nz | 1 |
| thefinders.co.nz | 1 |

### Google AI Mode

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| labour.org.nz | 3 |
| salient.org.nz | 3 |
| 1news.co.nz | 2 |
| anzasw.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| rnz.co.nz | 2 |
| greens.org.nz | 1 |
| ifindproperty.co.nz | 1 |
| mentalhealth.org.nz | 1 |
| national.org.nz | 1 |

### AI Overviews

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| facebook.com | 4 |
| labour.org.nz | 3 |
| rnz.co.nz | 3 |
| salient.org.nz | 3 |
| stories.theconversation.com | 3 |
| youtube.com | 3 |
| greens.org.nz | 2 |
| nzherald.co.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| hud.govt.nz | 1 |

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources recorded with each answer: 20 of this voter's 20 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.

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