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Voter R07 · one of 32 voter situations

Canterbury — farmer using irrigation

“I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation.”

questions written for them
3
answers collected
24
AI assistants
4
asked from, and nationally
Ashburton
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 164

    Rural and agricultural policy

    I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on irrigation, water access and farming rules that would affect a farm in mid-Canterbury?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 164

  • Question 165

    Environment

    I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are the parties' approaches to nutrient runoff, freshwater quality and farm environment plans in Canterbury, and what evidence supports the trade-offs they claim?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 165

  • Question 166

    Democratic institutions and rights

    I farm in mid-Canterbury and use irrigation. Reliable access to water, farm costs and protecting freshwater all matter to whether the farm is viable for the next generation. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which Canterbury farming and water rules can a national government change, and which decisions still sit with Environment Canterbury or depend on individual consents?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 166
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

  • National18 of 24 answers
  • Labour16 of 24 answers
  • Greens16 of 24 answers
  • ACT14 of 24 answers
  • NZ First9 of 24 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori6 of 24 answers
  • TOP3 of 24 answers

  • ChatGPT

    3 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

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

  • Gemini

    0 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

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

  • Google AI Mode

    1 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

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

  • AI Overviews

    0 of 6 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 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
Rural and agricultural policy
Environment
Democratic institutions and rights
04 · Asked from Ashburton

The same question, asked from Ashburton

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

NamedNot namedNamed only from AshburtonDropped when asked from Ashburton

Parties named in Question 164 (Rural and agricultural policy), asked nationally and from Ashburton
Question 164 · Rural and agricultural policyAsked nationallyAsked from Ashburton
ChatGPT

7 parties named1,776 words

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

6 parties named3,221 words

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

5 parties named699 words

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

5 parties named561 words

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

6 parties named485 words

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

4 parties named311 words

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

4 parties named824 words

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

5 parties named448 words

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

How the main answer changed

The Canterbury answer omitted Te Pāti Māori but retained National’s lending proposal and NZ First’s water-management comparison. It left out the earlier explanation of Environment Canterbury’s role.

It did not establish this farm’s water allocation, consent conditions or costs.

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

47%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link6of 6

  1. 1ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5farmersweekly.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6greenpeace.org, other,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8interest.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  9. 9ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  10. 10act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2

Gemini

43%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  2. 2groundrules.mpi.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3thewholestory.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  5. 5environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6farmersweekly.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7greenpeace.org, other,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8harcourts.net, other,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9odt.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10planning.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

44%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link1of 6

  1. 1rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  3. 3environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  4. 4farmersweekly.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6greenpeace.org, other,cited in 2 answers2
  7. 7ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  8. 8act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9beeflambnz.com, other,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

56%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link2of 6

  1. 1ecan.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3nzgajournal.org.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6nzkgi.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8ruralnewsgroup.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  9. 9sciencedirect.com, other,cited in 3 answers3
  10. 10alil.co.nz, other,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 24 of this voter’s 24 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.