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Voter R03 · one of 32 voter situations

Tauranga / western Bay of Plenty — family balancing housing and commuting

“We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling.”

questions written for them
3
answers collected
24
AI assistants
4
asked from, and nationally
Tauranga
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 151

    Infrastructure and local services

    We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing for transport around Tauranga and Pāpāmoa, and which proposals could realistically improve our daily commute?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 151

  • Question 152

    Housing

    We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would party policies affect affordable housing in Tauranga and western Bay of Plenty, including the roads and water infrastructure needed for new homes?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 152

  • Question 153

    Tax and public spending

    We rent in Pāpāmoa, have school-age children and commute across Tauranga for work. We want a secure home and less time lost travelling. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. For new housing and transport infrastructure around Tauranga, what would national government fund and what would be left to councils and ratepayers?

    8 answersRead the answers to Question 153
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

  • National22 of 24 answers
  • Labour19 of 24 answers
  • Greens17 of 24 answers
  • ACT16 of 24 answers
  • NZ First12 of 24 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori6 of 24 answers
  • TOP5 of 24 answers

  • ChatGPT

    3 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori

  • Gemini

    1 of 6 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori

  • Google AI Mode

    2 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 23 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 · 23 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
Housing
Tax and public spending
04 · Asked from Tauranga

The same question, asked from Tauranga

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

NamedNot namedNamed only from TaurangaDropped when asked from Tauranga

Parties named in Question 151 (Infrastructure and local services), asked nationally and from Tauranga
Question 151 · Infrastructure and local servicesAsked nationallyAsked from Tauranga
ChatGPT

7 parties named2,005 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named
  • Te Pāti Māori, named
  • TOP, named

6 parties named2,728 words

  • National, named
  • Labour, named
  • Greens, named
  • ACT, named
  • NZ First, named
  • Te Pāti Māori, named
  • TOP, dropped from the town answer
Gemini

4 parties named434 words

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

4 parties named713 words

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

5 parties named666 words

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

4 parties named709 words

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

4 parties named653 words

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

6 parties named833 words

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

How Gemini’s answer changed

The Tauranga answer kept the same four parties but left out Labour’s specific weekly fare cap and fuel-tax freeze. It added more about cross-town bottlenecks and the open Pāpāmoa East Interchange.

It put more weight on driving for the school-run household before establishing where work and school were located. The party names stayed the same while the advice became less specific about household travel costs.

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

54%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link6of 6

  1. 1tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
  3. 3greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 4 answers4
  5. 5beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  8. 8nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  9. 9participate.boprc.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  10. 10policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3

Gemini

40%government

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link0of 6

  1. 1kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
  2. 2hud.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5lgnz.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6minterellison.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10thefinders.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1

Google AI Mode

40%government

Had sources5of 5

Showed you a link2of 5

  1. 1policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
  2. 2national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  3. 3nationalinfrastructure.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  4. 4nzta.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2
  5. 5boprc.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  6. 6labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 1 answers1
  7. 7nzherald.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
  8. 8rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 1 answers1
  9. 9tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
  10. 10transporting.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1

AI Overviews

44%other

Had sources6of 6

Showed you a link1of 6

  1. 1facebook.com, social media,cited in 6 answers6
  2. 2instagram.com, social media,cited in 4 answers4
  3. 3policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 4 answers4
  4. 4rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 3 answers3
  5. 5stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 3 answers3
  6. 6tauranga.govt.nz, government,cited in 3 answers3
  7. 7businessdesk.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  8. 8kiwicoaches.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
  9. 9labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
  10. 10national.org.nz, party websites,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 23 answers from each edition; 23 of this edition’s answers included citations. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.