Political quiz

Test your knowledge of the week in politics

1. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern mistakenly referred to Employment Minister Willie Jackson as whom during a press conference?

a. Michael Jackson

b. John Tamihere

c. Shane Jones

2. Which body released a decision on prisoner voting laws this week?

a. Human Rights Review Tribunal

b. Waitangi Tribunal

c. Supreme Court

3. What did Chief Statistician Liz MacPherson announce this week?

a. A rerun of the 2018 Census

b. her resignation

c. A new date for the next Census

4. National deputy leader Paula Bennett will go on the party’s list instead of standing in which electorate?

a. Waitakere

b. Kelston

c. Upper Harbour

5. Which organisation released a report on gene editing?

a. The Royal Society

b. AgResearch

c. MBIE

6. Which group initialled a Treaty of Waitangi Deed of Settlement with the Crown this week?

a. Moriori

b. Nga¯ti Mutunga

c. Te A¯ tiawa

7. Who was Acting Prime Minister for most of this week?

a. Kelvin Davis

b. Grant Robertson

c. Winston Peters

8. Which minister referred to the Three Strikes bill as being one of Act's “fascist” policies?

a. Justice Minister Andrew Little

b. Attorney-General David Parker

c. Employment Minister Willie Jackson

9. Who said the Prime Minister should tell the Ihuma¯tao protesters to go home?

a. Act leader David Seymour

b. New Zealand First MP Shane Jones

c. National leader Simon Bridges

10. Who is National's spokesperson on Corrections?

a. Judith Collins

b. Mark Mitchell

c. David Bennett