# Parent seeking learning support at school

NZ Election 2026 · Edition 4 · Voter profiles · S07

I have a school-age child who needs additional learning support. Getting suitable help at school is my main concern, and I sometimes reduce paid work to care for them.

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

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| questions written for them | 4 |
| answers collected | 16 |
| AI assistants | 4 |
| asked nationally | NZ |

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

### PF035: Education and childcare

I have a school-age child who needs additional learning support. Getting suitable help at school is my main concern, and I sometimes reduce paid work to care for them. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are the parties proposing about learning support, specialist staff and support for children with additional needs?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/263efc2f-9e6d-483e-956b-0f8e7466a040.md)

### PF036: Education and childcare

I have a school-age child who needs additional learning support. Getting suitable help at school is my main concern, and I sometimes reduce paid work to care for them. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties explain how they would fund and deliver extra support in ordinary schools, rather than just promise improvements?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/f39ba622-df32-4ee6-8ce1-d3cacf89f4b2.md)

### PF037: Healthcare

I have a school-age child who needs additional learning support. Getting suitable help at school is my main concern, and I sometimes reduce paid work to care for them. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do party policies differ on access to assessments and health services for children with additional needs?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/b11dccb5-0455-483c-a590-d2fe0711378a.md)

### PF038: Poverty and welfare

I have a school-age child who needs additional learning support. Getting suitable help at school is my main concern, and I sometimes reduce paid work to care for them. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What support do parties propose for parents who cut back paid work to care for a child?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/3d0741a0-6f4a-4368-a3d2-bfd7ae45682e.md)

## Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 16 answers this voter received, 8 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. NZ First was named least often, in 8 of 16.

| Party | Answers | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | 16 | 16 |
| Labour | 16 | 16 |
| Greens | 16 | 16 |
| ACT | 13 | 16 |
| NZ First | 8 | 16 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 12 | 16 |
| Opportunity | 7 | 16 |

## 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 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 2 | 1 |
| Education and childcare | Labour | 8 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | Greens | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | ACT | 6 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| Education and childcare | NZ First | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | Te Pāti Māori | 5 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Education and childcare | Opportunity | 3 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Healthcare | National | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare | Labour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Healthcare | Greens | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare | ACT | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare | NZ First | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare | Te Pāti Māori | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare | Opportunity | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poverty and welfare | National | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Poverty and welfare | Labour | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Poverty and welfare | Greens | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Poverty and welfare | ACT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Poverty and welfare | NZ First | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Poverty and welfare | Te Pāti Māori | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Poverty and welfare | Opportunity | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 |

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

Reframes the incumbent and replaces the separate Opportunity discussion

Edition 3 stresses under-resourcing and gives detailed separate Greens, Te Pāti Māori and Opportunity approaches. Edition 4 leads with National and describes specific early-intervention, coordinator and teacher-aide measures, then places Labour and progressive parties together and separates ACT/NZ First. Opportunity disappears. The refreshed framing gives the incumbent a more concrete capacity-building account; it is an observed presentation change, not evidence that delivery or adequacy improved.

Gemini: “* **The Opportunities Party (TOP):** Emphasizes strengthening specialist support networks—including learning support coordinators, Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (RTLBs), speech-language therapists, and psychologists—and ensuring schools have whole-school inclusion frameworks.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/3/questions/263efc2f-9e6d-483e-956b-0f8e7466a040.md) · Answer ID: da7758d8-cf47-4182-ac13-87d61dafcdf3

Gemini: “* Extending Early Intervention Services (EIS) from early childhood education through to the end of Year 1 to bridge the transition gap for children with additional needs.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/263efc2f-9e6d-483e-956b-0f8e7466a040.md) · Answer ID: 33bce134-0128-4554-83b3-e29c5f4b1cd9

## 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 | 4 |
| labour.org.nz | 4 |
| deafblindassociation.nz | 3 |
| reuters.com | 3 |
| act.org.nz | 2 |
| national.org.nz | 2 |
| opportunity.org.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| disabilitysupport.govt.nz | 1 |
| dpa.org.nz | 1 |

### Gemini

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| blindlowvision.org.nz | 1 |
| ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz | 1 |
| education.govt.nz | 1 |
| national.org.nz | 1 |
| nzfirst.nz | 1 |
| opportunity.org.nz | 1 |
| whichparty.nz | 1 |

### Google AI Mode

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| rnz.co.nz | 3 |
| drnz.co.nz | 2 |
| anzasw.nz | 1 |
| blindlowvision.org.nz | 1 |
| odt.co.nz | 1 |
| policy.nz | 1 |
| thespinoff.co.nz | 1 |

### AI Overviews

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| national.org.nz | 3 |
| rnz.co.nz | 3 |
| greens.org.nz | 2 |
| labour.org.nz | 2 |
| newsroom.co.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| 1news.co.nz | 1 |
| act.org.nz | 1 |
| anzasw.nz | 1 |
| business.scoop.co.nz | 1 |

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources recorded with each answer: 16 of this voter's 16 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.

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