Question time
How good is your knowledge of the week in politics?
1. Where did Prime Minister Bill English go on holiday? a. The Heaphy Track b. Samoa c. Dipton
2. How much for each child would Labour would pay schools which don’t solicit donations? a. $ 150 b. $ 200 c. $ 100
3. Who apologised to four former Ministry of Transport whistleblowers? a. Former Transport Secretary Martin Matthews b. State Services Minister Paula Bennett c. State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes
4. Who wants a 4 km tunnel as an alternative to Wellington’s Ngauranga Gorge? a. Transport Minister Simon Bridges b. Ohariu MP Peter Dunne c. Wellington Central MP Grant Robertson
5. How much would the Greens increase benefits by? a. 13 per cent b. 17 per cent c. 20 per cent
6. When was the last referendum to reduce the size of Parliament from 120 to 99? a. 1999 b. 1993 c. 2005
7. The foreign minister of which country is coming to New Zealand? a. Australia b. Britain c. France
8. Who was in Canberra to watch Sir John Key receive the Order of Australia? a. Steven Joyce b. Paula Bennett c. Gerry Brownlee
9. National MP Todd Barclay posted a photo on social media of himself where? a. A caf in Gore b. His Parliament office c. His Queenstown office
10. How much would The Opportunities Party give to New Zealanders aged 18 to 23? a. $ 200 b. $ 180 c. $ 150
Answers: 1. c2. a 3. c 4. b 5. c 6. a 7.b 8. c 9. c 10. a