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Test your knowledge of the week in politics

1. Who rejected NZ First leader Winston Peters' request to be in the Pike River Mine re-entry team? a) Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern b) Pike River Minister Andrew Little c) Pike River Recovery Agency head Dave Gawn

2. Why did the Department of Corrections say it installed slushy machines in prisons? a) to cater for those who do not like water b) as rewards for well-behaved prisoners c) to keep prison guards cool

3. How much has the Government allocated to train

2480 new teachers over the next four years? a) $95 million b) $102 million c) $130 million

4. Who did National MP Paula Bennett accuse of racism after he said she did not know if she was Ma¯ori? a) Wha¯nau Ora Minister Peeni Henare b) NZ First leader Winston Peters c) Employment Minister Willie Jackson

5. Which former MP has backed Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki's Man Up prison programme? a) Former Ma¯ori Party co-leader Pita Sharples b) Mana leader Hone Harawira c) Former Act leader Don Brash

6. Who did Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggest should retire in a light-hearted exchange in Parliament? a) National Party MP Gerry Brownlee b) Speaker Trevor Mallard c) NZ First leader Winston Peters

7. Which potential referendum topic for 2020 has NZ First now vetoed? Paula Bennett a) Legalising cannabis b) Euthanasia c) Changing the MMP party vote threshold

8. Who said this: “I trust Judith Collins”? a) Housing Minister Phil Twyford b) National Party leader Simon Bridges c) NZ First MP Shane Jones

9. What information will be missing from the latest Census because of low participation? a) Ethnicity b) Age c) Iwi affiliation

10. Which National Party MP delivered their valedictory this week? a) Tutehounuku (Nuk) Korako b) David Carter c) Louise Upston

Answers: 1.c2.c3.a4.c5.b6.a7.c

8.b9.c10.a.