Voter S17 · one of 23 households
Rural resident outside farming
“I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited.”
- 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.
PF090
Healthcare
I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. Which parties have specific plans for healthcare access in smaller towns and rural communities?
4 answersPF091
Jobs and unemployment
I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do to create or retain jobs in small towns beyond farming?
4 answersPF092
Fuel and energy
I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What would parties do about fuel costs for people who have few public transport alternatives?
4 answersPF093
Infrastructure and local services
I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. How do parties compare on roads, broadband and local infrastructure outside major cities?
4 answersPF094
Education and childcare
I work in a small town rather than farming. My family drives long distances for services, and local jobs and healthcare are limited. I am considering my vote in the 2026 New Zealand general election. What do parties propose about retaining schools, teachers and learning support in smaller communities?
4 answers
Which parties AI put in front of this voter
Of the 20 answers this voter received, 13 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
National20 of 20 answers
Labour20 of 20 answers
Greens20 of 20 answers
ACT15 of 20 answers
NZ First15 of 20 answers
Te Pāti Māori7 of 20 answers
Opportunity3 of 20 answers
ChatGPT
3 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori
Gemini
3 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
0 of 5 answers
named all six parties in Parliament
- National
- Labour
- Greens
- ACT
- NZ First
- Te Pāti Māori (never named)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | |||||||
| Jobs and unemployment | |||||||
| Fuel and energy | |||||||
| Infrastructure and local services | |||||||
| Education and childcare |
How the assistants handled this voter's main question
The non-farming rural case tests access rather than farm regulation. PF090 ChatGPT names rural clinicians, urgent care, telehealth, maternity and travel, and cites Hauora Taiwhenua. Gemini and AI Mode invoke the same sector organisation before describing broad party approaches. The sector source therefore helps define what counts as the problem across several answers.
The distinction between affordability and availability matters. A subsidy for a GP visit is not equivalent to a local clinician, appointment or transport connection. Gemini's mention of fare support as help with rural travel needs particular scrutiny: its practical relevance depends on whether a usable service exists.
AI Overviews provides a more concrete workforce-pipeline discussion, including training infrastructure, while the others often stay at the level of public provision and system efficiency. The dossier's separate jobs, fuel, infrastructure and school questions retain the linked consequences of distance. It shows why rural residents should not be represented only by a farming persona.
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
50%party websites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link5of 5
- 1
greens.org.nz, party websites, cited in 3 answers - 2
labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 3 answers - 3
national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 3 answers - 4
policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers - 5
act.org.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers - 6
nzfirst.nz, party websites, cited in 2 answers - 7
reuters.com, news, cited in 2 answers - 8
budget.govt.nz, government, cited in 1 answers - 9htrhn.org.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
- 10
kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers
Gemini
22%comparison sites
Had sources5of 5
Showed you a link0of 5
- 1kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses, cited in 2 answers
- 2dairynews.today, other, cited in 1 answers
- 3
interest.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 4
mbie.govt.nz, government, cited in 1 answers - 5
nzvotecheck.com, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers - 6
oece.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers - 7
opportunity.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers - 8policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 1 answers
Google AI Mode
38%news
Had sources4of 5
Showed you a link1of 5
- 1
nzherald.co.nz, news, cited in 2 answers - 2policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 2 answers
- 3
aecnz.substack.com, other, cited in 1 answers - 4
facebook.com, social media, cited in 1 answers - 5
farmersweekly.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 6
gazette.education.govt.nz, government, cited in 1 answers - 7hansard.parliament.nz, government, cited in 1 answers
- 8htrhn.org.nz, other, cited in 1 answers
- 9kiwicoaches.co.nz, businesses, cited in 1 answers
- 10
newsroom.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers
AI Overviews
27%party websites
Had sources4of 5
Showed you a link3of 5
- 1national.org.nz, party websites, cited in 4 answers
- 2labour.org.nz, party websites, cited in 3 answers
- 3policy.nz, comparison sites, cited in 3 answers
- 4
rnz.co.nz, news, cited in 3 answers - 5inclusiveworld.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 2 answers
- 6
1news.co.nz, news, cited in 1 answers - 7act.org.nz, party websites, cited in 1 answers
- 8
apex.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 answers - 9
beehive.govt.nz, government, cited in 1 answers - 10
blog.fsc.org.nz, advocacy groups, cited in 1 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: 18 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.