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Test your knowledge of the week in politics
1. Which Australian government minister is in Auckland this weekend? a) Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton b) Foreign Minister Marise Payne c) Defence Minister Christopher Pyne
2. Who was the guest speaker at the National Party caucus retreat? a) Former Australian PM John Howard b) Former PM Sir Bill English c) Australian MP Julie Bishop
3. What is the latest unemployment rate according to data released this week? a) 3.9 per cent b) 4.1 per cent c) 4.3 per cent
4. Who hinted they could start a new political party during Waitangi Day celebrations? a) The Destiny Church’s Bishop Brian Tamaki b) Former National and Act leader Don Brash c) Former MP Hone Harawira
5. An elder at Waitangi likened the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to which bird? a) a ka¯ka¯po¯ b) a ruru (owl) c) a ko¯tuku (heron)
6. Which sector did Ardern say would be restructured during a major economic speech this week? a) early childhood education b) polytechnics and institutes of technology c) emergency services
7. What has been proposed under changes to commercial fisheries rules? a) cameras on more fishing boats b) banning the dumping of small fish c) broader no-fishing areas in areas of endangered dolphins
8. Who described Greenpeace head Russel Norman as living an “alternate reality“? a) Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash b) Regional Development Minister Shane Jones c) National Party leader Simon Bridges
9. Who was gifted six dead sheep, watermelons, corn and potatoes at Waitangi? a) Bishop Brian Tamaki b) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern c) NZ First MP Shane Jones
10. Who was involved in a stoush over gym etiquette in the Parliament’s gym? a) Immigration Minister Iain LeesGalloway b) Police Minister Stuart Nash c) National MP Alfred Ngaro
Answers: 1.b2.c3.c4.a5.c6.b7.b 8.a9.b10.b