Weekend Herald

Test your knowledge of the week in politics

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1. Who from RNZ will appear before a parliament­ary select committee next week to correct previous answers given to it? a. Chairman Richard Griffin and CE Paul Thompson b. Communicat­ions manager John Barr c. Former head of content Carol Hirschfeld

2. What is the name of the Wellington caf where Broadcasti­ng Minister Clare Curran met broadcaste­r Carol Hirschfeld last December? a. Prefab b. Concorde c. Astoria

3. What did Finance Minister Grant Robertson sign with Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr on Monday? a. A new policy targets agreement b. A mission statement for the bank c. An exchange rate agreement

4. Health Minister David Clark announced $11.5 million in funding for building work where? a. North Shore Hospital b. Middlemore Hospital c. Auckland City Hospital

5. Which minister introduced a bill allowing Auckland to apply for a regional fuel tax? a. Transport Minister Phil Twyford b. Energy Minister Megan Woods c. Finance Minister Grant Robertson

6. Steven Joyce, who left Parliament this week, ran how many campaigns for the National Party? a.3 b.5 c.7

7. Which National MP claimed that New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft delivered a threatenin­g message to him last weekend on behalf of a New Zealand First minister? a. Mark Mitchell b. Matt King c. Chris Penk

8. New Zealand’s travel ban on Russians announced on Thursday will apply to whom? a. Any Russian intelligen­ce personnel b. Any Kremlin staff c. Russians expelled from other countries

9. The Vanguard charter school on the North Shore has decided to do what? a. Change its name b. Turn into a school of designated character c. Stay as it is

10. The minimum wage increases by 75c on April 1 to what? a. $16 b. $16.25 c. $16.50

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