# Couple saving for a first home

NZ Election 2026 · Edition 4 · Voter profiles · S04

My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving.

[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

### PF018: Housing

My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do the parties' housing plans differ for first-home buyers rather than existing property owners?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/a458211f-8ce0-4081-a20b-5addcf578b35.md)

### PF019: Housing

My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about investors, land use and building more homes, and how might those choices affect first-home prices?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/7248ecb4-bbad-42fc-842b-f31e2a9b9f06.md)

### PF020: Tax and public spending

My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties propose changes to taxes on property or capital gains, and what could those changes mean for people trying to buy?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/d29a2510-6b5d-450b-aeb9-99e5bfafa121.md)

### PF021: Cost of living

My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What policies might leave a renting couple with more money to save, and what trade-offs would they involve?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/e292248d-ee42-4f0e-9e71-36934675b2f8.md)

### PF022: Infrastructure and local services

My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties plan to fund the transport and water infrastructure needed for new housing?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/0e379896-b30e-4b8e-9ad3-648aeeaa00a8.md)

## Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 20 answers this voter received, 16 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 6 of 20.

| Party | Answers | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | 18 | 20 |
| Labour | 18 | 20 |
| Greens | 18 | 20 |
| ACT | 17 | 20 |
| NZ First | 10 | 20 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 6 | 20 |
| Opportunity | 12 | 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housing | National | 8 | 8 | 24 | 26 | 0 | 5 |
| Housing | Labour | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 7 |
| Housing | Greens | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 3 |
| Housing | ACT | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 2 |
| Housing | NZ First | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Housing | Te Pāti Māori | 3 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Housing | Opportunity | 6 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 4 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tax and public spending | National | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Tax and public spending | Labour | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Tax and public spending | Greens | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Tax and public spending | ACT | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Tax and public spending | NZ First | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tax and public spending | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Tax and public spending | Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cost of living | National | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Cost of living | Labour | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Cost of living | Greens | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Cost of living | ACT | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cost of living | NZ First | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cost of living | Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cost of living | Opportunity | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Infrastructure and local services | National | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Labour | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Greens | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | ACT | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Infrastructure and local services | NZ First | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Infrastructure and local services | Opportunity | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

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

Opportunity and Te Pāti Māori replace the separate NZ First discussion

Both answers separate help entering ownership from treatment of existing investors and keep the low-deposit-versus-market-cooling distinction. Edition 4 folds National and ACT together, adds Opportunity’s asserted land-tax mechanism and Te Pāti Māori, and drops the earlier separate NZ First shared-equity discussion. A new predicted house-price effect is presented as party modelling, not demonstrated causation. The party roster shifts despite an unchanged question.

Gemini: “* **For First-Home Buyers:** NZ First has proposed exploring a **shared equity (co-investment) scheme**, where the government takes an equity stake in a first-time buyer's home.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/3/questions/a458211f-8ce0-4081-a20b-5addcf578b35.md) · Answer ID: e9047acd-7a75-477d-8c1a-525887ef5b7b

Gemini: “* TOP proposes a structural overhaul centered on a **1.75% annual Land Value Tax** on urban land (paired with a citizen's income).”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/a458211f-8ce0-4081-a20b-5addcf578b35.md) · Answer ID: 2330ee98-959f-4176-8f12-ad9c8c49ee93

## 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 | 3 |
| labour.org.nz | 3 |
| national.org.nz | 3 |
| nzfirst.nz | 3 |
| policy.nz | 3 |
| reuters.com | 3 |
| act.org.nz | 2 |
| opportunity.org.nz | 2 |
| 1news.co.nz | 1 |
| beehive.govt.nz | 1 |

### Gemini

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| realestate.co.nz | 3 |
| teamvishrealestate.co.nz | 3 |
| thefinders.co.nz | 3 |
| buildara.nz | 2 |
| assets.kpmg.com | 1 |
| bonded.co.nz | 1 |
| goodwins.co.nz | 1 |
| hud.govt.nz | 1 |
| infrastructure.org.nz | 1 |
| moneyhub.co.nz | 1 |

### Google AI Mode

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| policy.nz | 4 |
| realestate.co.nz | 3 |
| stories.theconversation.com | 2 |
| waateanews.com | 2 |
| wolfbrook.co.nz | 2 |
| businesscentral.org.nz | 1 |
| facebook.com | 1 |
| greens.org.nz | 1 |
| kpmg.com | 1 |
| mymortgage.co.nz | 1 |

### AI Overviews

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| realestate.co.nz | 4 |
| wolfbrook.co.nz | 4 |
| greens.org.nz | 3 |
| mymortgage.co.nz | 3 |
| rnz.co.nz | 3 |
| act.org.nz | 2 |
| labour.org.nz | 2 |
| national.org.nz | 2 |
| nzherald.co.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources recorded with each answer: 19 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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