How this works

Party policy positions are sourced from official party websites, published manifestos, and policy documents. Each position is summarised for length and clarity, and links to the original source where available.

We do not editorialise, rank, or score party positions. Each party’s position is presented as a factual summary of what they have publicly stated.

Policy positions can and do change during election campaigns. We aim to keep this tool updated, but always check the original party sources for the most current information.

The 8th panel is not a political party. It is an AI model (Claude, by Anthropic) with a single mandate: suggest evidence-based policy approaches that would deliver the greatest good for the greatest number of New Zealanders.

Its responses are generated in real time based on peer-reviewed research, established economic principles, public health data, environmental science, and international policy examples. It is instructed to present trade-offs honestly and acknowledge uncertainty where evidence is unclear.

Important limitations:

• AI models can produce errors and may reflect biases present in their training data.
• Research has shown that large language models, including Claude, can be perceived as having a left-leaning bias on political topics. We have instructed the AI to present trade-offs rather than recommendations, but this is not foolproof.
• AI analysis is not a substitute for your own judgement, values, and priorities.
• The AI has no access to information published after its training data cutoff and may not reflect the very latest policy developments.

When you give a thumbs-up to a party’s policy response, that counts as one point of agreement. The results page shows what percentage of your thumbs-up votes went to each party.

This is a simplified measure. It treats every policy topic as equally important, which may not match your priorities. It also only captures agreement, not the strength of your agreement.

Your results are stored locally in your browser. We do not collect, store, or transmit your voting choices or results.

This tool is built by Ten Past Tomorrow (an AI consultancy) and Payper (a PR agency). Neither organisation is affiliated with any political party.

Our goal is to help New Zealanders make more informed voting decisions. We are not telling you how to vote.

If you believe any policy summary is inaccurate or unfair, please contact us at mark@tenpasttomorrow.com.

This tool does not require you to log in or provide any personal information. Your preferences and results are stored only in your browser and are never sent to our servers or any third party.

When you ask a question, it is sent to our server to retrieve policy data and generate AI responses. We do not log or store your questions.