Voter R08 · one of 32 voter situations
Dunedin / Otago and Southland — patient needing regional specialist care
“I live in Dunedin, have a long-term health condition and rely on specialist appointments. I want to know what the new hospital will actually deliver for patients in Otago and Southland.”
- questions written for them
- 4
- answers collected
- 28
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked from, and nationally
- Dunedin
What this voter asked
Open a question to read each assistant's complete answer, including any answer asked from a location.
Question 167
Healthcare
I live in Dunedin, have a long-term health condition and rely on specialist appointments. I want to know what the new hospital will actually deliver for patients in Otago and Southland. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What is actually open and treating patients at the new Dunedin Hospital now, what is still being built or moved, and what are the expected dates for the different stages?
Question 168
Healthcare
I live in Dunedin, have a long-term health condition and rely on specialist appointments. I want to know what the new hospital will actually deliver for patients in Otago and Southland. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on the remaining Dunedin Hospital build, its services and staffing, and which commitments go beyond the current funded programme?
Question 169
Healthcare
I live in Dunedin, have a long-term health condition and rely on specialist appointments. I want to know what the new hospital will actually deliver for patients in Otago and Southland. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose to improve specialist waiting times for patients in Otago and Southland while the Dunedin Hospital project is being completed?
Question 170
Cost of living
I live in Dunedin, have a long-term health condition and rely on specialist appointments. I want to know what the new hospital will actually deliver for patients in Otago and Southland. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What support do parties propose for people elsewhere in Otago and Southland who have to travel to Dunedin for specialist treatment?
Which parties appeared in the answers
The figures count names in the 28 answers recorded for this situation. Naming a party does not mean recommending it.
Answers naming each party, out of 28
National21 of 28 answers
Labour21 of 28 answers
Greens19 of 28 answers
ACT16 of 28 answers
NZ First14 of 28 answers
Te Pāti Māori12 of 28 answers
TOP6 of 28 answers
ChatGPT
5 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
3 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
1 of 8 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
0 of 4 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
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 · 28 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | |||||||
| Cost of living |
The same question, asked from Dunedin
These answers compare the same question asked nationally and from Dunedin. A difference does not establish what caused it.
NamedNot namedNamed only from DunedinDropped when asked from Dunedin
| Question 167 · Healthcare | Asked nationally | Asked from Dunedin |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 parties named1,627 words
| 0 parties named1,596 words
|
| Gemini | 0 parties named418 words
| 0 parties named503 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 0 parties named463 words
| 0 parties named581 words
|
How the main answer changed
The Dunedin answer stopped giving August as the start of outpatient treatment. It instead linked the transfer of inpatient services to completing construction in December 2030.
Our selected check found that the official timetable separates construction completion in late 2030 from receiving patients in 2031. It did not verify the answer’s capacity figures.
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“22 operating theatres and 41 same-day beds.”Open in the answer
- 26 October 2026 · Later answerGemini“Inpatient Building Completion: Expected completion is slated for around December 2030, at which point the final major transfer of acute services, emergency medicine, and inpatient wards will take place.”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
39%party websites
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link8of 8
- 1
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 8 answers8 - 2
healthnz.govt.nz, government,cited in 8 answers8 - 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
- 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 5
nzmj.org.nz, other,cited in 5 answers5 - 6greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 7
health.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4 - 8act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 9nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 10
nzrda.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
Gemini
62%other
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link0of 8
- 1
whichparty.nz, comparison sites,cited in 6 answers6 - 2
infrastructurepipeline.org, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 4
odt.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 5static.info.content.health.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 6
en.wikipedia.org, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
hdrinc.com, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 8healthpoint.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 10labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
33%other
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link0of 8
- 1healthnz.govt.nz, government,cited in 7 answers7
- 2
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 7 answers7 - 3nzbrands.ai, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 4
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3 - 5
facebook.com, social media,cited in 2 answers2 - 6greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 7infrastructurepipeline.org, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 8labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 9
theconversation.com, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 10beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
45%other
Had sources4of 4
Showed you a link1of 4
- 1healthnz.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
- 2facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3
- 3rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 4beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
govt.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 6odt.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 7
apex.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 8cancer.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 9greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10hdrinc.com, other,cited in 1 answers1
- Party websites
- Government
- News
- Comparison sites
- Advocacy groups
- Businesses
- Social media
- Other
Sources count once per answer. Citations were recorded in 28 of this voter’s 28 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.