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Voter S15 · one of 32 voter situations

Unpaid carer juggling work and care

“I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult.”

questions written for them
5
answers collected
20
AI assistants
4
asked nationally
NZ
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 78

    Retirement and aged care

    I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on home-based care, aged care and respite services?

    4 answersRead the answers to Question 78

  • Question 79

    Poverty and welfare

    I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What financial recognition or support do parties propose for unpaid family carers?

    4 answersRead the answers to Question 79

  • Question 80

    Healthcare

    I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about coordinating healthcare and support for families caring for someone at home?

    4 answersRead the answers to Question 80

  • Question 81

    Jobs and unemployment

    I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties address flexible work and leave for people with substantial caring responsibilities?

    4 answersRead the answers to Question 81

  • Question 82

    Mental health and addiction

    I work part time and provide unpaid care for an older family member who needs help every day. Getting reliable support is difficult. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about mental health and practical support for family carers?

    4 answersRead the answers to Question 82
02 · Parties named

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
  • ACT19 of 20 answers
  • NZ First16 of 20 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori12 of 20 answers
  • TOP9 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

    3 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
    • 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 · 20 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
Retirement and aged care
Poverty and welfare
Healthcare
Jobs and unemployment
Mental health and addiction
04 · What changed

How the main answer changed

The carer answer gave National, Labour, NZ First and ACT separate explanations of care, replacing the earlier grouping of several parties. The Opportunity Party returned in a discussion of longer-term planning.

There was still no established respite allocation, carer payment or guarantee of local staff.

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.

05 · 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

49%party websites

Had sources5of 5

Showed you a link5of 5

  1. 1greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
  2. 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
  3. 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4ncwnz.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6greypowermag.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  7. 7health.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  8. 8maoriparty.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  9. 9nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10apex.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1

Gemini

76%other

Had sources5of 5

Showed you a link0of 5

  1. 1drnz.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2nzmj.org.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  3. 3apex.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  5. 5changingminds.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6greypowermag.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7inclusiveworld.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9mentalhealth.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10msd.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

45%other

Had sources5of 5

Showed you a link2of 5

  1. 1facebook.com, social media,cited in 3 answers3
  2. 2apex.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3cab.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6aca.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7greypowermag.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8greypowertga-wbop.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9inclusiveworld.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

40%other

Had sources5of 5

Showed you a link1of 5

  1. 1facebook.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2healthnz.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
  5. 5rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
  6. 6greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7mycare.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8researchgate.net, other,cited in 3 answers3
  9. 9apex.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10inclusiveworld.org.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 20 of this voter’s 20 answers. Visible links are counted separately. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.