Test your knowledge of the week in politics

1.

What did Finance Minister Grant Robertson eat before his first Budget? a) cheese roll b) steak and cheese pie c) jam doughnut

2.

What was Budget 2018’s official slogan? a) Foundations for the Future b)A Sustainable Future c) We Will Rebuild

3.

Who was free GP visits extended to in this year’s Budget? a) Under-2s b) Under-14s c) Under-10s

4.

How many new state houses is the Government planning to build by 2022? a) 1200 b) 6400 c) 13,500

5.

Who said this to National leader Simon Bridges? “On that side of the House, there’s a lot of shouty-shouty and not a lot of planny-planny?” a) NZ First MP Shane Jones b) Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson c) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

6.

Which MP borrowed a line from US President Donald Trump and said they wanted to “make New Zealand great again”? a) National MP Judith Collins b) NZ First leader Winston Peters c) Act Party leader David Seymour

7.

NZ First secured tax breaks in the Budget for what? a) Horse breeding b) Research and development c) Tree planting

8.

Unions from which sector said the Budget “reflected hardly any of the needs we identified”? a) Education b) Health c) Public service

9.

The Greens’ biggest Budget win was worth $181m. What was it for? a) Green Investment Fund b) home insulation c) Conservation

10.

Who is National’s finance spokesperson? a) Paula Bennett b) Judith Collins c) Amy Adams

Answers: 1. a 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. c 6. b 7.a 8.a 9.c 10. c