Question time

How good is your knowledge of the week in politics?

1. Which MP’s bill to allow euthanasia will go before Parliament after it was drawn from a ballot? a) Labour MP Iain Lees- Galloway b) Act leader David Seymour c) Green MP Kennedy Graham 2. Some Wellingtonians reportedly did what when US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in New Zealand? a) “Flipped the bird” at his motorcade b) Mooned outside Premier House c) Blew raspberries in his general direction 3. Who said they raised concerns about US President Donald Trump’s “weird” behaviour with Tillerson because it was harming international relations? a) Prime Minister Bill English b) Labour leader Andrew Little c) Foreign Minister Gerry Brownlee 4. Education Minister Nikki Kaye has asked for special guidelines after a primary school did what? a) Invited the Army in to show pupils how to handle rifles b) Held a possum- hunting competition c) Raced oiled pigs for a school fundraiser 5. To which community did the Crown deliver an apology and $ 9 million in reconciliation for actions in the area after the 1860s Land Wars? a) Ratana Pa b) Parihaka c) The Kingitanga 6. The Government has agreed to consider what to help Auckland Council fund transport? a) Regional fuel levies b) An Auckland- only GST rate c) Congestion charges 7. The mayors of Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin have called for what? a) Stricter dog control policies b) A cycle registration fee c) A levy on plastic bags 8. National MP Iain McKelvie’s member’s bill provides for stronger sentences for what? a) Stock rustling b) Dog tail- docking c) Failure to dob in a neighbour for growing marijuana 9. After the Queen’s Birthday Honours, who said Sir John Key was “the only person in the world that’s got a knighthood for a cycleway”. a) Bill English b) John Key c) Max Key 10. Which springs has Environment Minister Nick Smith agreed to consider a water conservation order for? a) Hamurana Springs in Rotorua b) Te Waikoropupu Springs in Golden Bay c) Ngawha Springs in Northland