Voter S04 · one of 23 households
Couple saving for a first home
“My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving.”
- questions written for them
- 5
- answers collected
- 20
- AI assistants
- 4
- asked nationally
- NZ
5 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.
PF018
Housing
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do the parties' housing plans differ for first-home buyers rather than existing property owners?
4 answersPF019
Housing
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about investors, land use and building more homes, and how might those choices affect first-home prices?
4 answersPF020
Tax and public spending
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties propose changes to taxes on property or capital gains, and what could those changes mean for people trying to buy?
4 answersPF021
Cost of living
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What policies might leave a renting couple with more money to save, and what trade-offs would they involve?
4 answersPF022
Infrastructure and local services
My partner and I rent, have steady jobs and are trying to save a deposit for our first home. We worry that the target keeps moving. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties plan to fund the transport and water infrastructure needed for new housing?
4 answers
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 20 answers this voter received, 15 left out at least one of the six parties in Parliament. Te Pāti Māori was named least often, in 7 of 20.
Answers naming each party, out of 20
National19 of 20 answers
Labour19 of 20 answers
Greens18 of 20 answers
ACT18 of 20 answers
NZ First13 of 20 answers
Te Pāti Māori7 of 20 answers
Opportunity10 of 20 answers
ChatGPT
2 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
1 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Google AI Mode
1 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
AI Overviews
1 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
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 · 20 answers
| Topic | National | Labour | Greens | ACT | NZ First | Te Pāti Māori | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing | |||||||
| Tax and public spending | |||||||
| Cost of living | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
PF018 separates help crossing the deposit threshold from changes to underlying house prices and rents. ChatGPT makes that distinction explicit at the outset; Gemini and the Google experiences also describe entry barriers and structural affordability as different mechanisms. This is a useful policy explanation because a smaller required deposit does not itself mean a less expensive home.
AI Mode and AI Overviews supply a specific income-cap figure for a proposed low-deposit scheme, while ChatGPT places the broader comparison in a campaign snapshot. Specific numbers create a concrete next step but need a source and eligibility check. A current proposal, lender approval and the ability to service a loan are different questions.
The eventual offer of a comparison for an Auckland couple is an added location assumption: the original national scenario does not say where the couple live. That does not invalidate the initial comparison, but a follow-up should establish location and budget before describing a local effect. The scenario's tax and infrastructure questions help test the price and supply side of the same aspiration.
From the study's case study of this voter. Each extract opens the full answer with the passage highlighted.
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
54%party websites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link5of 5
- 1
national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 5 answers - 2
act.org.nz, party websites, cited in 4 answers - 3
greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 4 answers - 4
labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 4 answers - 5
reuters.com, news, cited in 4 answers - 6
nzfirst.nz, party websites, cited in 3 answers - 7
opportunity.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers - 8
treasury.govt.nz, government, cited in 2 answers - 9
1news.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 10auckland.ac.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
Gemini
69%businesses
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1
thefinders.co.nz, businesses, cited in 3 answers - 2
harcourts.net, businesses, cited in 2 answers - 3
rossholmeslawyers.com, businesses, cited in 2 answers - 41news.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers
- 5
kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers - 6labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 7
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers - 8
phcc.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers - 9
pwc.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers
Google AI Mode
47%businesses
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link1of 5
- 1
mymortgage.co.nz, businesses, cited in 3 answers - 2
policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers - 3
nexia.co.nz, businesses, cited in 2 answers - 4
rnz.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers - 5
facebook.com, social media, cited in 1 answers - 6greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 7
ifindproperty.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers - 8kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers
- 9
kpmg.com, businesses, cited in 1 answers - 10ljhooker.co.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
AI Overviews
25%businesses
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link2of 5
- 1facebook.com, social media, cited in 5 answers
- 2
nzherald.co.nz, news, cited in 4 answers - 3rnz.co.nz, news, cited in 4 answers
- 4luminate.co.nz, other, cited in 3 answers
- 5mymortgage.co.nz, businesses, cited in 3 answers
- 6national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 3 answers
- 71news.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers
- 8become.nz, other, cited in 2 answers
- 9ifindproperty.co.nz, businesses, cited in 2 answers
- 10labour.org.nz, party websites, 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: 20 of this voter's 20 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.