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Voter R02 · one of 32 voter situations

Northland — small business moving goods along SH1

“I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow.”

questions written for them
3
answers collected
24
AI assistants
4
asked from, and nationally
Whangārei
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 148

    Infrastructure and local services

    I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would the parties do to make the road connection between Whangārei and Auckland more reliable, and how do their plans differ?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 148

  • Question 149

    Infrastructure and local services

    I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What is actually approved and funded for the Northland Corridor and the alternative to the Brynderwyn Hills, compared with what is still planned or promised for the future?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 149

  • Question 150

    Economy

    I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on funding these Northland roads, including tolls or other charges, and what might that mean for a small business moving goods?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 150
02 · Parties named

Which parties appeared in the answers

The figures count names in the 24 answers recorded for this situation. Naming a party does not mean recommending it.

Answers naming each party, out of 24

  • National16 of 24 answers
  • Labour16 of 24 answers
  • Greens14 of 24 answers
  • ACT12 of 24 answers
  • NZ First14 of 24 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori1 of 24 answers
  • TOP0 of 24 answers

  • ChatGPT

    0 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori (never named)

  • Gemini

    0 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori (never named)

  • Google AI Mode

    0 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori (never named)

  • AI Overviews

    0 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori
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 26 October. The coloured bars summarise how statements about each party were assessed; select a figure to read the extracts.

Showing all four assistants · 24 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
Economy
04 · Asked from Whangārei

The same question, asked from Whangārei

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

NamedNot namedNamed only from WhangāreiDropped when asked from Whangārei

Parties named in Question 148 (Infrastructure and local services), asked nationally and from Whangārei
Question 148 · Infrastructure and local servicesAsked nationallyAsked from Whangārei
ChatGPT

5 parties named1,984 words

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

4 parties named1,863 words

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

4 parties named635 words

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

3 parties named708 words

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

5 parties named652 words

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

5 parties named582 words

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

4 parties named600 words

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

5 parties named425 words

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

How the main answer changed

The Northland answer brought back ACT and the Greens and omitted NZ First. It contrasted an expressway plan, tolls and rail, while acknowledging that major construction takes time.

It gave no verified completion date or calculation of freight costs for this business.

The extracts compare the main Gemini answer on 23 and 26 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

48%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link6of 6

  1. 1nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2cilt.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3greaterauckland.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  4. 4fasttrack.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
  7. 7scoop.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  8. 81news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9ansr.transport.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

Gemini

54%other

Had sources5of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  3. 3fasttrack.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  4. 4infrastructurepipeline.org, other,cited in 1 answers1
  5. 5interest.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7sustaintrust.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8transport.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

37%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5
  2. 2nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5
  3. 3kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  4. 4facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5northlandnz.com, other,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6greaterauckland.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7issuu.com, other,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8kaipara.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

50%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link1of 6

  1. 1nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5
  2. 2kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4infrastructurepipeline.org, other,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5businessdesk.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2
  7. 7fasttrack.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  8. 8localmatters.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  9. 9northlandnz.com, other,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
  • Party websites
  • Government
  • News
  • Comparison sites
  • Advocacy groups
  • Businesses
  • Social media
  • Other

Sources count once per answer. Citations were recorded in 23 of this voter’s 24 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.