Test your knowledge of the week in politics

1 Which department wrote a cabinet paper on banning new offshore oil and gas exploration. a. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment b. Treasury c. No one

2. What happened to David Seymour on Dancing with the Stars on Monday? a. He was voted off b. He survived c. He fell over

3. Who said having a meatless day would help combat climate change? a. Al Gore b. James Shaw c. David Parker

4. The Prime Minister said the Government had started 38 policy reviews, National leader Simon Bridges said the number was: a. 112 b. 115 c. 122

5. Who will be making random checks on patients in private dementia units? a. The Ombudsman b. The Human Rights Commissioner c. Mental Health District Inspectors

6. How many former Prime Ministers are members of the Order of New Zealand? a.1 b. 2 c.3

7. What did Shane Jones say when he was asked about Northland getting the lion’s share of the Provincial Growth Fund? a. “We won, you lost, eat that.” b. “To the winner goes the booty.” c. “Winners don’t wait for chances – we make them.”

8. Where was the last byelection held? a. Mt Roskill b. Botany c. Mt Albert

9. When is Jacinda Ardern’s baby due? a. June 17 b. June 19 c. June 21

10. Who was Minister of Labour when the Employment Contracts Act was passed? a. Max Bradford b. Sir William Birch c. Jim Bolger

Answers: 1.c,2.b,3.b,4.c,5.a,6.c (Moore, Bolger, Clark), 7. b, 8. c, 9. a, 10. b