Question time

Test your knowledge of the week in politics

1. Phil Twyford offered to resign as Transport Minister after he did what? a) Slipped through a side door at an airport and avoided security screening b) Was caught texting and driving c) Made a phone call on a plane after the doors were closed

2. Who is the new acting head of the Human Rights Commission? a) David Rutherford b) Susan Devoy c) Paula Tesoriero

3. What significant event in the dairy farming calendar occurs on June 1? a) The annual bull sale b) Moving Day c) Fieldays

4. Govt will hold a referendum on what as part of its confidence and supply agreement with the Greens? a) Legalising voluntary euthanasia b) Legalising the personal use of cannabis c) Scrapping compulsory superannuation

5. What year has been set as a goal for New Zealand to become smokefree? a) 2020 b) 2025 c) 2035

6. Which National MP walked out of the House because they were “sick of being treated like a child” by the Speaker Trevor Mallard? a. Judith Collins b. Maggie Barry c. Paula Bennett

7. Speaker Trevor Mallard made National MP Matt King apologise for what in the debating chamber? a. Making a barnyard noise b. Throwing a paper dart c. Flipping the bird

8. The Government has begun planning to repeal what, according to National? a. Three strikes legislation b. Welfare sanctions c. Workplace drug testing

9. Who is the Defence Minister? a. Iain Lees-Galloway b. Ron Mark c. Andrew Little

10. The 40th anniversary of what historical event was marked this week? a. Formation of Waitangi Tribunal b. Bastion Point occupation c. Anti-nuclear protests