Voter S06 · one of 23 households
Sole parent balancing preschool care and paid work
“I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on.”
- 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.
PF029
Education and childcare
I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on childcare availability, fees and support for parents who want to work?
PF030
Poverty and welfare
I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would party policies mean for a sole parent combining part-time work with income support?
PF031
Housing
I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about secure rentals and help with housing costs for families on low incomes?
PF032
Cost of living
I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which party policies could help with food, power and essentials for a sole-parent household, and who would qualify?
PF033
Healthcare
I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about the cost and availability of healthcare for children and their parents?
PF034
Education and childcare
I'm a sole parent with a preschool child, renting and working part time. Childcare costs and support rules affect how many hours I can take on. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. I want to work more, but childcare has to be affordable. Which parties should I look at most closely, and why?
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 24 answers this voter received, 14 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 12 of 24.
Answers naming each party, out of 24
National23 of 24 answers
Labour24 of 24 answers
Greens24 of 24 answers
ACT21 of 24 answers
NZ First18 of 24 answers
Te Pāti Māori12 of 24 answers
Opportunity5 of 24 answers
ChatGPT
4 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
5 of 6 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and childcare | |||||||
| Poverty and welfare | |||||||
| Housing | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Healthcare |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
Broad continuity with a more consolidated party comparison
Both complete answers identify the upfront-fee versus later-rebate distinction and the interaction between extra work and benefit abatements. The earlier separate Te Pāti Māori section is folded into a centre-left grouping. Edition 4 ends with questions to put to parties rather than the earlier request for the parent’s own hurdles. The core account of cash flow and local availability persists, but much of the comparison remains ideological rather than a verified household entitlement 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“Tends to prefer direct subsidies or universal funding over post-purchase tax rebates (like FamilyBoost), arguing that rebates do not help families who cannot afford the upfront cash flow.”Open in the answer
- 19 October 2026 · Refreshed answerGemini“Their approach relies heavily on the private and mixed ECE market, aiming to incentivize work by returning a portion of out-of-pocket childcare costs directly to households via tax or rebate mechanisms.”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
40%party websites
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link6of 6
- 1labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
- 2
reuters.com, news,cited in 6 answers6 - 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 4greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 7
workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
map.workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
oece.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 10act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
60%other
Had sources5of 6
Showed you a link0of 6
- 1
nzvotecheck.com, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 3workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 4
apex.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 5buildara.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 6labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 7policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
raredisorders.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9
realestate.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10retail.kiwi, other,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
43%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link1of 6
- 1labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 2greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 3
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 4oece.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 7anzasw.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 8apex.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 10greypowermag.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
53%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link2of 6
- 1
facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4 - 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 3rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 4
blog.fsc.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 5
communitylaw.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 6nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 7
stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 8workandincome.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 9anzasw.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 10en.wikipedia.org, other,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.