# Eligible overseas voter considering returning

NZ Election 2026 · Edition 4 · Voter profiles · S18

I'm an eligible New Zealand voter living overseas and considering returning. I am comparing job opportunities, housing costs and New Zealand's international outlook.

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

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| questions written for them | 4 |
| answers collected | 12 |
| AI assistants | 3 |
| asked nationally | NZ |

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

### PF095: Jobs and unemployment

I'm an eligible New Zealand voter living overseas and considering returning. I am comparing job opportunities, housing costs and New Zealand's international outlook. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing that could improve work opportunities for people returning to New Zealand?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/baafb988-3900-4696-ad22-4cb573959b21.md)

### PF096: Housing

I'm an eligible New Zealand voter living overseas and considering returning. I am comparing job opportunities, housing costs and New Zealand's international outlook. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties' housing policies affect people returning to New Zealand to rent or buy?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/70306fd7-7620-469d-be32-a40311a13f3e.md)

### PF097: Democratic institutions and rights

I'm an eligible New Zealand voter living overseas and considering returning. I am comparing job opportunities, housing costs and New Zealand's international outlook. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do I need to check about eligibility, enrolment and casting my vote from overseas this election?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/384fe79c-8086-4f21-a700-d5d28ca29d3c.md)

### PF098: Foreign affairs and defence

I'm an eligible New Zealand voter living overseas and considering returning. I am comparing job opportunities, housing costs and New Zealand's international outlook. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on New Zealand's international relationships, defence and regional security?

[Read the captured answers](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/eadd9c15-d6ef-42b2-8532-891c3f47c8c6.md)

## Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 12 answers this voter received, 9 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 3 of 12.

| Party | Answers | Total |
| --- | --- | --- |
| National | 9 | 12 |
| Labour | 9 | 12 |
| Greens | 8 | 12 |
| ACT | 9 | 12 |
| NZ First | 7 | 12 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 3 | 12 |
| Opportunity | 1 | 12 |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jobs and unemployment | National | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Labour | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Greens | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | ACT | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | NZ First | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Te Pāti Māori | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jobs and unemployment | Opportunity | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Housing | National | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Housing | Labour | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Housing | Greens | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Housing | ACT | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Housing | NZ First | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Housing | Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Housing | Opportunity | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic institutions and rights | National | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic institutions and rights | Labour | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic institutions and rights | Greens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic institutions and rights | ACT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic institutions and rights | NZ First | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic institutions and rights | Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic institutions and rights | Opportunity | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

| Topic | Party | Recommended or named answers | Collected answers | Positive claims | Neutral claims | Negative claims | Mixed claims |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foreign affairs and defence | National | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign affairs and defence | Labour | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign affairs and defence | Greens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign affairs and defence | ACT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign affairs and defence | NZ First | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign affairs and defence | Te Pāti Māori | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign affairs and defence | Opportunity | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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

Adds overseas voting claims while changing the employment comparison

The employment comparison replaces the earlier Greens discussion with NZ First and adds trade and travel detail. More consequentially, the refreshed answer volunteers a six-year limit for overseas public servants or armed-forces members, and says overseas voters use a general electorate. Both assertions require correction against Electoral Commission guidance: qualifying service groups are exempt from the ordinary time-away limit, and Māori roll eligibility is not removed by being overseas. These are new errors in one answer, not a study-wide accuracy rate.

Gemini: “* **Green Economy and Transition Jobs:** The Greens focus heavily on transitioning toward a sustainable economy, proposing public and private investment in green energy, sustainable infrastructure, and regional development, which creates specialized job markets in environmental sciences, renewable energy, and sustainable agriculture.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/3/questions/baafb988-3900-4696-ad22-4cb573959b21.md) · Answer ID: c97ecaca-7ef4-46eb-b778-fe24140d228d

Gemini: “As an overseas voter, you vote in a general electorate based on where you last lived in New Zealand.”

[Read the answer](https://nzbrands.ai/research/nz-election-2026/editions/4/questions/baafb988-3900-4696-ad22-4cb573959b21.md) · Answer ID: a1b95056-6c2b-4bc4-891c-1e5a0c36f26a

## 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 |
| mfat.govt.nz | 3 |
| national.org.nz | 3 |
| nzfirst.nz | 3 |
| vote.nz | 3 |
| act.org.nz | 2 |
| policy.nz | 2 |
| reuters.com | 2 |
| assets.national.org.nz | 1 |

### Gemini

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| national.org.nz | 2 |
| awaaz.co.nz | 1 |
| livinginnz.co.nz | 1 |
| mfat.govt.nz | 1 |
| realestate.co.nz | 1 |
| teamvishrealestate.co.nz | 1 |
| vote.nz | 1 |

### Google AI Mode

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |
| rnz.co.nz | 2 |
| 1news.co.nz | 1 |
| anzasw.nz | 1 |
| elections.nz | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | 1 |
| greens.org.nz | 1 |
| labour.org.nz | 1 |
| livinginnz.co.nz | 1 |
| mfat.govt.nz | 1 |
| nzfirst.nz | 1 |

### AI Overviews

| Website | Answers with this website recorded |
| --- | --- |

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources recorded with each answer: 11 of this voter's 12 answers have at least one. Publisher shares count website-and-answer associations; they are separate from answer counts.

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