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
National23 of 31 answers
Labour21 of 31 answers
Greens21 of 31 answers
ACT19 of 31 answers
NZ First19 of 31 answers
Te Pāti Māori10 of 31 answers
TOP10 of 31 answers
ChatGPT
4 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
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
Compare the parties named in answers about this voter’s main concerns. The table compares 30 answers from each edition.
The coloured bars show whether statements about a party were positive, neutral, negative or mixed. Select a figure to read the extracts.
Showing all four assistants · 30 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
Compare the same question asked nationwide and from Hastings. AI answers can vary even when the question stays the same.
NamedNot namedNamed only from HastingsDropped when asked from Hastings
| Question 154 · Climate and disaster resilience | Asked nationally | Asked from Hastings |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 7 parties named3,842 words
| 6 parties named3,415 words
|
| Gemini | 4 parties named563 words
| 6 parties named648 words
|
| Google AI Mode | 5 parties named729 words
| 5 parties named761 words
|
How Gemini’s answer changed
The Hawke’s Bay answer became more general and described Room for Rivers as a call for action. The earlier answer had attributed a national strategy to the Greens and named recovery measures.
Neither gave this household an insurance guarantee or a precise share of stopbank funding.
The extracts compare Gemini’s nationwide answers from 26 October 2026 and 31 October 2026. Each opens the original answer from the date shown. Other assistants’ complete answers are available above.
- 26 October 2026 · Earlier 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
- 31 October 2026 · Later answerGemini“For example, organizations like Forest & Bird have pushed for a national "Room for Rivers" framework—urging political parties to adopt strategic managed retreat from high-risk floodplains and establish contestable multi-million dollar funds for natural flood mitigation (such as wetland restoration and allowing rivers room to expand).”Open in the answer
Websites cited in these answers
Compare the websites cited in answers for this voter situation. Choose a topic to see its sources.
ChatGPT
42%government
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link8of 8
- 1
hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 7 answers7 - 2greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 3
hastingsdc.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5 - 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 5
treasury.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5 - 6
interest.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4 - 7labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 8
insurancebusinessmag.com, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 9nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 10opportunity.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
Gemini
64%government
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link0of 8
- 1hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5
- 2
environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 3
resilientrivers.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 4bonded.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 5
forestandbird.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 6hastingsdc.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 7
mymortgage.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 8wairoadc.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
39%news
Had sources8of 8
Showed you a link2of 8
- 1
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5 - 2
nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4 - 3hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
- 4nzbrands.ai, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 6insurancebusinessmag.com, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 7
mfat.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
moneyhub.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
51%other
Had sources6of 6
Showed you a link2of 6
- 1
facebook.com, social media,cited in 5 answers5 - 2environment.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
- 3nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 4 answers4
- 5hastingsdc.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 6hbrc.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
- 7
minterellison.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2 - 8nzbrands.ai, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 9resilientrivers.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 10
scoop.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- Party websites
- Government
- News
- Comparison sites
- Advocacy groups
- Businesses
- Social media
- Other
Each website counts once per answer. The comparison covers 30 answers from each edition; 30 of this edition’s answers included citations. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.