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Voter R02 · one of 32 voter situations

Northland — small business moving goods along SH1

“I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow.”

questions written for them
3
answers collected
24
AI assistants
4
asked from, and nationally
Whangārei
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 148

    Infrastructure and local services

    I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would the parties do to make the road connection between Whangārei and Auckland more reliable, and how do their plans differ?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 148

  • Question 149

    Infrastructure and local services

    I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What is actually approved and funded for the Northland Corridor and the alternative to the Brynderwyn Hills, compared with what is still planned or promised for the future?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 149

  • Question 150

    Economy

    I run a small business near Whangārei and move goods to Auckland using State Highway 1. Disruptions to that route affect deliveries and cash flow. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on funding these Northland roads, including tolls or other charges, and what might that mean for a small business moving goods?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 150
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

  • National17 of 24 answers
  • Labour17 of 24 answers
  • Greens14 of 24 answers
  • ACT13 of 24 answers
  • NZ First16 of 24 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori2 of 24 answers
  • TOP2 of 24 answers

  • ChatGPT

    1 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 (never named)

  • Google AI Mode

    0 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

Compare the parties named in answers about this voter’s main concerns. The table compares 24 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 · 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
Infrastructure and local services
Economy
04 · Asked from Whangārei

The same question, asked from Whangārei

Compare the same question asked nationwide and from Whangārei. AI answers can vary even when the question stays the same.

NamedNot namedNamed only from WhangāreiDropped when asked from Whangārei

Parties named in Question 148 (Infrastructure and local services), asked nationally and from Whangārei
Question 148 · Infrastructure and local servicesAsked nationallyAsked from Whangārei
ChatGPT

6 parties named2,372 words

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

5 parties named1,909 words

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

3 parties named654 words

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

3 parties named774 words

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

5 parties named641 words

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

5 parties named400 words

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

4 parties named822 words

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

5 parties named740 words

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

How Gemini’s answer changed

The Northland freight answer narrowed from five parties to National, NZ First and Labour. It gave more attention to the expressway corridor and projects extending into the 2030s.

ACT and the Greens disappeared. NZ First moved from a short mention to a fuller discussion of Northport and Marsden Point.

The extracts compare Gemini’s nationwide answers from 31 October 2026 and 2 November 2026. Each opens the original answer from the date shown. Other assistants’ complete answers are available above.

06 · Sources

Websites cited in these answers

Compare the websites cited in answers for this voter situation. Choose a topic to see its sources.

ChatGPT

40%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link6of 6

  1. 1nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2cilt.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  4. 4labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  6. 6fasttrack.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  7. 7national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  8. 8nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  9. 9transporting.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1

Gemini

78%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3autotrader.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  4. 4greaterauckland.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  5. 5northlandnz.com, other,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

38%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  2. 2elections.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5facebook.com, social media,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6greaterauckland.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

38%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link2of 6

  1. 1facebook.com, social media,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 6 answers6
  3. 3nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 5 answers5
  4. 4kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
  5. 5youtube.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
  6. 6beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8fasttrack.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  9. 9greaterauckland.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10infrastructurepipeline.org, 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 24 answers from each edition; 24 of this edition’s answers included citations. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.