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Voter S03 · one of 23 households

Renter with variable work hours

“I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't.”

questions written for them
7
answers collected
28
AI assistants
4
asked nationally
NZ
01 · What they asked

7 questions, each written as this voter would ask it

The issue each question is about, and how much it matters to this voter. Open any question to read the assistants' answers in full.

  • PF011

    Housing

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would the parties change about rental affordability, tenancy protections and the supply of rental homes?

    4 answers
  • PF012

    Jobs and unemployment

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties would change rules around guaranteed hours, casual work and sick leave, and what are the trade-offs?

    4 answers
  • PF013

    Cost of living

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do for households whose wages are not keeping up with groceries and bills?

    4 answers
  • PF014

    Fuel and energy

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties plan to bring down electricity costs, and is there evidence their proposals would work?

    4 answers
  • PF015

    Tax and public spending

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How would the parties' tax plans affect take-home pay for workers on modest incomes?

    4 answers
  • PF016

    Healthcare

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What are parties proposing about GP costs and access for working people who struggle to afford an appointment?

    4 answers
  • PF017

    Housing

    I rent with my partner and work rostered hours that change from week to week. Our pay can drop unexpectedly, but rent and bills don't. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. If rent security and having enough money left each week are my biggest priorities, which party would you recommend I vote for, and what are the trade-offs?

    4 answers
02 · Parties named

Which parties AI put in front of this voter

Of the 28 answers this voter received, 15 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 15 of 28.

Answers naming each party, out of 28

  • National28 of 28 answers
  • Labour28 of 28 answers
  • Greens27 of 28 answers
  • ACT27 of 28 answers
  • NZ First19 of 28 answers
  • Te Pāti Māori15 of 28 answers
  • Opportunity10 of 28 answers
  • ChatGPT

    3 of 7 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

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

    5 of 7 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori
  • Google AI Mode

    2 of 7 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

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

    3 of 7 answers

    named all six parties in Parliament

    • National
    • Labour
    • Greens
    • ACT
    • NZ First
    • Te Pāti Māori
03 · Issue by issue

What AI said about each party on this voter's issues

Each row is one of this voter's issues. Each column is a party. The number shows how often the party came up in the answers to this voter. The coloured line under it shows whether what the AI said about the party was positive, neutral or negative.

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Showing all four assistants · 28 answers

What AI said about each party on this voter's issues: for each topic and party, the share of answers naming the party and how the claims about it split, across all four assistants.
TopicNationalLabourGreensACTNZ FirstTe Pāti MāoriOpportunity
Housing
Jobs and unemployment
Cost of living
Fuel and energy
Tax and public spending
Healthcare
04 · What they were told

How the assistants handled this voter's main question

For a renter whose hours fluctuate, PF011 recognises predictability as an issue in its own right. ChatGPT identifies rent stability, protection from sudden housing shocks and rental supply, rather than assuming that all housing questions should lead to homeownership. It also warns that announced positions are not a promise of what becomes law.

Gemini closes by asking the voter to choose strict price controls or longer-term stability and supply; AI Mode similarly contrasts direct intervention with market approaches. These are understandable comparison axes, but stability is not exclusive to one mechanism and renters do not have to choose only one concern. The way an answer defines the available trade-offs can influence the user's next question before any party is recommended.

The dossier includes a second housing prompt and employment, energy, tax and health questions because variable earnings create interacting risks. An answer needs to connect rent obligations to income shocks and assistance eligibility. The focal comparison supports a finding about framing; it does not establish which party would actually reduce this household's rent or prevent a move.

From the study's case study of this voter. Each extract opens the full answer with the passage highlighted.

05 · Sources

Where the answers to this voter came from

The websites each assistant drew on when it answered this voter, and what kind of publisher they are. Pick an issue to see the websites for that question.

ChatGPT

53%party websites

Had sources7of 7

Showed you a link7of 7

  1. 1greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 6 answers
  2. 2labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 6 answers
  3. 3national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 6 answers
  4. 4act.org.nz, party websites, cited in 5 answers
  5. 5nzfirst.nz, party websites, cited in 4 answers
  6. 61news.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers
  7. 7action.greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers
  8. 8beehive.govt.nz, government, cited in 2 answers
  9. 9deloitte.com, businesses, cited in 2 answers
  10. 10policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 2 answers

Gemini

27%advocacy groups

Had sources7of 7

Showed you a link0of 7

  1. 1nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers
  2. 2phcc.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 3 answers
  3. 3facebook.com, social media, cited in 2 answers
  4. 4apex.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers
  5. 5astech.biz, businesses, cited in 1 answers
  6. 6deloitte.com, businesses, cited in 1 answers
  7. 7electrification.co.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers
  8. 8employment.govt.nz, government, cited in 1 answers
  9. 9harcourts.net, businesses, cited in 1 answers
  10. 10knowledge.dlapiper.com, other, cited in 1 answers

Google AI Mode

28%party websites

Had sources7of 7

Showed you a link0of 7

  1. 1greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 5 answers
  2. 2rnz.co.nz, news, cited in 5 answers
  3. 3policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers
  4. 4facebook.com, social media, cited in 2 answers
  5. 5labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers
  6. 6nzherald.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers
  7. 71news.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers
  8. 8bramwellbate.co.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
  9. 9consumer.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers
  10. 10ifindproperty.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers

AI Overviews

31%news

Had sources7of 7

Showed you a link1of 7

  1. 1rnz.co.nz, news, cited in 6 answers
  2. 21news.co.nz, news, cited in 4 answers
  3. 3labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 4 answers
  4. 4policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers
  5. 5employment.govt.nz, government, cited in 2 answers
  6. 6facebook.com, social media, cited in 2 answers
  7. 7greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers
  8. 8kpmg.com, businesses, cited in 2 answers
  9. 9national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers
  10. 10newsroom.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers
  • Party websites
  • Government
  • News
  • Comparison sites
  • Advocacy groups
  • Businesses
  • Social media
  • Other

A website counts once per answer, however many times the answer used it. Counts come from the sources the scan attached to each answer: 28 of this voter's 28 answers have at least one. We assigned a publisher type by hand to every website in a top-ten list; any other website counts as Other.