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Centrist Quiz: July 2025

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1 / 5

What did NZ internal documents obtained via an OIA reveal about China’s 2024 missile test?

It violated a bilateral treaty with the Cook Islands

It was part of China’s civilian space program

It was mischaracterised as routine but was seen as a strategic warning

It landed inside New Zealand’s exclusive economic zone

2 / 5

Why did New Zealand allow the Proud Boys’ terrorist designation to lapse?

The group had officially disbanded

They no longer posed a credible threat under NZ law

A court ruled the designation unconstitutional

US officials requested the removal

3 / 5

According to Michael Bassett, what is the main consequence of New Zealand’s welfare policies since the 1970s?

They reduced poverty but strained the education system

They unintentionally created a “poverty industry” that benefits from social dysfunction

They encouraged rapid urbanisation and housing shortages

They mostly benefited single mothers and new immigrants

4 / 5

What new sentencing measure did Paul Goldsmith introduce to combat violent assaults like “coward punches”?

Life imprisonment if the punch is fata

Deportation for all violent offenders

Mandatory community service for first-time offenders

A blanket ban on alcohol in entertainment districts

5 / 5

Why did Immigration Minister Erica Stanford propose ankle monitors for asylum seekers?

To replace all forms of detention permanently

To monitor tourists overstaying their visas

As a middle-ground option for flight risks and national security cases

In response to UNHCR recommendations

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