Test your knowledge of the week in politics
1. Which former foreign minister added his name to a letter supporting Nato to US President Donald Trump?
a. Mike Moore
b. Murray McCully
c. Don McKinnon
2. Where will the Air Force move No.5 Squadron to when it gets its new Poseidon P-8s?
a. Whenuapai
b. Woodbourne
c. Ohakea
3. Which party asked the Electoral Commission to cancel its registration?
a. Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party
b. Ma¯ori Party
c. The Opportunities Party
4. What prompted the cancellation of a visit to NZ by Canadian far-right authors Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux?
a. Their visas were cancelled
b. Low ticket sales
c. They were banned from Auckland Council venues
5. Which public sector workers went on strike this week?
a. MBIE and IRD workers
b. Nurses
c. Both
6. Transport Minister Phil Twyford was fined for doing what on a plane?
a. Standing up during take-off
b. Talking on his mobile phone after the doors had closed
c. Taking more than one Cookie Time biscuit
7. What did National MP Nicky Wagner call Labour MP Deborah Russell in the House?
a. A bitch
b. A witch
c. A leftie
8. How much money did the Government give to public media?
a. $1.5 million
b. $15 million
c. $38 million
9. Which former National minister will lead the Government’s criminal justice reform advisory group? a. Steven Joyce b. Georgina te Heuheu c. Chester Borrows
10. New Zealand earned a rebuke from which country mentioned in the Strategic Defence Policy Statement?
a. China
b. Russia
c. Australia Answers:
1. c, 2. c, 3. c, 4.c , 5. c, 6. b, 7. a, 8. b, 9. c, 10. a