Voter R04 · one of 32 voter situations
Hawke’s Bay — homeowner concerned about flooding
“We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us.”
- questions written for them
- 4
- answers collected
- 31
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- Hastings
What this voter asked
Open a question to read each assistant's complete answer, including any answer asked from a location.
Question 154
Climate and disaster resilience
We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on long-term flood protection and recovery support for Hawke's Bay, and what would their plans mean for households on the Heretaunga Plains?
Question 155
Infrastructure and local services
We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which Hawke's Bay flood-protection works are already funded or underway, and which are still future options or election promises? Who is responsible for delivering each?
Question 156
Housing
We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose for homeowners in flood-prone places who face insurance problems or may need to relocate, and do any proposals specifically address Hawke's Bay?
Question 157
Tax and public spending
We own a home on the Heretaunga Plains in Hawke's Bay and have school-age children. Flood risk, insurance and the cost of protecting our home are major concerns for us. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would parties share the cost of flood protection between central government, councils and affected homeowners, and what are the trade-offs for our family?
Which parties appeared in the answers
The figures count names in the 31 answers recorded for this situation. Naming a party does not mean recommending it.
Answers naming each party, out of 31
National25 of 31 answers
Labour24 of 31 answers
Greens25 of 31 answers
ACT21 of 31 answers
NZ First20 of 31 answers
Te Pāti Māori13 of 31 answers
TOP10 of 31 answers
ChatGPT
5 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
2 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
5 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
1 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
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 · 31 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate and disaster resilience | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services | |||||||
| Housing | |||||||
| Tax and public spending |
The same question, asked from Hastings
These answers compare the same question asked nationally and from Hastings. A difference does not establish what caused it.
NamedNot namedNamed only from HastingsDropped when asked from Hastings
| Question 154 · Climate and disaster resilience | Asked nationally | Asked from Hastings |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 7 parties named2,261 words
| 7 parties named2,301 words
|
| Gemini | 6 parties named845 words
| 5 parties named888 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 6 parties named693 words
| 6 parties named631 words
|
| AI Overviews | 5 parties named561 words
| 5 parties named756 words
|
How the main answer changed
The Hawke’s Bay answer again grouped several parties together, including Te Pāti Māori with the Greens. It kept its discussion of stopbanks and making room for rivers and offered to explain insurance and household costs.
It did not establish an approved amount of funding, this household’s contribution or a right to relocation support.
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.
- 23 October 2026 · Earlier answerGemini“ACT / New Zealand First:”Open in the answer
- 26 October 2026 · Later answerGemini“Flood Protection & Planning: The current government has heavily utilized fast-track consenting mechanisms and Orders in Council (such as the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery (Hawke’s Bay Flood Protection Works) Orders) to bypass RMA bottlenecks, allowing local authorities and the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to push ahead with vital stopbank upgrades and drainage repairs faster.”Open in the answer
The sources behind these answers
The websites recorded with each assistant’s answers for this voter. Choose a topic to see its sources.
ChatGPT
40%government
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link8of 8
- 1greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 7 answers7
- 2
hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 7 answers7 - 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 7 answers7
- 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
- 5
environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 6
hastingsdc.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 7
treasury.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
climatecommission.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
growregions.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 10hawkesbaynews.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
50%other
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link0of 8
- 1
forestandbird.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 2
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 3environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 4hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 5martinjenkins.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 6baybuzz.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 7bonded.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
insurancebusinessmag.com, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
odt.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
41%government
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link1of 8
- 1hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
- 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 3
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 4environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 5hastingsdc.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 6
icnz.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 7insurancebusinessmag.com, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 8
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 9
resilientrivers.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 10
elections.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
33%other
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link1of 7
- 1hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
- 2environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5
- 3
facebook.com, social media,cited in 5 answers5 - 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 5
newstalkzb.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 6nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 7
youtube.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3 - 8
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 9greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 10hastingsdc.govt.nz, government,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 31 of this voter’s 31 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.