# Unpaid carer juggling work and care

NZ Election 2026 · Edition 4 · Voter profiles · S15

I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult.

[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

### PF078: Retirement and aged care

I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on home-based care, aged care and respite services?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/bec8b0b6-237b-4732-9533-092e706f3d2c.md)

### PF079: Poverty and welfare

I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What financial recognition or support do parties propose for unpaid family carers?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/a006cfe2-0b1d-4f00-bb9a-c564d0adbd02.md)

### PF080: Healthcare

I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about coordinating healthcare and support for families caring for someone at home?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/2bade0ae-9471-4d8f-af4b-2221355ddebc.md)

### PF081: Jobs and unemployment

I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties address flexible work and leave for people with substantial caring responsibilities?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/61520967-3119-44b0-803e-6e7b453f3f8a.md)

### PF082: Mental health and addiction

I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about mental health and practical support for family carers?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/78b52f52-f89f-48a7-9891-8f6e7a59f371.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. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 9 of 20.

| Party | Answers | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | 18 | 20 |
| Labour | 18 | 20 |
| Greens | 17 | 20 |
| ACT | 15 | 20 |
| NZ First | 16 | 20 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 9 | 20 |
| Opportunity | 10 | 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Retirement and aged care | National | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Retirement and aged care | Labour | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Retirement and aged care | Greens | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Retirement and aged care | ACT | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Retirement and aged care | NZ First | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Retirement and aged care | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Retirement and aged care | Opportunity | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Poverty and welfare | National | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| Poverty and welfare | Labour | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Poverty and welfare | Greens | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Poverty and welfare | ACT | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Poverty and welfare | NZ First | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Poverty and welfare | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Poverty and welfare | Opportunity | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Healthcare | National | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare | Labour | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Healthcare | Greens | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare | ACT | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare | NZ First | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Healthcare | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare | Opportunity | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jobs and unemployment | National | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Labour | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Greens | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | ACT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Jobs and unemployment | NZ First | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Te Pāti Māori | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Opportunity | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mental health and addiction | National | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| Mental health and addiction | Labour | 3 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Mental health and addiction | Greens | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | ACT | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | NZ First | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mental health and addiction | Opportunity | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

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

Drops Opportunity while elaborating individualised care options

Both editions connect reliable home support to workforce shortages, respite access and the carer’s ability to remain employed. Edition 4 separates ACT’s individualised cash-style funding approach and expands its Labour, Greens and NZ First descriptions, but no longer names Opportunity. The concluding questions remain practical. Neither answer specifies a verified guaranteed respite allocation or resolves whether local workers would actually be available.

Gemini: “* **The Opportunities Party (TOP) & ACT:** TOP and ACT approach the sector with a focus on administrative efficiency, regulatory reform, and opening up alternative supply streams (such as retirement and community housing options), though detailed manifestos on micro-level home care and respite vary.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/3/questions/bec8b0b6-237b-4732-9533-092e706f3d2c.md) · Answer ID: c4bf0407-85d8-4bad-b08c-f787160c68c7

Gemini: “* **Home-Based & Aged Care:** ACT generally favors direct, individualised, cash-like funding models handed directly to individuals/families rather than channeled through large provider bureaucracies, giving families the flexibility to purchase the exact care they need.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/bec8b0b6-237b-4732-9533-092e706f3d2c.md) · Answer ID: e83c4c49-baa9-4432-b345-49f3d71a1b57

## 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 |
| --- | --- |
| labour.org.nz | 4 |
| national.org.nz | 4 |
| opportunity.org.nz | 4 |
| policy.nz | 4 |
| reuters.com | 4 |
| disabilitysupport.govt.nz | 3 |
| greens.org.nz | 3 |
| health.govt.nz | 2 |
| msd.govt.nz | 2 |
| nzfirst.nz | 2 |

### Gemini

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| greypowermag.co.nz | 2 |
| labour.org.nz | 2 |
| national.org.nz | 2 |
| disabilitysupport.govt.nz | 1 |
| drnz.co.nz | 1 |
| opportunity.org.nz | 1 |
| policy.nz | 1 |
| sspa.org.nz | 1 |
| whichparty.nz | 1 |
| yourwaykiaroha.nz | 1 |

### Google AI Mode

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| rnz.co.nz | 3 |
| apex.org.nz | 2 |
| greypowermag.co.nz | 2 |
| nzmj.org.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| beehive.govt.nz | 1 |
| ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz | 1 |
| greens.org.nz | 1 |
| greypower.co.nz | 1 |
| inclusiveworld.org.nz | 1 |

### AI Overviews

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| facebook.com | 3 |
| inclusiveworld.org.nz | 3 |
| drnz.co.nz | 2 |
| eldernet.co.nz | 2 |
| greypowermag.co.nz | 2 |
| labour.org.nz | 2 |
| nzherald.co.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| youtube.com | 2 |
| act.org.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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