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Voter R03 · one of 32 voter profiles

Tauranga / western Bay of Plenty — family balancing housing and commuting

“We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling.”

questions written for them
3
answers collected
23
AI assistants
4
asked from, and nationally
Tauranga
01 · What they asked

What this voter asked

Open a question to read each assistant's complete answer, including any answer asked from a location.

  • Question 151

    Infrastructure and local services

    We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing for transport around Tauranga and Pāpāmoa, and which proposals could realistically improve our daily commute?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 151

  • Question 152

    Housing

    We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would party policies affect affordable housing in Tauranga and western Bay of Plenty, including the roads and water infrastructure needed for new homes?

    7 answersRead the answers to Question 152

  • Question 153

    Tax and public spending

    We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. For new housing and transport infrastructure around Tauranga, what would national government fund and what would be left to councils and ratepayers?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 153
02 · Parties named

Which parties appeared in the answers

The figures count names in the 23 answers recorded for this situation. Naming a party does not mean recommending it.

Answers naming each party, out of 23

  • National21 of 23 answers
  • Labour18 of 23 answers
  • Greens16 of 23 answers
  • ACT16 of 23 answers
  • NZ First11 of 23 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori8 of 23 answers
  • TOP9 of 23 answers

  • ChatGPT

    4 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori

  • Gemini

    2 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

    0 of 5 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori (never named)
03 · Topic by topic

Party names across this voter’s topics

Each row is one of this voter's topics. Each column is a party. The figure shows how often the party was named in the answers.

This table shows the answers recorded on 23 October. The coloured bars summarise how statements about each party were assessed; select a figure to read the extracts.

Showing all four assistants · 23 answers

Party names across this voter’s topics: for each topic and party, the share of answers named for the party and how the claims about it split, across all four assistants.
TopicNationalLabourGreensACTNZ FirstTe Pāti MāoriTOP
Infrastructure and local services
Housing
Tax and public spending
04 · Asked from Tauranga

The same question, asked from Tauranga

These answers compare the same question asked nationally and from Tauranga. A difference does not establish what caused it.

NamedNot namedNamed only from TaurangaDropped when asked from Tauranga

Parties named in Question 151 (Infrastructure and local services), asked nationally and from Tauranga
Question 151 · Infrastructure and local servicesAsked nationallyAsked from Tauranga
ChatGPT

7 parties named1,950 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named
  • Te Pāti Māori, named
  • TOP, named

7 parties named3,848 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named
  • Te Pāti Māori, named
  • TOP, named
Gemini

7 parties named581 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named
  • Te Pāti Māori, named
  • TOP, named

6 parties named712 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named
  • Te Pāti Māori, dropped from the town answer
  • TOP, named
Google AI Mode

5 parties named608 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, not named
  • Te Pāti Māori, named
  • TOP, not named

5 parties named705 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named only from the town
  • Te Pāti Māori, dropped from the town answer
  • TOP, not named
AI Overviews

3 parties named633 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, not named
  • NZ First, not named
  • Te Pāti Māori, not named
  • TOP, not named

6 parties named618 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named only from the town
  • NZ First, named only from the town
  • Te Pāti Māori, not named
  • TOP, named only from the town
05 · What changed

How the main answer changed

The Tauranga answer continued to contrast roads with public transport and connected each approach to political choices. It also mentioned The Opportunity Party.

It did not calculate this family's journey times or establish a local toll amount.

The extracts compare the main Gemini answer on 19 and 23 October. Each opens the original answer from its own date. Other assistants' complete answers are available above.

06 · Sources

The sources behind these answers

The websites recorded with each assistant’s answers for this voter. Choose a topic to see its sources.

ChatGPT

41%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link6of 6

  1. 1tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
  3. 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  5. 5hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8thedlist.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  9. 9act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10cilt.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2

Gemini

73%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  2. 2interest.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3minterellison.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6lgnz.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8publichousingfutures.com, other,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9realestate.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10smartgrowthbop.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

42%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  2. 2rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
  3. 3nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
  7. 7act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

33%other

Had sources5of 5

Showed you a link0of 5

  1. 1nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
  2. 2rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8workingin-newzealand.com, other,cited in 3 answers3
  9. 9national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
  • Party websites
  • Government
  • News
  • Comparison sites
  • Advocacy groups
  • Businesses
  • Social media
  • Other

Sources count once per answer. Source lists were recorded for 23 of this voter’s 23 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other websites include unclassified publishers.