Voter S10 · one of 32 voter situations
Café owner with a small team
“I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in.”
- questions written for them
- 7
- answers collected
- 28
- 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 50
Economy
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do to improve conditions for small hospitality businesses, and what evidence supports their plans?
Question 51
Jobs and unemployment
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties differ on minimum wages, employment rules and support for hiring and training staff?
Question 52
Tax and public spending
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties propose changes to small-business tax and compliance, and what would those mean for a café?
Question 53
Fuel and energy
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about electricity costs for small businesses?
Question 54
Crime and justice
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about retail and small-business crime, prevention and policing?
Question 55
Immigration
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on immigration settings for hospitality workers?
Question 56
Economy
I run a café with a small team. Food and power costs are squeezing margins, customers are spending less, and we've experienced a break-in. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. If I want to keep the business viable and treat my staff fairly, which party would you recommend, and where might those priorities conflict?
Which parties appeared in the answers
The figures count names in the 28 answers recorded for this situation. Naming a party does not mean recommending it.
Answers naming each party, out of 28
National28 of 28 answers
Labour28 of 28 answers
Greens25 of 28 answers
ACT28 of 28 answers
NZ First28 of 28 answers
Te Pāti Māori12 of 28 answers
TOP7 of 28 answers
ChatGPT
5 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
2 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
5 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
0 of 7 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
Party names across this voter’s topics
Compare the parties named in answers about this voter’s main concerns. The table compares 28 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 · 28 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | TOP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Tax and public spending | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Crime and justice | |||||||
| Immigration |
How Gemini’s answer changed
The café answer was reorganised around operating costs, customer spending and security. It added NZ First’s proposed small-business company-tax rate and more of National’s energy and law-and-order arguments.
The explanation followed the café’s pressures more closely. It still described possible benefits and trade-offs without estimating what the policies would do to this business’s profits.
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.
Websites cited in these answers
Compare the websites cited in answers for this voter situation. Choose a topic to see its sources.
ChatGPT
46%other
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link7of 7
- 1
ammlaw.co.nz, other,cited in 6 answers6 - 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
- 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 4act.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 5retail.kiwi, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 6bdo.nz, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 7greens.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 8
beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 2 answers2 - 9business.powercompare.co.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 10nzfirst.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
Gemini
75%other
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link0of 7
- 1ammlaw.co.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 2bdo.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 4 answers4
- 4businesscentral.org.nz, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5
thespinoff.co.nz, news,cited in 2 answers2 - 6
andersonlaw.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 7
apex.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 8
awaaz.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
electrification.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
Google AI Mode
46%other
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link2of 7
- 1national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 3 answers3
- 2
policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3 - 3labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 2 answers2
- 4retail.kiwi, other,cited in 2 answers2
- 5bdo.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 6beehive.govt.nz, government,cited in 1 answers1
- 7businesscentral.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 8
businessnz.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1 - 9ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
- 10
dtilawyers.co.nz, other,cited in 1 answers1
AI Overviews
49%other
Had sources7of 7
Showed you a link1of 7
- 1
facebook.com, social media,cited in 6 answers6 - 2labour.org.nz, party websites,cited in 6 answers6
- 3national.org.nz, party websites,cited in 5 answers5
- 4
rnz.co.nz, news,cited in 5 answers5 - 5
youtube.com, social media,cited in 5 answers5 - 6bdo.nz, other,cited in 4 answers4
- 7policy.nz, comparison sites,cited in 3 answers3
- 8retail.kiwi, other,cited in 3 answers3
- 9
stories.theconversation.com, other,cited in 3 answers3 - 10ammlaw.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 28 answers from each edition; 28 of this edition’s answers included citations. Other includes websites we have not yet classified.