Voter S05 · one of 23 households
Working household under mortgage pressure
“We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer.”
- questions written for them
- 6
- answers collected
- 24
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
6 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.
PF023
Cost of living
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are the parties proposing about household costs, and which proposals would actually apply to a working family like ours?
PF024
Tax and public spending
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would party tax and family-support plans change the finances of a two-income family?
PF025
Economy
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How much control can a government really have over mortgage rates, and what are the parties promising about economic stability?
PF026
Fuel and energy
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties have credible plans for electricity prices and supply?
PF027
Education and childcare
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on school funding, learning support and costs that families pay themselves?
PF028
Infrastructure and local services
We own a home with a mortgage, have school-age children and rely on two wages. After mortgage payments, rates, power and groceries, there is little buffer. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would national party policies change about local rates and water costs, and what remains a council decision?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 24 answers this voter received, 16 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 11 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National24 of 24 answers
Labour22 of 24 answers
Greens21 of 24 answers
ACT20 of 24 answers
NZ First18 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori11 of 24 answers
Opportunity5 of 24 answers
ChatGPT
2 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
4 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
1 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
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 · 24 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Tax and public spending | |||||||
| Economy | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Education and childcare | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Omits an earlier precise payment figure; preserves the budget framework
The mortgage-household answer keeps three tests: qualifying family tax credits, reduced service charges and macroeconomic conditions affecting mortgage costs. The earlier claim of a $120 weekly NZ First increase becomes an unspecified significant increase, and Te Pāti Māori is now explicitly named. Losing the precise figure is an omission, not an affirmative correction. Edition 4 more directly warns that two wages may put the household above assistance thresholds.
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“Working for Families Boost: Pledges a permanent retention and enhancement of the In-Work Tax Credit, proposing a $120 weekly boost for eligible working families (translating to a substantial annual increase for qualifying households).”Open in the answer
- 19 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“A prominent proposal includes expanding support through Working for Families, such as a pledged increase targeting working families (including proposals to lift the in-work tax credit framework significantly for eligible recipients), alongside indexing the minimum wage to inflation.”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
39%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 2act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 5
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 6
reuters.com, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 7
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 8
ird.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 9nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 10
pwc.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
78%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1buildara.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 2
phcc.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 3
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 4
assets.kpmg.com, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
become.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 6dfkorb360.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 7educationcounts.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
electrification.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
38%news
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link3of 6
- 1
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 3
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 5national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 6
cogo.co, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7dfkorb360.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 9facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1
- 10greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
53%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 3nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 4
stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 5whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2
- 7greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 8rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 9
youtube.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2 - 101news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
- 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: 24 of this voter's 24 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.