Voter S02 · one of 32 voter situations
Student renting and working part time
“I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study.”
- questions written for them
- 5
- answers collected
- 20
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
What this voter asked
Open a question to read each assistant's complete answer, including any answer asked from a location.
Question 6
Education and childcare
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on student allowances, living-cost support and student loans?
Question 7
Housing
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties are offering meaningful changes for renters, and how would their plans affect rent costs, healthy homes and tenancy security?
Question 8
Cost of living
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about food and transport costs for someone studying on a tight budget?
Question 9
Jobs and unemployment
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing about graduate jobs and the rights of people doing part-time work?
Question 10
Mental health and addiction
I'm a tertiary student renting a room, working part time and using a student loan. I am struggling to fit paid work around study. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What differences are there in parties' plans for affordable mental health support for students?
Which parties appeared in the answers
The figures count names in the 20 answers recorded for this situation. Naming a party does not mean recommending it.
Answers naming each party, out of 20
National20 of 20 answers
Labour20 of 20 answers
Greens20 of 20 answers
ACT17 of 20 answers
NZ First9 of 20 answers
Te Pāti Māori13 of 20 answers
TOP6 of 20 answers
ChatGPT
5 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
2 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
1 of 5 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 (never named)
- 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 · 20 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and childcare | |||||||
| Housing | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Mental health and addiction |
How the main answer changed
The student answer returned to National’s proposed reduction in student-loan repayments from 12% to 10% from April 2027. It left out the earlier weekly allowance figures and added NZ First to its discussion.
The selected check supports that repayment proposal. It does not establish a current repayment rate or what this student would gain.
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“Allowances & Living Costs: The Greens campaign on establishing a universal student income accessible to all students regardless of parental income, aiming to decouple studying from financial distress and the need to over-work.”Open in the answer
- 26 October 2026 · Later answerGemini“Under its campaign commitments, National plans to lower the mandatory student loan repayment rate from 12% to 10% (starting April 2027).”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%party websites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link5of 5
- 1greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4salient.org.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 5act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 6
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
1news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1 - 8anzasw.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
consumer.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Gemini
60%other
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1
apex.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 31news.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
- 4
andersonlaw.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 5
interest.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 6
mentalhealth.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
nzmj.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10thedlist.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
42%other
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 2greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 3
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 4policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 7
facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1 - 8hansard.parliament.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 9
ifindproperty.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 10
lawnews.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
33%other
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1facebook.com, social media,cited in 5 answers5
- 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 3policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 5rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
- 6salient.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 7stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 81news.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
- 9apex.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 10greens.org.nz, party websites,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 20 of this voter’s 20 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.